Transforming Conservation A Practical Guide to Evidence and Decision Making

There are severe problems with the decision-making processes currently widely used, leading to ineffective use of evidence, faulty decisions, wasting of resources and the erosion of public and political support. In this book an international team of experts provide solutions. The transformation su...

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Other Authors: Sutherland, William (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge Open Book Publishers 2022
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