[Pollinator] Fwd: Atlas of Biodiversity Risk - just published!

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 From: bookeast at pensoft.net
To: lda at coevolution.org
Sent: 5/27/2010  3:45:14 P.M. Romance Daylight Time
Subj: Atlas of Biodiversity Risk - just  published!



We are pleased to announce the publication of the first  Atlas of 
Biodiversity Risk, a major multidisciplinary and multinational  project!

The Atlas will be officially launched at the Green Week  Conference in 
Brussels, on 3rd of June, 18:00, at the UFZ/Pensoft Stand (No  48).

Josef Settele, Lyubomir Penev, Teodor Georgiev, Ralf Grabaum,  Vesna 
Grobelnik, Volker Hammen, Stefan Klotz, Mladen Kotarac & Ingolf  Kuehn (Eds) 
(2010) Atlas of Biodiversity Risk. ISBN 978-954-642-446-4.  Hardback, 
gross-format (290x350 mm), richly illustrated by maps, photos and  figures, 280 pp. In 
English. Publication date: 22nd of May 2010.

Price:  EUR 99.00

You can ORDER ONLINE or see COVER and SAMPLE PAGES at  
http://pensoft.net/newreleases/14595.htm OR send order to orders at pensoft.net  OR fax 
+359-2-8704282

The present Atlas of Biodiversity Risk is the  first of its kind to 
describe and summarise in a comprehensive, easy-to-read  and richly illustrated 
form the major pressures, impacts and risks of  biodiversity loss at a global 
level. The main risks identified are caused by  global climate and land use 
change, environmental pollution, loss of  pollinators and biological 
invasions. The impacts and consequences of  biodiversity loss are analyzed with a 
strong focus on socio-economic drivers  and their effects on society. Three 
scenarios of potential futures are the  baseline for predicting impacts and 
explore options for mitigating adverse  effects at several spatio-temporal 
scales. Elements of these futures are  modeled, tested and illustrated. The 
Atlas is divided into chapters which  mostly deal with particular pressures. It 
furthermore is based on case studies  from a large set of countries, which 
are completed by introductory and  concluding texts for each chapter. The 
Atlas combines the main outcomes of the  large European project ALARM 
(performed by 68 partner organisations from 35  countries from Europe as well as 
other continents) with some core outputs of  numerous further research 
networks. A total number of 366 authors from more  than 180 institutions in 43 
countries provided information and contributed to  the Atlas.

The Atlas is addressed to a wide spectrum of users.  Scientists will find 
summaries of well-described methods, approaches and case  studies. 
Conservationists and policy makers will use the conclusions and  recommendations based 
on academic research output and presented in a  comprehensive and 
easy-to-read way. Lecturers and teachers will find good  examples to illustrate the 
main challenges in our century of global  environmental changes. The Atlas is 
an indispensible tool to any library or  institution in biodiversity and 
environmental sciences. Finally, all people  concerned with environmental 
issues will find the Atlas a powerful weapon in  their fight for saving the life 
on our  Planet!

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