Title Twenty-First Century Ecosystems : Managing the Living World Two Centuries after Darwin

Published Washington : National Academies Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (89 pages) Contents FrontMatter; Preface and Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Eight Themes for Managing the Living World; Appendix A: Symposium Program; Appendix B: Selected Definitions; Appendix C: Biographies of Speakers; Appendix D: Biographies of Symposium Committee Members Summary "In honor of Darwin's birthday, the National Research Council appointed a committee under the auspices of the U.S. National Committee (USNC) for DIVERSITAS to plan a Symposium on Twenty-first Century Ecosystems. The purpose of the symposium was to capture some of the current excitement and recent progress in scientific understanding of ecosystems, from the microbial to the global level, while also highlighting how improved understanding can be applied to important policy issues that have broad biodiversity and ecosystem effects. The aim was to help inform new policy approaches that could satisfy human needs while also maintaining the integrity of the goods and services provided by biodiversity and ecosystems over both the short and the long terms. This report summarizes the views expressed by symposium participants; however, it does not provide a session-by-session summary of the presentations at the symposium. Instead, the symposium steering committee identified eight key themes that emerged from the lectures, which were addressed in different contexts by different speakers. The focus here is on general principles rather than specifics. These eight themes provide a sharp focus on a few concepts that enable scientists, environmental NGOs, and policy makers to engage more effectively around issues of central importance for biodiversity and ecosystem management"--Publisher description Notes Print version record Subject Ecosystem management -- Congresses Ecosystem management -- International cooperation -- Congresses Biodiversity conservation -- Congresses Biodiversity conservation -- International cooperation -- Congresses International cooperation -- Congresses Biodiversity conservation Biodiversity conservation -- International cooperation Ecosystem management Ecosystem management -- International cooperation International cooperation Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author DIVERSITAS, U. S. National Committee for Council, National Research ISBN 9780309209021 0309209021

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