This comprehensive book promotes understanding of the past challenges to and current opportunities in the conservation of the natural world.

Essential reading for undergraduate students of conservation biology and living natural resource management.

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Climate change demands a change in how we envision, prioritize, and implement conservation and management of natural resources. Addressing threats posed by clim

Charles Perrings and Ann Kinzig address the broad problem of conservation, the principles that inform conservation choices, and the application of those princip