See below for information on a newly published book.

Lisa L. Smith
Consulting Ecologist
286 Stoneylonesome Rd.
Stahlstown, PA 15687
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Subject: PABIODIV: Biodiversity Conservation Handbook Published by ELI


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Environmental Law Institute is proud to announce the publication
of The Biodiversity Conservation Handbook: State, Local & Private
Protection of Biological Diversity, edited by Robert B. McKinstry,
Jr., Coreen Ripp & Emily Lisy

The Biodiversity Conservation Handbook is designed to assist state
and local policymakers who wish to "think globally and act locally"
by developing a state or local biodiversity program.

"Wildlife survival depends on the proper maintenance of
biologically-diverse ecosystems. The Biodiversity Conservation
Handbook demonstrates how state and local governments, educators, and
citizens can minimize ecological harm from pollution, climate change,
and land development. The handbook also provides readers with
several useful tools for protecting nature and increasing the
resiliency of natural landscapes."

Larry J. Schweiger
President and CEO
National Wildlife Federation

Robert B. McKinstry, Jr. is the Maurice K. Goddard Professor of
Forestry and Environmental=20
Resource Conservation at Penn State's School of Forest Resources.

For more information, go to
http://www.elistore.org/books_detail.asp?ID=3D11138

Contact: John Thompson, 202-939-3833.

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