Table of Contents
Foreword 9
Introduction 12
Chapter 1 Biodiversity and Economic Development
1 Business Must Be Given a Role in Promoting Biodiversity James Griffiths 18
2 Biodiversity Could Be Casualty of Myanmar Openness Denis D. Gray 23
3 Development and Political Conflict Threaten Palestine's Plant Biodiversity Roubina Basous Ghattas 31
4 The Development of Tourism Is Destroying Biodiversity on the Galápagos Islands Carole Cadwalladr 37
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 45
Chapter 2 Biodiversity and Wildlife
1 In Africa, Locals Must Be Involved in Balancing Hunting and Biodiversity Kate Lee 47
2 In Canada, Deer Overpopulation Threatens Biodiversity Peter Arcese Tara Martin 53
3 In Iraq, Water Scarcity and Dam Building Threaten Migratory Birds 61
Environment News Service
4 In Japan, Invasive Fish Species Threaten Biodiversity Mizuho Aoki 68
5 In Taiwan, Overfishing Threatens Marine Biodiversity and Is Not Sustainable Kwang-Tsao Shao 74
6 In Antarctica, Fishing Fleets Threaten Albatross Species Becky Allen 85
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 91
Chapter 3 Biodiversity and Agriculture
1 Biodiversity Can Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change Janet Cotter Reyes Tirado 93
2 Widespread Local Extinctions in Tropical Forest "Remnants" Space Daily 104
3 In India, Honey Harvesting Is Threatened by Dwindling Biodiversity Simone Gie 109
4 Banking Against Doomsday Economist 116
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 121
Chapter 4 Biodiversity and Climate Change
1 Climate Change Is Reducing Biodiversity in the Arctic Ocean William Marsden 123
A study shows that climate change is threatening many marine Arctic species.
2 Threats Loom for Australia's Outback Biodiversity: Targeted News Service 128
3 Climate Change Threatens Jamaica's Biodiversity Zadie Neufville 132
4 International Programs Can Help Indonesia Fight Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Celia A. Harvey Jonah Busch Muhammad Farid 138
5 Biodiversity Loss Is as Much of an Ecological Threat as Climate Change 144
National Science Foundation
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 148
For Further Discussion 149
Organizations to Contact 151
Bibliography of Books 156
Index 159
