Jacob Midiwo, John Clough - Aspects of African Biodiversity: Proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference Nairobi, 10-12 September 2008
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry | 2009-10-23 | ISBN: 1847559484 | PDF | 194 pages | 14.06 MB

Aspects of African Biodiversity brings together 26 contributors from nine African countries - Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Sudan - plus the UK and Brazil.
The chapters cover topics such as making the best use of the diversity of Africa??Ts plants in agriculture and medicine whilst benefiting communities in Africa; natural products; analysis and the environment; water quality; dealing with waste; biofuels; understanding crop protection chemicals in the African context; agricultural practices for Africa; farm animals; conservation and the impact of tourism on biodiversity.
The book provides a valuable overview of several aspects of biodiversity in Africa.