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The Conservation Handbook

Research, Management and Policy
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The Conservation Handbook by William J. Sutherland offers clear, practical guidance on applying conservation biology principles in real-world situations. Covering a broad array of techniques such as ecological research, monitoring, planning, habitat management, and education, it also addresses how to harmonise conservation efforts with human development. The book includes 19 case studies from across the globe to demonstrate these methods in action, making it an invaluable resource for both students and practicing conservationists worldwide.

For every copy sold, another is donated free to conservationists outside Western Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, underlining the author's commitment to global conservation efforts.
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This book is ideal for conservation biology students and practicing conservationists worldwide, particularly those seeking practical solutions and methods applicable in diverse ecological contexts and development settings.

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The Conservation Handbook is a practical guide describing precisely what conservationists should do. It is not a textbook but, like the author's edited books on habitat management and census techniques, it will be of use to undergraduate students as well as to conservation professionals.

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Textbooks on the principles of conservation biology abound. Yet, how does one put this theoretical knowledge into practice? The aim of The Conservation Handbook is to provide clear guidance on the implementation of conservation techniques.

The wide range of methods described includes those for ecological research, monitoring, planning, education, habitat management and combining conservation with development. Nineteen case studies illustrate how the methods have been applied. The book will be of interest to conservation biology students and practising conservationists worldwide.

For each copy of the book sold, another copy will be sent free to a practising conservationist outside Western Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

  • Foreword by E. O. Wilson.
  • Concise, practical guide packed full of ideas, methods and advice.
  • Provides solutions for the main conservation problems most commonly encountered.
  • 18 global case studies illustrate the application of techniques.
  • The Conservation Handbook Donations Project: this book is being sent free to those practising conservationists outside Western Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan who are otherwise unlikely to obtain a copy. These copies are provided at cost price by Blackwell Science, the publisher, and paid for with the author's royalties. Each book sold means another one will be donated.

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Animal Welfare praised it as "eminently practical," filled with useful information ranging from international agreements to ageing wildlife, highlighting its strong integration of conservation with human development, especially relevant for developing countries.

Jari Niemela, Biodiversity & Conservation called it "a very useful handbook" for conservationists everywhere and "a fine and useful book."

EASA News noted the book's emphasis on merging conservation with human development as enhancing its appeal overseas.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780632053445

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 October 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 708g

Pages: 294

About the Author

William J Sutherland is the Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cambridge. He is currently the President of the British Ecological Society. He is also a Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge since 2008.

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