Sustainable Natural Resources Management

Natural resources conservation is one of the dilemmas currently facing mankind in both developed and the developing world. The topic is of particular importance for the latter, where the majority depend on terrestrial ecosystems for livelihood; more than one billion people live in abject poverty ear...

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Other Authors: Kaswamila, Abiud (Editor)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: IntechOpen 2012
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