Author: Iain Gordon
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9780387094755
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Things have changed. In 1969 when the Convention for the Conservation of the Vicuña was drafted, in an attempt to save the vicuña from its tumbling decline towards extinction, both the science and the philosophy of wildlife conservation were radically different. It is thus a tribute to the prescience of those involved at the time that the rescue plan had, even through the harsh lens of hindsight, a d- tinctly Twenty First Century flavour. After all, it was predicated on the expectation that if vicuña could be saved, they would one day become a valued asset, generating revenue for the human communities that fostered their survival. Embodied in this aspiration are the main structures of modern biodiversity conservation – not only is it to be underpinned by science, but that science should be of both the natural and the social genres, woven into inter-disciplinarity, and thereby taking heed of e- nomics, governance, ownership and the like, alongside biology. In addition, it should include, as a major strut, the human dimension, taking account of the affected constituencies with their varied stakes in alternative outcomes. This c- temporary framework for thinking about biodiversity conservation is inseparable from such wider, and inherently political, notions as community-based conser- tion and ultimately sustainable use.
The Vicuña
Author: Iain Gordon
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9780387094755
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Things have changed. In 1969 when the Convention for the Conservation of the Vicuña was drafted, in an attempt to save the vicuña from its tumbling decline towards extinction, both the science and the philosophy of wildlife conservation were radically different. It is thus a tribute to the prescience of those involved at the time that the rescue plan had, even through the harsh lens of hindsight, a d- tinctly Twenty First Century flavour. After all, it was predicated on the expectation that if vicuña could be saved, they would one day become a valued asset, generating revenue for the human communities that fostered their survival. Embodied in this aspiration are the main structures of modern biodiversity conservation – not only is it to be underpinned by science, but that science should be of both the natural and the social genres, woven into inter-disciplinarity, and thereby taking heed of e- nomics, governance, ownership and the like, alongside biology. In addition, it should include, as a major strut, the human dimension, taking account of the affected constituencies with their varied stakes in alternative outcomes. This c- temporary framework for thinking about biodiversity conservation is inseparable from such wider, and inherently political, notions as community-based conser- tion and ultimately sustainable use.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9780387094755
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Things have changed. In 1969 when the Convention for the Conservation of the Vicuña was drafted, in an attempt to save the vicuña from its tumbling decline towards extinction, both the science and the philosophy of wildlife conservation were radically different. It is thus a tribute to the prescience of those involved at the time that the rescue plan had, even through the harsh lens of hindsight, a d- tinctly Twenty First Century flavour. After all, it was predicated on the expectation that if vicuña could be saved, they would one day become a valued asset, generating revenue for the human communities that fostered their survival. Embodied in this aspiration are the main structures of modern biodiversity conservation – not only is it to be underpinned by science, but that science should be of both the natural and the social genres, woven into inter-disciplinarity, and thereby taking heed of e- nomics, governance, ownership and the like, alongside biology. In addition, it should include, as a major strut, the human dimension, taking account of the affected constituencies with their varied stakes in alternative outcomes. This c- temporary framework for thinking about biodiversity conservation is inseparable from such wider, and inherently political, notions as community-based conser- tion and ultimately sustainable use.
The Vicuña
Author: Iain Gordon
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387094755
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Explains how education and regulation are required to prevent the proliferation of unsustainable practices. This book demonstrates the animal welfare, ecological, economic, social, and conservation trade-offs that exist between different management systems. It offers insights into the viability of community-based wildlife management of a species.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387094755
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Explains how education and regulation are required to prevent the proliferation of unsustainable practices. This book demonstrates the animal welfare, ecological, economic, social, and conservation trade-offs that exist between different management systems. It offers insights into the viability of community-based wildlife management of a species.
The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry
Author: Cecilia Vicuña
Publisher:
ISBN: 0195124545
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
The most inclusive single-volume anthology of Latin American poetry intranslation ever produced.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0195124545
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
The most inclusive single-volume anthology of Latin American poetry intranslation ever produced.
Management of Vicuña
Author: Luis J. Cueto
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251022245
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251022245
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781938221231
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
"This artist's book is the second in a collaborative series between the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans and Siglio in which artists are invited to intervene in the history and space of the book in conuunction with a solo exhibition at the CAC." -- Page 152
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781938221231
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
"This artist's book is the second in a collaborative series between the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans and Siglio in which artists are invited to intervene in the history and space of the book in conuunction with a solo exhibition at the CAC." -- Page 152
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
Author: Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761472063
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A reference encyclopedia providing information on endangered wildlife and plants throughout the world.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761472063
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A reference encyclopedia providing information on endangered wildlife and plants throughout the world.
Distribución y conservación de la vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
Author: Hernán Torres
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782880329037
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782880329037
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Federal Register
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Victor Vicuna's Volcano Vacation
Author: Barbara deRubertis
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 1684440645
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Shiver River, Vampire Cave, Stove-Top Volcano, and a mysterious raven named Nevva Moore. . . . Victor Vicuna is in for some very exciting adventures during his family’s vacation at Verna Aardvark’s Volcano Village!
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 1684440645
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Shiver River, Vampire Cave, Stove-Top Volcano, and a mysterious raven named Nevva Moore. . . . Victor Vicuna is in for some very exciting adventures during his family’s vacation at Verna Aardvark’s Volcano Village!
The South American Camelids
Author: Duccio Bonavia
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN: 1938770846
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
One of the most significant differences between the New World's major areas of high culture is that Mesoamerica had no beasts of burden and wool, while the Andes had both. Four members of the camelid family--wild guanacos and vicunas, and domestic llamas and alpacas--were native to the Andes. South American peoples relied on these animals for meat and wool, and as beasts of burden to transport goods all over the Andes. In this book, Duccio Bonavia tackles major questions about these camelids, from their domestication to their distribution at the time of the Spanish conquest. One of Bonavia's hypotheses is that the arrival of the Europeans and their introduced Old World animals forced the Andean camelids away from the Pacific coast, creating the (mistaken) impression that camelids were exclusively high-altitude animals. Bonavia also addresses the diseases of camelids and their population density, suggesting that the original camelid populations suffered from a different type of mange than that introduced by the Europeans. This new mange, he believes, was one of the causes behind the great morbidity of camelids in Colonial times. In terms of domestication, while Bonavia believes that the major centers must have been the puna zone intermediate zones, he adds that the process should not be seen as restricted to a single environmental zone. Bonavia's landmark study of the South American camelids is now available for the first time in English. This new edition features an updated analysis and comprehensive bibliography. In the Spanish edition of this book, Bonavia lamented the fact that the zooarchaeological data from R. S. MacNeish's Ayacucho Project had yet to be published. In response, the Ayacucho's Project's faunal analysts, Elizabeth S. Wing and Kent V. Flannery, have added appendices on the Ayacucho results to this English edition. This book will be of broad interest to archaeologists, zoologists, social anthropologists, ethnohistorians, and a wide range of students.
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN: 1938770846
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
One of the most significant differences between the New World's major areas of high culture is that Mesoamerica had no beasts of burden and wool, while the Andes had both. Four members of the camelid family--wild guanacos and vicunas, and domestic llamas and alpacas--were native to the Andes. South American peoples relied on these animals for meat and wool, and as beasts of burden to transport goods all over the Andes. In this book, Duccio Bonavia tackles major questions about these camelids, from their domestication to their distribution at the time of the Spanish conquest. One of Bonavia's hypotheses is that the arrival of the Europeans and their introduced Old World animals forced the Andean camelids away from the Pacific coast, creating the (mistaken) impression that camelids were exclusively high-altitude animals. Bonavia also addresses the diseases of camelids and their population density, suggesting that the original camelid populations suffered from a different type of mange than that introduced by the Europeans. This new mange, he believes, was one of the causes behind the great morbidity of camelids in Colonial times. In terms of domestication, while Bonavia believes that the major centers must have been the puna zone intermediate zones, he adds that the process should not be seen as restricted to a single environmental zone. Bonavia's landmark study of the South American camelids is now available for the first time in English. This new edition features an updated analysis and comprehensive bibliography. In the Spanish edition of this book, Bonavia lamented the fact that the zooarchaeological data from R. S. MacNeish's Ayacucho Project had yet to be published. In response, the Ayacucho's Project's faunal analysts, Elizabeth S. Wing and Kent V. Flannery, have added appendices on the Ayacucho results to this English edition. This book will be of broad interest to archaeologists, zoologists, social anthropologists, ethnohistorians, and a wide range of students.