tailieunhanh - Restoring Natural Capital: Science, Business, and Practice

Our precious planet is in peril. The economic overshoot of ecological thresholds is seemingly the order of the day. Yet, it is clearly not enough to lament the excessive economic use and human domination of ecosystems and sit as if in sackcloth and ashes while romanticizing the days gone by. How can the current process of environmental degradation be stopped? How can the process be reversed? And how can the damage already done, in part at least, be repaired? We believe that a two-pronged approach is required: first, a serious reduction in, and better management of, the demand for ecosystem goods and services, and second, an. | Society for Ecological Restoration International Restoring Natural Capital Science Business and Practice I Edited by James Aronson Suzanne J. Milton and James N. Blignaut Foreword by Peter H. Raven about island press Island Press is the only nonprofit organization in the United States whose principal purpose is the publication of books on environmental issues and natural resource management. We provide solutions-ori-ented information to professionals public officials business and community leaders and concerned citizens who are shaping responses to environmental problems. Since 1984 Island Press has been the leading provider of timely and practical books that take a multidisciplinary approach to critical environmental concerns. Our growing list of titles reflects our commitment to bringing the best of an expanding body of literature to the environmental community throughout North America and the world. Support for Island Press is provided by the Agua Fund The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Ford Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The Joyce Foundation Kendeda Sustainability Fund of the Tides Foundation The Forrest Frances Lattner Foundation The Henry Luce Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Marisla Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation Oak Foundation The Overbrook Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Wallace Global Fund The Winslow Foundation and other generous donors. The opinions expressed in this book are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of these foundations. about the society for ecological restoration international The Society for Ecological Restoration SER International is an international nonprofit organization comprising members who are actively engaged in ecologically sensitive repair and management of ecosystems through an unusually broad array of .