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Sustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity
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Sustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity

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"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Environment Programme; IUCN--The World Conservation Union."

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What is biodiversity?
How is biodiversity threatened by human activity?
Ecosystem services
Medicines from nature
Biodiversity and biomedical research
Threatened groups of organisms valuable to medicine
Ecosystem disturbance, biodiversity loss, and human infectious disease
Biodiversity and food production
Genetically modified foods and organic farming
What individuals can do to help conserve biodiversity
Treaties, conventions, and intergovernmental organizations for the conservation of biodiversity
Nongovernmental organizations working to conserve biodiversity.

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Sustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity. ISBN 9780195175097. Published by Oxford University Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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