Year of publication 1983

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Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Book (stand-alone)

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Category Manual / guide

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Series title FAO Conservation Guide

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Synopsis (short abstract) This "FAO Conservation Guide" is one of a series of readings which provide methods, practical examples and case studies of conservation and land protection from various regions of the world. The emphasis of the series is on protection forests, rangelands, steep terrain and other areas where the returns from land use are marginal, where degradation is a problem or where resource protection is (or should be) a major objective. The main emphasis is on techniques which may be useful for developing c ountries.

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Language English

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Also available in:

• French
• Spanish

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