Still counting : biodiversity exploration for conservation : the first 20 years of the Rapid Assessment Program /
"This exciting book outlines the inception, history, and achievements of Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) over its first two decades, 1990-2010. The philosophy and methodology of RAP, its major goals and results, and the "feet-in-the-mud" attitude that...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Arlington, VA :
Rapid Assessment Program, Conservation International,
[2011]
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| Online Access: | Click here for online version. |
| Summary: | "This exciting book outlines the inception, history, and achievements of Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) over its first two decades, 1990-2010. The philosophy and methodology of RAP, its major goals and results, and the "feet-in-the-mud" attitude that has made the program so effective are featured.The book profiles nearly 80 expeditions to some of the most remote but often highly threatened sites around the world, highlighting the impacts of RAP surveys in relation to the establishment and improvement of protected areas, the discovery of species new to science, scientific capacity building, spatial planning for conservation, and enhancing human well-being"--Cover. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index of RAP survey profiles. |
| Physical Description: | 316 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: | "Appendix 4. RAP publications": pages 309-313. |
| ISBN: | 9781934151440 1934151440 |