TITLE: |
Nature's last strongholds / general editor Robert Burton in association with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. |
SERIES: |
The illustrated encyclopedia of world geography, v.3 |
PUBLISHED: |
New York : Oxford University Press, 1991. |
DESCRIPTION: |
256 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. |
NOTES: |
"An Equinox book"--T.p. verso. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 252) and index. |
NOTES: |
Reviews the location of the last natural refuges around the world and evaluates the steps that are being taken to conserve the world's ecosystem. |
SUBJECT: |
Nature conservation. |
SUBJECT: |
Conservation of natural resources. |
SUBJECT: |
National parks and reserves. |
SUBJECT: |
Nature--Effect of human beings on. |
SUBJECT: |
Natural areas. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Burton, Robert, 1941- ed. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. |