The last stand of the gorilla environmental crime and conflict in the Congo basin
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Arendal, Norway
United Nations Environment Programme, GRID-Arendal
2010
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| Online Zugang: | http://www.grida.no/_res/site/file/publications/gorilla/GorillaStand_screen.pdf |
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Tag hinzufügen | Beschreibung: | A rapid response assessment "This report, based on evidence submitted to the UN Security Council, field investigations, interviews and scientific data indicates that the gorillas in the Greater Congo Basin are at even greater risk than expected less than a decade ago. Illegal mining, logging, charcoal and a rise in the bushmeat trade are intensifying pressure on great apes including gorillas. In 2002, UNEP assessed that 10% of gorilla habitat would remain by 2032, but this now appears to be too optimistic given the current trends. With the rate of poaching and habitat loss, gorillas in the region may disappear from most of their present range in less than 10-15 years from now"--Pref Also available via the Internet |
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| Beschreibung: | 86 S. Ill., Kt. 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9788277010762 8277010761 |