Vietnam: A Natural History Vietnam: A Natural History, published
by Yale University Press, is the first comprehensive volume on
the country's extraordinary flora and fauna and diverse natural
areas. Spectacularly illustrated with maps, photographs, and 35
original watercolor illustrations, this engaging 406-page book,
co-written by Eleanor J. Sterling, Director of the American
Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and
Conservation (CBC), and CBC Biodiversity Scientists Martha M.
Hurley and Le Duc Minh, offers a complete tour for scientists,
naturalists, and the general reader of Vietnam's plants and
animals along with an in-depth discussion of the factors shaping
their evolution, distribution, and conservation. Vietnam: A
Natural History grew out of a conservation biology research and
training project in Vietnam initiated in 1997 by the CBC. The
goal of the project is to assist the country, a biodiversity
hotspot, with the protection and sustainable management of its
natural resources. Vietnam e