Conservation of the environment

This book addresses key questions on biofuels within agrarian political economy, political sociology and political ecology.

Nature has been a key attraction factor for tourism in the Nordic countries for decades.

Nature has been a key attraction factor for tourism in the Nordic countries for decades.

Green activism played a critical role in the downfall of Soviet-style communism in Eastern Europe at the end of the 1980s.

Green activism played a critical role in the downfall of Soviet-style communism in Eastern Europe at the end of the 1980s.

Whales and dolphins are icons for the conservation movement.

Whales and dolphins are icons for the conservation movement.

The idea that the heritage of nature is fundamentally cultural is provocative to many, but it is becoming increasingly accepted in the context of heritage preservation.

The idea that the heritage of nature is fundamentally cultural is provocative to many, but it is becoming increasingly accepted in the context of heritage preservation.

It has become more and more accepted that nature conservation is not possible without taking into account human activities.

It has become more and more accepted that nature conservation is not possible without taking into account human activities.

Local campaigns are the most persistent and ubiquitous forms of environmental contention.

Local campaigns are the most persistent and ubiquitous forms of environmental contention.

South China Sea (SCS) issues are complex and dynamic, ranging from historic claims to present day military occupation, from military security to regional stability, from rhetorical appeasements to national interests, from intraregional competition to extraregional involvement.

South China Sea (SCS) issues are complex and dynamic, ranging from historic claims to present day military occupation, from military security to regional stability, from rhetorical appeasements to national interests, from intraregional competition to extraregional involvement.

Natural History filmmaking has a long history but the generic boundaries between it and environmental and conservation filmmaking are blurred.

Natural History filmmaking has a long history but the generic boundaries between it and environmental and conservation filmmaking are blurred.

Nature conservation has become increasingly important in Britain over the last three decades.

Nature conservation has become increasingly important in Britain over the last three decades.

A major concern of this book is how ordinary people might come to manage their own environment more effectively.

A major concern of this book is how ordinary people might come to manage their own environment more effectively.

Today, there is growing interest in conservation and anthropologists have an important role to play in helping conservation succeed for the sake of humanity and for the sake of other species.

Today, there is growing interest in conservation and anthropologists have an important role to play in helping conservation succeed for the sake of humanity and for the sake of other species.

Effective marine biodiversity conservation is dependent upon a clear scientific rationale for practical interventions.

Effective marine biodiversity conservation is dependent upon a clear scientific rationale for practical interventions.

Natural resource governance is critical for linking poverty reduction and sustainable natural resource use.

Natural resource governance is critical for linking poverty reduction and sustainable natural resource use.

The UNESCO World Heritage Convention has become one of the most successful UN instruments for promoting cultural diplomacy and dialogue on conservation of cultural and natural heritage.

There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries.

There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries.

The establishment of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) points to the crucial role attributed to science and knowledge for the successful implementation of biodiversity politics by both scientists and policy-makers.

The establishment of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) points to the crucial role attributed to science and knowledge for the successful implementation of biodiversity politics by both scientists and policy-makers.

Tree burial, a new form of disposal for the cremated remains of the dead, was created in 1999 by Chisaka Genpo, the head priest of a Zen Buddhist temple in northern Japan.

Tree burial, a new form of disposal for the cremated remains of the dead, was created in 1999 by Chisaka Genpo, the head priest of a Zen Buddhist temple in northern Japan.

Food and the global agricultural system has become one of the defining public concerns of the twenty-first century.

Food and the global agricultural system has become one of the defining public concerns of the twenty-first century.

This book discusses political controversies involved in global biodiversity policy, and the practical opportunities that are opened up in solving them through increased citizen participation and democratic deliberation.

This book discusses political controversies involved in global biodiversity policy, and the practical opportunities that are opened up in solving them through increased citizen participation and democratic deliberation.

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is exceptionally biodiverse.

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is exceptionally biodiverse.

The third edition of this classic text, presents a broad-based study of the variations in the form and functioning of the biosphere at regional and global scale.

The third edition of this classic text, presents a broad-based study of the variations in the form and functioning of the biosphere at regional and global scale.

Antarctica is no longer a 'pole apart'.

Antarctica is no longer a 'pole apart'.

Environmental Resources provides a comprehensive text for undergraduate resource management courses.

Environmental Resources provides a comprehensive text for undergraduate resource management courses.

The present and future state of the environment gives rise to ever increasing concern, but much less is known as yet about the past: the damage that has been done since, and by, the Industrial Revolution; how far our predecessors were aware of it; the steps they took; and the gradual development of a wider concern for the state of the world and our impact on it.

The present and future state of the environment gives rise to ever increasing concern, but much less is known as yet about the past: the damage that has been done since, and by, the Industrial Revolution; how far our predecessors were aware of it; the steps they took; and the gradual development of a wider concern for the state of the world and our impact on it.

Environmental Science for Environmental Management has quickly established itself as the leading introduction to environmental science, demonstrating how a more environmental science can create an effective approach to environmental management on different spatial scales.

Environmental Science for Environmental Management has quickly established itself as the leading introduction to environmental science, demonstrating how a more environmental science can create an effective approach to environmental management on different spatial scales.