Sustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity /
Chivian, Eric.
Bernstein, Aaron,1976-
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
United Nations Development Programme.
United Nations Environment Programme.
IUCN--The World Conservation Union.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-514) and index.
"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Environment Programme; IUCN--The World Conservation Union."
What is biodiversity? -- How is biodiversity threatened by human activity? -- Ecosystem services -- Medicines from nature -- Biodiversity and biomedical research -- Threatened groups of organisms valuable to medicine -- Ecosystem disturbance, biodiversity loss, and human infectious disease -- Biodiversity and food production -- Genetically modified foods and organic farming -- What individuals can do to help conserve biodiversity -- Treaties, conventions, and intergovernmental organizations for the conservation of biodiversity -- Nongovernmental organizations working to conserve biodiversity.
Biodiversity.
Environmental health.