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Plant Conservation - An ecosystems approach
Alan Hamilton and Patrick Hamilton
Earthscan
February 2006
Paperback 304 pp ISBN 9781844070831
£25.00
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Hardback 304 pp ISBN 9781844070824
£80.00
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In this, the latest in the People and Plants series, plant conservation is described in the context of livelihoods
and development, and ways of balancing the conservation of plant diversity with the use of plants and the
environment for human benefit are discussed. A central focus of this book is the idea that local and tribal peoples
must be involved if conservation is to be successful and resources are to be used sustainably.
Also examined are the identification of priority plant species and localities for conservation projects, the trade in
wild plants, and the contributions that are made by taxonomists, ecologists and sociologists.
This book acts as a unifying text for the series, integrating case studies and methodologies,
pointing out in a comprehensive, accessible volume the valuable lessons to be learned.
Contents
- Perspectives on Plant Conservation
- Threats to Plants
- Actors and Stages
- Information,
Knowledge, Learning and Research
- Plant Life
- The Management of Plants and Land
- Meanings,
Values and Uses of Plants
- The Patterns of Plants
- Plants and Places: Choices, Priorities and
Standards
- Possession, Property and Protection
- Aspects of In Situ Conservation
- Projects
with Communities
- Ex-Situ Conservation
- Plant Trade
Bibliography
Index
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