Sustainable Utilization and Conservation of Africa’s Biological Resources and Environment / edited by Sylvester Chibueze Izah, Matthew Chidozie Ogwu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Izah, Sylvester Chibueze, editor.

Ogwu, Matthew Chidozie, editor.

Series:

Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 2352-4758 ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Biodiversity.

Biotic communities.

Population biology.

Agricultural ecology.

Community and Population Ecology.

Agroecology.

Local Subjects:

Ecology.

Biodiversity.

Community and Population Ecology.

Agroecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 691 p. 1 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This edited book highlights the potential and actual contributions of the sustainable management and utilization of indigenous biological resources and environment for the development of Africa. The book centers on documenting current trends and issues in the field of resource use and conservation with the view of emphasizing their benefits to the pursuit of development within the region. By documenting the array of natural resources and environment in Africa, this book addresses the topical knowledge and understanding gaps that characterize conservation (rationale for sustainable resource exploration), utilization patterns, and conservation challenges including policy status, environmental threats, impacts of tourism, reduction in food resources, etc., and their effects on the sustainable development of Africa. Through an integrated approach, the book focuses on below and above-ground biological resources and the diverse scales of environment that characterize Africa. This collection of works is very helpful for natural and social scientists, policymakers, strategists, researchers, government and non-government organizations, biodiversity and environmental managers, climate change scientists, practitioners, activists, conservationists, academics, ecologists, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and others who want to learn about and understand the best way to use and protect Africa's resources and heritage sustainably.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Overview of African Biological Resources and Environment

Chapter 2. Biodiversity Conservation and Tourism Sustainability in Africa

Chapter 3. Biodiversity Conservation Strategies and Sustainability

Chapter 4. Potentials, threats, and sustainable conservation strategies of Plankton and Macrophytes

Chapter 5. Threats and conservation status of cercopithecus sclateri in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Chapter 6. Potential threats and possible conservation strategies of Biodiversity in Niger Delta region of Nigeria

Chapter 7. Exploration of Local Beliefs and Cultural Heritages as Tools for Species Conservation in Selected Sites in Africa

Chapter 8. The need to conserve and protect forest resources

Chapter 9. Rationale behind conservation of Africa’s biological resources

Chapter 10. The Value of Biodiversity to Sustainable Development in Africa

Chapter 11. Medicinal potentials of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller): Technologies for the production of Therapeutics

Chapter 12. Sustainable utilization of important medicinal plants in Africa

Chapter 13. Local Food Crops In Africa: Sustainable Utilization, Threats, And Traditional Storage Strategies

Chapter 14. Environmental Pollution: Threats, Impact on Biodiversity, and Protection Strategies

Chapter 15. Environmental Degradation in the Niger Delta Ecosystem: the role of Anthropogenic pollution

Chapter 16. Climate Change and Other Environmental Factors as Drivers of Fauna and Flora Biodiversity in Africa

Chapter 17. Contamination of African water resources: impacts on biodiversity and strategies for conservation and restoration

Chapter 18. Disease Outbreaks In Ex-Situ Plant Conservation And Potential Management Strategies

Chapter 19. Challenges of sea turtle conservation in African territorial waters: the way out

Chapter 20. An Overview of Environmental Resources in Africa: Emerging Issues and Sustainable Exploitation

Chapter 21. Touristic Value of African Environment: A Socio-Economic Perspective. Chapter 22. Environmental Sustainability: Relevance of Forensic Insects and other Ecosystem Services in Africa

Chapter 23. Intrinsic Values of the African Environment: A Sustainable Perspective

Chapter 24. Towards sustainable biological and environmental policies in Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

981-19-6974-4