Crop wild relatives : a manual of in situ conservation /
edited by Danny Hunter and Vernon Heywood.
- 1st ed.
- London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.
- xxvi, 414 pages some color illustrations, maps 24 cm.
- Issues in agricultural biodiversity .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Crop wild relatives in the project countries -- What do we mean by in situ conservation of CWR? -- Planning for CWR conservation and partnership building -- Participatory approaches for CWR in situ conservation -- Developing national CWR strategies and action plans -- Selection and prioritization of species/populations and areas -- Establishing an information baseline: ecogeographic surveying -- Protected areas and CWR conservation -- Species and population management/recovery plans -- Conservation strategies for species/populations occurring outside protected areas -- Complementary conservation actions -- Monitoring of areas and species/populations to assess effectiveness of conservation/management actions -- Adapting to global change -- Capacity building -- Communications, public awareness and outreach.