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Against Extinction: The Story of Conservation

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William M. Adams, «Against Extinction: The Story of Conservation»
Earthscan | ISBN 1844070557 | 2004-02 | PDF | 2,13 Mb | 256 pages



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THE PAST AND FUTURE OF CONSERVATION

By William M. Adams

Against Extinction tells the history of wildlife conservation from its roots in the 19th century, through the foundation of the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire in London in 1903 to the huge and diverse international movement of the present day. It vividly portrays conservation’s legacy of big game hunting, the battles for the establishment of national parks, the global importance of species conservation and debates over the sustainable use of and trade in wildlife.

Bill Adams addresses the big questions and ideas that have driven conservation for the last 100 years: How can the diversity of life be maintained as human demands on the Earth expand seemingly without limit? How can preservation be reconciled with human rights and the development needs of the poor? Is conservation something that can be imposed by a knowledgeable elite, or is it something that should emerge naturally from people’s free choices? These have never been easy questions, and they are as important in the 21st century as at any time in the past. The author takes us on a lively historical journey in search of the answers.


What people have said about the book:

'In the pages of this fascinating book, Bill Adams charts the … shift from conservation for the sake of hunting to conservation for the sake of species. I recommend this history as a true and thoughtful guide to the people, key events and changing perspectives of conservation through the 20th century'
From the Foreword by the EARL OF CRANBROOK, President, Fauna & Flora International

About the Author:

William M. Adams is Reader in Conservation and Development at the University of Cambridge.


Contents:

• The challenge of nature
• good hunting
• the global conservation regime
• nature in its place
• poachers to proprietors
• two by two
• the demands of development
• trading nature
• society with nature.