Strategic planning for species conservation: A handbook

In an effort to save species and overall biodiversity, a number of approaches to conservation have been suggested. Some approaches focus on species’ habitats, ecosystems, or other area-based classifications such as hotspots, ecoregions, Important Bird Areas, Important Plant Areas, and so on. Such approaches seek to save nature in a place or region by ensuring that the ecosystem processes and structures which support nature are maintained. Although these approaches are critical to conservation of nature, they are insufficient on their own. Just as species need well functioning..