Biodiversity Conservation in Southeast Asia: Challenges in a Changing Environment

ISBN-13: 9781138232044 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 336 str.

Serge Morand;Claire Lajaunie;Rojchai Satrawaha

Opis

Southeast Asia is highly diversified in terms of socio-ecosystems and biodiversity, but is undergoing dramatic environmental and social changes. These changes characterize the recent period and could be illustrated by the effects of the Green Revolution from the late 1960s and 1970s to the insertion in the global trade and increasing agronomic intensification of the last decade. Biodiversity Conservation in Southeast Asia provides theoretical overviews and challenges for applied research in living resource management, conservation ecology, health ecology and conservation planning in Southeast Asia. Five key themes are addressed: origin and evolution of Southeast Asian biodiversity; challenges in conservation biology; ecosystem services and biodiversity; managing biodiversity and living resources; policy, economics and governance of biodiversity. Detailed case studies are included from Thailand and the Lower Mekong Basin, while other chapters address cross-cutting themes applicable to the whole Southeast Asia region. This is a valuable resource for academics and students in the areas of Ecology, Environmental Policy, Environmental Management and Conservation.

Spis treści

1. The History and Diversity of South-east Asia 2. The continental fossil record and the history of biodiversity in Southeast Asia 3. Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Diversity 4. Landscape changes and policies for biodiversity and environment conservation in Southeast Asia 5. How Conserving Biodiversity Will Help The ASEAN Countries Adapt To Changing Conditions 6. Wildlife and emerging diseases in Southeast Asia 7. Diversity of Weed and Agricultural Management 8. From Landscape Patterns to Ecosystem Functions: Watershed Services Based on Different Land Use and Climate Change Scenarios 9. Which ecosystem services for disease regulation and health improvement taking into account biodiversity and health interactions? 10. Natural systems and climate change resilience in the Lower Mekong Basin. Future directions for biodiversity, agriculture and livelihoods in a rapidly changing environment 11. Participatory Learning and Management of Biodiversity: The Companion Modelling Approach 12. The Shifting Politics of Biodiversity Governance in Southeast Asia: a Review and Findings from Thailand 13. Biodiversity ecosystems and human health a complicated but important science policy challenge 14. International and regional governance in Health and Biodiversity