Dict of Environment and Conservation

This Informative Dictionary Contains Over 8,500 Entries on All Aspects of the Environment and Conservation. International in Scope, It Embraces a Broad Spectrum of Environmental Areas Including Sustainable Development, Biodiversity, Conservation, Environmental Ethics, Philosophy, and History, Resource Management, Sociology, and Policy on the Environment. in Addition to Its Wide-Ranging, Concise Definitions, It Includes Longer Key Entries on Topics Such As Antarctica, Gaia Hypothesis, Genetic Engineering, the Kyoto Protocol, and the United Nations Conference on Environmental Development. the Dictionary is Uniquely Comprehensive in That It Addresses the Social, Legal, Political, and Economic Aspects of the Environment and Conservation As Well As the Scientific Terms. Coverage Includes International Treaties, Movements, Trusts and Organizations, As Well As Biographies of Key Figures in Environmental Science. It Also Boasts Wide Coverage of Terms Relating to Rural/Community Development And