Dead planet, living planet
Subtitle: biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development : a rapid response assessment
By: Christian Nellemann (editor in chief), Emily Corcoran
Contributors: United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9788277010830
Subjects: Restoration ecology; Ecosystem management; Biodiversity conservation; Sustainable development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-109).

Full text available online at: http://www.grida.no/publications/rr/dead-planet/
Table of contents: title: Introduction : ecosystem services; title: Global landuse change and scenarios of biodiversity loss; title: Ecosystem restoration for biodiversity conservation. A focus on forests; title: Ecosystem restoration for water supply; title: Ecosystem restoration for health and waste water management; title: Ecosystem restoration for food security; title: Ecosystem restoration for climate change mitigation; title: Ecosystem restoration for disaster prevention and mitigation; title: The financial benefits of ecosystem restoration : green economy. Restoration and recovery of eroded and overgrazed arid-grass and shrublands; title: Ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation : lessons learnt; title: Restoration of a depleted crayfish fishery in Europe : lessons learnt.