TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shank,Christopher C.
TI  - A biodiversity profile of Afghanistan in 2006 : : a component of the National Capacity Self Assessment (NCSA) & National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) for Afghanistan : prepared for the United Nations Environment Programme / 
AV  - Pamphlet DS352. S436 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - [Place of publication not identified] : 
PB  - [United Nations Environment Programme], 
KW  - Hindu Kush Mountains (Afghanistan)
KW  - Forests
KW  -  Afghanistan
KW  - Deserts
KW  - Plants
KW  -  Pictorial works
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  -  description and travel
N1  - Cover title.
“December 2006”
; “An assessment of Afghanistan’s biodiversity in 2006”—running caption
N2  - Summary: “Biodiversity, the variety of living things, is sometimes called ‘the wealth of the poor’ because rural people living close to the land depend upon biodiversity to provide natural goods and ecological services. History shows that environmental degradation is often a contributing factor to the collapse of civilizations and that vibrant, healthy societies are dependent upon a healthy environment, rich in biodiversity…”—(page ii)
ER  -