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1. Strategies for National Sustainable Development

   A handbook for their planning and implementation

   By Jeremy Carew-Reid, Robert Prescott-Allen, Stephen Bass, Barry Dalal-Clayton

   Series: Sustainable Development Set

   The IUCN Strategies for Sustainable Development Handbook Series This handbook is one in a series being produced by IUCN and its partners to assist countries and communities implement Agenda 21, the action programme of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The series will...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Genes from the Wild

   Using Wild Genetic Resources for Food and Raw Materials

   By Robert Prescott-Allen, Christine Prescott-Allen

   Series: Natural Resource Management Set

   Tomatoes could not be grown commercially without the help of their wild relatives. A single wild species of rice has helped double rice production in Asia. Wild silk-worms are enabling India to expand its silk industry. A wild carp with resistance to cold has been used to extend Soviet carp...

   Published September 30th 2009 by Routledge