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Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development


Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development


World Sustainability Series

von: Paula Castro, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Paula Bacelar-Nicolau, Walter Leal Filho, Anabela Marisa Azul

CHF 177.00

Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 26.05.2016
ISBN/EAN: 9783319323183
Sprache: englisch

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<p>This book gathers interdisciplinary reflections from
researchers, educators, and other experts on the subject of biodiversity closer
to education and learning. The book also highlights its role as an added value
to strategic principles for healthy ecosystems and sustainable human
development. It promotes critical thinking and foster practices and attitudes
for Education for Sustainable Development reconciling education with principles
of human behaviour and nature. Readers especially find this book a timely
resource in light of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, the Aichi
Targets, and the new EU biodiversity strategy “Our life insurance, our natural
capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020”. Along with the challenge of
ecosystems and public health, biodiversity conservation is essential for
humanity’s continued security and sustainability, as it touches on all aspects
of people’s lives.</p>
<p>Biodiversity and Education
for Sustainable Development (ESD): Tendencies and Perspectives.- Conservation
of Biological Resources: Why it Matters.- Urban Biodiversity and Cities’
Sustainable Development.- Education on Biodiversity in the Polar Regions.- Teaching
Mycology Worldwide.- Bugs and Society.- Science and Education at the Centre for
Invasion Biology.- Engaging Society to Fight Invasive Alien Plants in Portugal
- One of the Main Threats to Biodiversity.- Engaging ODL Students with
Biodiversity Issues: A South African Case Study on the Role of ESD.- Education
for Sustainability in the Context of Community Forestry.</p>
<p>This book gathers interdisciplinary reflections from
researchers, educators, and other experts on the subject of biodiversity closer
to education and learning. The book also highlights its role as an added value
to strategic principles for healthy ecosystems and sustainable human
development. It promotes critical thinking and foster practices and attitudes
for Education for Sustainable Development reconciling education with principles
of human behaviour and nature. Readers especially find this book a timely
resource in light of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, the Aichi
Targets, and the new EU biodiversity strategy “Our life insurance, our natural
capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020”. Along with the challenge of
ecosystems and public health, biodiversity conservation is essential for
humanity’s continued security and sustainability, as it touches on all aspects
of people’s lives.</p>
Addresses highly topical subjects: biodiversity, education for sustainable development, and sustainability Presents a wide range of authors from all continents covering topics from polar biology conservation to urban conservation) Has a strong interdisciplinary focus, sparking new interest in the social sciences, life sciences, and education sectors Presents a balanced mix of research, projects, and teaching
experiences, sure to be of interest to a wide academic audience Contributes to the successful and timely implementation of
the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 adopted by the tenth meeting of
the Conference of the Parties, held from 18 to 29 October 2010, in Nagoya,
Aichi Prefecture, Japan Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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