Sustaining life: how human health depends on biodiversity
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No. Panggil
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333.9516 Sus
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Pengarang
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Chivian, Eric.; Bernstein, Aaron,; Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.United Nations Development Programme.United Na;
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Tempat Terbit
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New York :
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Penerbit
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Oxford University Press,
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Tahun Terbit
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2008
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Subject
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Environmental health.; Biodiversity.;
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Klasifikasi
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333.9516
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Abstrak/Catatan
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-514) and index.; "Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Environment Programme; IUCN--The World Conservation Union."; What is biodiversity? -- How is biodiversity threatened by human activity? -- Ecosystem services -- Medicines from nature -- Biodiversity and biomedical research -- Threatened groups of organisms valuable to medicine -- Ecosystem disturbance, biodiversity loss, and human infectious disease -- Biodiversity and food production -- Genetically modified foods and organic farming -- What individuals can do to help conserve biodiversity -- Treaties, conventions, and intergovernmental organizations for the conservation of biodiversity -- Nongovernmental organizations working to conserve biodiversity.;
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