Still Counting . . .: Biodiversity Exploration for Conservation: The First 20 Years of the Rapid Assessment Program

Alono, Leeanne E.; Deichmann, Jessica L.; McKenna, Sheila A.; Nasrecki, Piotr; Richards, Stephen J. (editors)

ISBN 10: 1934151440 / ISBN 13: 9781934151440

Published by Conservation International, Arlington, VA, 2011

About this Item

Tall softcover, 316 pp., full-color photos throughout. SIGNED by the editor, Leeanne Alonso, on the half-title page, dated 2011, with inscription "For Dr. Vick, Thanks for helping me get a great start in my education & career in natural sciences. Hook 'Em Horns!" Light wear, clean text, tight binding. This book outlines the inception, history and achievements of Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) over its first two decades, 1990-2010. Profiles nearly 80 expeditions to some of the most remote but often highly threatened sites around the world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Still Counting . . .: Biodiversity Exploration for Conservation: The First 20 Years of the Rapid Assessment Program
• Publisher: Conservation International, Arlington, VA
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934151440
• ISBN 13: 9781934151440
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Editor
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) surveys have been a highly effective conservation tool for Conservation International and a multitude of partners. This exciting book outlines the inception, history, and achievements of this program during its first two decades, 1990-2010. The editors profile nearly eighty expeditions to some of the most remote but highly threatened sites around the world and relay personal stories from the field. Illustrated with hundreds of photos taken during the RAP surveys, this book includes the first images of many newly discovered species of animals and plants and other rarely photographed jewels of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biodiversity.

About the Author

Leeanne E. Alonso is director of Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program, where Jessica L. Deichmann is a research associate. Sheila A. McKenna is a senior research scientist with SEAlliance. Piotr Naskrecki is currently with the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Stephen J. Richards is manager of Conservation International's RAP program for the Asia-Pacific region.