Conservation of the environment

With the temperament of Santa Claus and the tenacity of a badger, Jack Loeffler reveals his compassion and concern for Southwestern traditional cultures and their respective habitats in the wake of Manifest Destiny.

Winner of the Sustainability Science Award 2020, Ecological Society of America Winner of the PROSE Award (Biological Sciences category) 2020, Association of American PublishersThere is a growing crisis in our oceans: mysterious outbreaks of infectious disease are on the rise.

The results of climate change make the headlines almost daily.

What if climate change isn t an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge?

Cottonwood and the River of Time looks at some of the approaches scientists have used to unravel the puzzles of the natural world.

Entangled in the hybrid fields of ecomedia studies and material ecocriticism, Elena Past examines five Italian films shot on location and ponders the complex relationships that the production crews developed with the filming locations and the nonhuman cast members.

No matter where they are located in the world, communities living in mountain regions have shared experiences defined in large part by contradictions.

No matter where they are located in the world, communities living in mountain regions have shared experiences defined in large part by contradictions.

Today's global media sustains a potent new environmental consciousness.

Our day-to-day experiences over the past decade have taught us that there must be limits to our tremendous appetite for energy, natural resources, and consumer goods.

In this era of globalization's ruthless deracination, place attachments have become increasingly salient in collective mobilizations across the spectrum of politics.

Drawing on powerful personal testimonies of the hazards of mountaintop removal in southern West Virginia, Combating Mountaintop Removal critically examines the fierce conflicts over this violent and increasingly prevalent form of strip mining.

From organic produce and clothing to socially conscious investing and eco-tourism, the lifestyles of health and sustainability, or LOHAS, movement encompasses diverse products and practices intended to contribute to a more sustainable lifestyle for people and the planet.

Motivated by a deeply rooted sense of place and community, Appalachian women have long fought against the damaging effects of industrialization.

Over the past century American agriculture has shifted dramatically with small, commercial farms finding it increasingly difficult to compete with large-scale (mostly indoor) animal feeding operations (AFOs).

Performing Environmentalisms examines the existential challenge of the twenty-first century: improving the prospects for maintaining life on our planet.

Environmental sustainability and human cultural sustainability are inextricably linked.

This penetrating work culls key concepts from grassroots activism to hold critical social theory accountable to the needs, ideas, and organizational practices of the global justice movement.

In Voices of Drought, Michael B.

Fifty years ago Georgia chose how it would use the natural environment of its coast.

A perfect entry point for jumping into all things apiary.

Have you ever wondered why your tap water tastes the way it does?

The tireless resistance of local communities fighting for ownership of America's third largest water system.

Yellowstone National Park looks like a pristine western landscape populated by its wild inhabitants: bison, grizzly bears, and wolves.

Pairing in-depth journalism with historical perspectives, this book makes a compelling case for a natural solution to the growing problem of flooding.

First published in 1985, William deBuys's Enchantment and Exploitation has become a New Mexico classic.

The first book-length exploration of climate-driven reproductive anxiety that places race and social justice at the center.

A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2025"e;In this provocative book, both witty and profoundly serious, Barak provides a human-scale history of the causes and consequences of rising temperatures in the Middle East.

How can activists strike a balance between fighting for a cause and sustaining relationships with family, friends, and neighbors?

A photographic celebration of the return of otters to our rivers and freshwater wetlands after a drastic decline.

A powerfully researched and important look at the ravages of nuclear waste remediation.

Humans and animals have developed multiple and complex interactions in the fields of tourism, leisure, and development.

Written with clarity, tenacity, humor, and warmth, A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World attempts to find tolerable ethical positions in the face of barely tolerable events-and the real possibility of an intolerable future.

'If bravery itself could write, it would write like she does' John BergerWhy rebel?

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK*****You don't fall in love in Cyprus in the summer of 1974.

Passionate, forthright and enthusiastic, Carlos Magdalena is a world-renowned horticulturist - known both for his charisma and his conservation work.

Environmental science is an integrated, interdisciplinary field that combines the study of ecology, physics, chemistry, biology, soil science, geology, atmospheric science, and geography.

Use your dining room table to help you combat climate change.

Take the first step toward a better environment.

Go green one day at a time.

Chris Packham will pass on his passion for nature and make you an enthusiastic and knowledgeable amateur naturalist.

The diversity and drama of the bird world is brought to breathtaking life in an encyclopedic new editionThis photographic guide to every bird order and family profiles more than 1,280 species, pictured in their native environment by photographers around the globe.

The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 500 species of seashell from around the worldAuthoritative text, crystal-clear photography, and a systematic approach make this the most comprehensive and concise e-guide to seashells of the world.

Step outside and find out about how you can help the adorable animals that like to visit your garden.

The Most Important Comic Book On Earth is a global collaboration for planetary change, bringing together a diverse team of 300 leading environmentalists, artists, authors, actors, filmmakers, musicians, and more to present over 120 stories to save the world.