Conservation of wildlife and habitats

This book examines the diverse use of Indigenous customary rights in modern landscapes from a multidisciplinary perspective.

This book examines the diverse use of Indigenous customary rights in modern landscapes from a multidisciplinary perspective.

In his study of Romantic naturalists and early environmentalists, Dewey W.

In his study of Romantic naturalists and early environmentalists, Dewey W.

Although concerns over the ecological impacts of pesticides gave rise to the environmental movement of the late 1960s and 1970s, since that time, pesticide use and its effects have been largely ignored by the law and by legal scholars.

Although concerns over the ecological impacts of pesticides gave rise to the environmental movement of the late 1960s and 1970s, since that time, pesticide use and its effects have been largely ignored by the law and by legal scholars.

This book examines trade and trafficking in endangered animal species and how the trade increasingly puts large numbers of nonhuman species at risk.

This book examines trade and trafficking in endangered animal species and how the trade increasingly puts large numbers of nonhuman species at risk.

Planners internationally have employed green belts to contain the explosive sprawl of cities as varied as Tokyo, Vienna and Melbourne during the twentieth century.

Planners internationally have employed green belts to contain the explosive sprawl of cities as varied as Tokyo, Vienna and Melbourne during the twentieth century.

Our world is a water world.

Our world is a water world.

An analysis of forces affecting wildlife politics worldwide, covering topics such as overexploitation, hunting, ecotourism and trafficking.

An analysis of forces affecting wildlife politics worldwide, covering topics such as overexploitation, hunting, ecotourism and trafficking.

A New YorkerBest Book of the YearA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"e;Exquisite.

Integrates process and content of core areas of ecology using an engaging narrative, fascinating case studies, and stunning images throughout.

Integrates process and content of core areas of ecology using an engaging narrative, fascinating case studies, and stunning images throughout.

The first edition of Carrion Ecology, Evolution, and Their Applications brought together multiple scientific disciplines to shed light on the importance of carrion within the context of ecology and evolutionary biology, and through applications ranging from human mass disasters to habitat/ecosystem conservation.

Biological diversity - or 'biodiversity' - is the degree of variation of life within an ecosystem.

Biological diversity - or 'biodiversity' - is the degree of variation of life within an ecosystem.

Natural history museums are changing, both because of their own internal development and in response to changes in context.

Natural history museums are changing, both because of their own internal development and in response to changes in context.

There is an increasing interest in inclusive wealth, and inclusive wealth can be a solution to the problematic narrowness of the traditional national accounting sys-tem, which has been recognized for a long time.

There is an increasing interest in inclusive wealth, and inclusive wealth can be a solution to the problematic narrowness of the traditional national accounting sys-tem, which has been recognized for a long time.

Always awe-inspiring, mountainous areas contain hundreds of millions of years of history, stretching back to the earliest continental landforms.

Always awe-inspiring, mountainous areas contain hundreds of millions of years of history, stretching back to the earliest continental landforms.

Contemporary agriculture is often criticized for its industrial scale, adverse effects on nutrition, rural employment and the environment, and its disconnectedness from nature and culture.

Contemporary agriculture is often criticized for its industrial scale, adverse effects on nutrition, rural employment and the environment, and its disconnectedness from nature and culture.

First Published in 2017.

Ethiopia is facing environmental and poverty challenges, and urgently needs effective management of its environmental resources.

Ethiopia is facing environmental and poverty challenges, and urgently needs effective management of its environmental resources.

Community forestry focuses on the link between forest resources and livelihoods and contributes to forest conservation and reforestation.

Community forestry focuses on the link between forest resources and livelihoods and contributes to forest conservation and reforestation.

In the context of sustainable development, recent land debates tend to construct two porous camps.

How can cultural forms motivate people to care about their environment?

How can cultural forms motivate people to care about their environment?

Involving Indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge into natural resource management produces more equitable and successful outcomes.

Involving Indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge into natural resource management produces more equitable and successful outcomes.

Eco-Warriors was the first in-depth look at the people, actions, history and philosophies behind the "e;radical"e; environmental movement.

Eco-Warriors was the first in-depth look at the people, actions, history and philosophies behind the "e;radical"e; environmental movement.

Most Americans agree that our heritage-both natural and cultural-should be protected.

Most Americans agree that our heritage-both natural and cultural-should be protected.

This highly original volume investigates and documents the complex interactions between small family farms and Man and Biosphere Reserves in Cuba.

Urban biodiversity is an increasingly popular topic among researchers.

Urban biodiversity is an increasingly popular topic among researchers.

This book summarizes and analyzes the biology, ecology, exploitation and management of small cetaceans in Japan.

This book summarizes and analyzes the biology, ecology, exploitation and management of small cetaceans in Japan.

Winner of the 2018 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards in the authored book categoryUrban development is one of the leading worldwide threats to conserving biodiversity.

Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) are migratory songbirds that breed in temperate North America, primarily in the Great Lakes region with remnant populations throughout the Appalachian Mountains, and winter in Central and northern South America.

Four unique pan-European CORINE Land Cover datasets-CLC1990, CLC2000, CLC2006, and CLC2012- and three datasets concerning changes between 1990 and 2012 have presented the first-ever opportunity to observe the European landscape by means of land cover and its change.