{"product_id":"saving-natures-legacy-reed-f-noss-9781559632485","title":"Saving Nature's Legacy: Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by two leading conservation biologists, \u003ci\u003eSaving Nature's Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough and readable introduction to issues of land management and conservation biology. It presents a broad, land-based approach to biodiversity conservation in the United States, with the authors succinctly translating principles, techniques, and findings of the ecological sciences into an accessible and practical plan for action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter laying the groundwork for biodiversity conservation -- what biodiversity is, why it is important, its status in North America -- Noss and Cooperrider consider the strengths and limitations of past and current approaches to land management. They then present the framework for a bold new strategy, with explicit guidelines on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einventorying biodiversity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eselecting areas for protection \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edesigning regional and continental reserve networks \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eestablishing monitoring programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esetting priorities for getting the job done \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Throughout the volume, the authors provide in-depth assessments of what must be done to protect and restore the full spectrum of native biodiversity to the North American continent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reed F. Noss,Allen Cooperrider,Defenders of Wildlife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559632488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559632485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.99w x 1.16d","brand":"Reed F. Noss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447914770687,"sku":"9781559632485","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aff8305f-5fdd-40cc-9f9b-f60fa2a5a525.jpg?v=1777235672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saving-natures-legacy-reed-f-noss-9781559632485","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}