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Current Practices in Conservation

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Chapters 28 to 33 have outlined the major instruments and mechanisms, both national and international, which are or can be used in the conservation of biodiversity. This chapter examines some of the most important ways in which conservation is carried out.

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Synge, H. et al. (1992). Current Practices in Conservation. In: Groombridge, B. (eds) Global Biodiversity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2282-5_34

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