ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
GOVERNING GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 HISTORICAL PATTERNS 3 CURRENT STATUS OF SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS IN CHINA AND TAIWAN 4 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 5 PROTECTED AREAS AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 6 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 7 ENGOS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 8 POLITICS AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 9 CONCLUSIONS