Governance of biodiversity conservation in China and Taiwan
McBeath, Gerald A.
Governance of biodiversity conservation in China and Taiwan [electronic resource] / Gerald A. McBeath, Tse-Kang Leng. - Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2006. - 1 online resource (x, 242 p.) : ill., maps - Environmental governance in Asia . - Environmental governance in Asia series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Historical patterns -- 3. Current status of species and ecosystems in China and Taiwan -- 4. Legal and institutional framework for biodiversity conservation -- 5. Protected areas and biodiversity conservation -- 6. Business organizations and biodiversity conversation -- 7. ENGOs, civil society and biodiversity conservation -- 8. Politics and biodiversity conservation -- 9. Conclusions.
China and Taiwan have roughly one-eighth of the world's known species. Their approaches to biodiversity issues thus have global as well as national repercussions. Gerald McBeath and Tse-Kang Leng explore the ongoing conflicts between economic development, typically pursued by businesses and governments, and communities seeking to preserve and protect local human and ecosystem values.
9781847203069 (e-book)
2005032810
Biodiversity conservation--China.
Biodiversity conservation--Taiwan.
Electronic books.
QH77.C6 / M33 2006
333.95/160951
Governance of biodiversity conservation in China and Taiwan [electronic resource] / Gerald A. McBeath, Tse-Kang Leng. - Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2006. - 1 online resource (x, 242 p.) : ill., maps - Environmental governance in Asia . - Environmental governance in Asia series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Historical patterns -- 3. Current status of species and ecosystems in China and Taiwan -- 4. Legal and institutional framework for biodiversity conservation -- 5. Protected areas and biodiversity conservation -- 6. Business organizations and biodiversity conversation -- 7. ENGOs, civil society and biodiversity conservation -- 8. Politics and biodiversity conservation -- 9. Conclusions.
China and Taiwan have roughly one-eighth of the world's known species. Their approaches to biodiversity issues thus have global as well as national repercussions. Gerald McBeath and Tse-Kang Leng explore the ongoing conflicts between economic development, typically pursued by businesses and governments, and communities seeking to preserve and protect local human and ecosystem values.
9781847203069 (e-book)
2005032810
Biodiversity conservation--China.
Biodiversity conservation--Taiwan.
Electronic books.
QH77.C6 / M33 2006
333.95/160951