Conserving Biodiversity in Arid Regions: Best Practices in Developing Nations

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Case Studies on Conserving and Sustainably Using Biodiversity in Arid and Semiarid Regions of Southern Nations....Pages 1-25
The Domestication of Indigenous Trees as the Basis of Sustainable Land Use in Africa....Pages 27-40
Conservation Farming with Biodiversity in South Africa: A Preliminary Evaluation of Ecosystem Goods and Services in the Bokkeveld Plateau....Pages 41-54
Strategies for In Situ Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Dryland Areas of Africa....Pages 55-62
A Participatory Approach for Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources....Pages 63-71
Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa Through Indigenous Knowledge....Pages 73-86
Participation of Local Communities in the Management of Wetlands in Magadi Area, Kenya....Pages 87-103
The Value of Local and Indigenous Knowledge for the Development of Information Systems for Conservation Management....Pages 105-118
Best Practices in the World’s Oldest Desert....Pages 119-128
A Commentary on Strategies and Incentives to Improve Biodiversity in Arid and Semi-Arid Zones....Pages 129-136
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Trans-Altai Gobi Desert of Mongolia....Pages 137-156
Ecological Assessment of Degradation Processes in the Mongolian Part of Baikal Basin....Pages 157-177
Plant Diversity and Succession of Artificial Vegetation Types and Environment in an Arid Desert Region of China....Pages 179-188
Plant Production and Diversity at Desertification Stages in Horqin Sand Grassland Region, China....Pages 189-197
Aquatic Biodiversity in Arid and Semi-Arid Zones of Asia and Water Management....Pages 199-215
Traditional Management of Biodiversity in India’s Cold Desert....Pages 217-229
Conserving Biodiversity in Arid Regions: Experiences with Protected Areas in India....Pages 231-248
Co-Management Processes to Maintain Livestock Mobility and Biodiversity in Alpine Rangelands of the Tibetan Plateau....Pages 249-273
Theoretical Models for Regeneration of Medicinal Plants and Their Application in Sustainable Wild-Harvesting....Pages 275-289
Plants of Northeastern Brazil: A Programme in Sustainable Use of Plant Resources....Pages 291-298
Choice of Species for Recovering a Degraded Mining Area in the Semiarid Zone of Brasil....Pages 299-314
Use of Creeping Fog Water as a Non-Traditional Water Resource in Chile....Pages 315-326
Genetic Diversity and Management Implications for Vicuña Populations in Peru....Pages 327-344
Sustainable Use of the Vicuña: A Critical Analysis and the MACS Project....Pages 345-354
Sustainable Use of Andean Wildlife and Local Development of Rural Communities in Dry Areas of Latin America: A Commentary....Pages 355-360
Conflicts and Dilemmas Between Poverty and Biodiversity in the Semi-Arid Seridó of Northeast Brazil....Pages 361-371
Latin American Plant Sciences Network: A Program for the Development of Plant Sciences and Conservation of Biodiversity in Latin America....Pages 373-380
The Brazilian Biodiversity Virtual Institute....Pages 381-386
Capacity Building to Sustainably Use Biodiversity in Dryland Regions of Latin America and the Caribbean....Pages 387-393
The Importance of Native Trees in Sustaining Biodiversity in Arid Lands....Pages 395-412
Site Selection Criteria for Mangrove Afforestation Projects in Oman....Pages 413-421
The Globally Threatened Corncrake Crex crex (Egypt)....Pages 423-431
Conservation of Fig (Ficus Carica L.) and Pomegranate (Punica Granatum L.) Varieties in Tunisia....Pages 433-441
A Sociological Perspective on In Situ Conservation of On-Farm Crop Genetic Diversity in Morocco....Pages 443-459
Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Oman’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan....Pages 461-480
Achieving Institutional Cooperation for Implementation of Sustainable Development Plans and Strategies....Pages 481-493
Back Matter....Pages 495-497