Conservation of the environment

Der deutsche Wald: Sehnsuchtsort, Mythos, Identitätsstifter, aber auch Wirtschaftsfaktor.

The most formative book for me was H.

John Lyman Book PrizeFrom whaling museums to National Geographic television specials to "e;tiki bars,"e; the high seas have enchanted modern Americans as an adventurous frontier.

Two of the world's most pressing needs-biodiversity conservation and agricultural development in the Third World-are addressed in Karl S.

¿Cómo se llevó a cabo el inventario para identificar futuros parques nacionales y reservas?

Ecological restoration, the attempt to guide damaged ecosystems back to a previous, usually healthier or more natural, condition, is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the most promising approaches to conservation.

People around the world recognize the dire threat posed by climate change.

Two of the world's most pressing needs-biodiversity conservation and agricultural development in the Third World-are addressed in Karl S.

Twenty-five years ago, Hollywood released The China Syndrome, featuring Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas as a TVnews crew who witness what appears to be a serious accident at a nuclear power plant.

Ponds and pools are a common feature of our landscape - there are at least ten times as many ponds as lakes in the UK - and they are also important wildlife habitats.

In The Ends of Research Tom Ozden-Schilling explores the afterlives of several research initiatives that emerged in the wake of the "e;War in the Woods,"e; a period of anti-logging blockades in Canada in the late twentieth century.

Esta guía —el tercer producto de una colección de materiales para favorecer prácticas formativas, impulsada por la maestría en Educación Ambiental de la Universidad de Guadalajara— ofrece herramientas prácticas para enriquecer la planificación de talleres educativos sobre educación ambiental.

Ce livre, destiné aux chercheurs comme aux praticiens réflexifs des métiers de l’accompagnement, s’attache à explorer ces moments d’étrangeté où la vie ordinaire apparait comme un rêve, alors même que surgit quelque chose d’inespéré, encore informe, mais porteur de résonances à l’échelle de l’existence entière de cette personne-là, forcément singulière.

This book presents a series of "e;ecological law"e; case studies, designed to illustrate in concrete, real-world ways how ecological law would transform law in a range of diverse contexts.

Humans pose an unprecedented threat to life in all its great diversity of forms.

La protection de l’environnement fait l’objet de grands débats aujourd’hui ; de nombreux colloques comme les Conférences des Parties (COP) sont organisés en vue de trouver la solution au réchauffement climatique.

Agricultural Involution: The Processes of Ecological Change in Indonesia is one of the most famous of the early works of Clifford Geertz.

A firsthand, trench-view story of the failure of the modern environmental movementand an inspiring prescription for change.

Environmental ethics is a relatively new branch of philosophy, which studies the values and principles involved in combatting environmental problems such as pollution, loss of species and habitats, and climate change.

Agricultural Involution: The Processes of Ecological Change in Indonesia is one of the most famous of the early works of Clifford Geertz.

In How the Earth Feels Dana Luciano examines the impacts of the new science of geology on nineteenth-century US culture.

Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World is an accessible guidebook to understanding historic materials - how they were traditionally made, how they survived the test of time, and how changes in climate are now impacting materials in new ways.

Notre planète est chaque jour détruite par l’homme, suite à l’insouciance écologique des États et aux pratiques opportunistes d’industries ou d’entreprises sans cesse en quête de profits.

The incredible story of one man's obsession to find and protect the world's largest flowers As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers.

Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix?

À l’orée de l’an de disgrâce 2020, un germe roturier, échappé des bas-fonds de la nature, est sacré roi Covid XIX du jour au lendemain.

Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix?

L’objectif de l’ouvrage est de répondre de manière simple mais complète aux questions que pose le changement climatique : est-on sûr que la température augmente ?

Malgré le constat de l’urgence climatique partagé par une grande partie de la population, les voix divergent quant aux moyens politiques à mettre en oeuvre pour apporter des réponses concrètes aux défis environnementaux auxquels nous devons faire face.

DNA is the essence of life and the original 'big data'.

Serge Morin a marqué de son empreinte l’école de géographie du Cameroun, des années 1970 à nos jours.

Die Wege der EisbärenDie Arktis ist wunderschön und voller Geheimnisse.

This book explores the field of environmental studies emphasizing its multidisciplinary nature.

This book explores the field of environmental studies emphasizing its multidisciplinary nature.

Étant une réalité vivante, cette internationalisation de l insécurité endigue une organisation et une gouvernance politique adéquate des eaux du bassin du Congo, ainsi que la prise de conscience géographique de l État.

Make your work in the field more efficient and productive with the how-to of location intelligence.

Nos aliments, notre eau, notre air sont pollués par des molécules chimiques nouvelles et anciennes.

'Will keep you on the edge of your seat from its first page to its last page' -Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and SteelFrom ancient megalodons to fearsome Great Whites, this book tells the complete, untold story of how sharks emerged as Earth's ultimate survivors, by world-leading paleontologist John Long.

"e;Three steps into Oneness"e;To face the challenges of modern life, we need to evolve a new view of awakening by being balanced within the wisdom of the Absolute and the Relative.

John Lyman Book PrizeFrom whaling museums to National Geographic television specials to "e;tiki bars,"e; the high seas have enchanted modern Americans as an adventurous frontier.

The Struggle for Sea Power is the fourth book in M.

In 'The Incredible Travel Tales of John Muir (Illustrated Edition)', readers are taken on a vivid journey through the adventures of the renowned naturalist and conservationist, John Muir.

Handbook of Recycling, Second Edition, Winner of the International Solid Waste Association's 2014 Publication Award, is an authoritative review of the current state of recycling, reuse and reclamation processes commonly implemented today and how they interact with one another.

This is an ecology textbook focused on key principles that underpin research and management at the landscape scale.

This book examines the economic costs and benefits of the ecological restoration of estuaries, utilizing case studies from South Africa.

This book examines the economic costs and benefits of the ecological restoration of estuaries, utilizing case studies from South Africa.

WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITINGFINALIST IN THE GARDEN MEDIA GUILD AWARDSFive years after writing her first nature memoir, The Bumblebee Flies Anyway, Kate Bradbury has a new garden.