Conservation of the environment

A comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of the conservation of Barn Owls.

'A tantalising glimpse of nature's capacity to heal' -- The Times 'Eye-opening' -- Daily Mail'Splendid, warm, and exhaustively researched' -- Sy Montgomery author of The Soul of an Octopus'Full of heart, zest, and honesty' -- Chantal Lyons, author of GroundbreakersFor readers of Jennifer Ackerman and Ed Yong, environmental journalist Alix Morris recounts the year she spent following seals, investigating their fascinating behaviour, the effects of their extraordinary return from near extinction, and how we can try to bring nature back into balance.

'A brilliant read for anyone who wants to grow a greener world, one patch at a time.

The Last Days of Big Grassy Fork recounts newspaperman Hunter James's attempts to save his 100-year-old family farm and homestead from extinction.

Destination Anthropocenedocuments the emergence of new travel imaginaries forged at the intersection of the natural sciences and the tourism industry in a Caribbean archipelago.

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

This volume delves into the colonial past and identifies papers on nature and natural phenomenon that were deemed 'primitive' and 'superstitious' by those who narrated them and analyzed them in the pages of the Journal of the Anthropological Society of Bombay, published from 1886 to 1936; the period covered by the papers that have been reproduced in this volume.

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

'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENTThe majority of the world now lives in some form of urban environment.

Destination Anthropocenedocuments the emergence of new travel imaginaries forged at the intersection of the natural sciences and the tourism industry in a Caribbean archipelago.

'A curious-minded and subtle intervention in the politics of the countryside' Sunday Times'Galbraith spent three years investigating the truth about rural Britain and how we treat it.

Exmoor is one of only three large moorlands in southern England.

The result of a lifetime in the field and in the classroom, Chance and Change challenges many of the tenets of establishment ecology.

An essential book for everyone who seeks to reclaim the commons and build a just and equitable society.

"e;Bret Moffett brings an environmentalist's vision, an engineer's rigor, and a historian's sensitivity to this geographic chronicle of the Salt River.

This title was originally published in 1948.

This title was originally published in 1948.

Global Environmental Politics has provided an accurate, up-to-date, and unbiased understanding of the world's most pressing environmental issues for more than thirty years.

This book is the second of four volumes, which are comprehensive, well-illustrated, and authoritative works invaluable to biologists, conservationists, and others.

This book presents principles of animal biodiversity, its importance, sustainable utilization, and conservation.

A collage-style work in fragments, Lynne Huffer's These Survivals brings together philosophy, memoir, poetry, and original multimedia artworks to articulate an ethics of living on a devastated planet.

This book is the second of four volumes, which are comprehensive, well-illustrated, and authoritative works invaluable to biologists, conservationists, and others.

This book represents the culmination of more than four years of work by many rhino experts, primarily from Africa, Asia, the United States, and Europe, involved in rhino conservation, research and management.

This book represents the culmination of more than four years of work by many rhino experts, primarily from Africa, Asia, the United States, and Europe, involved in rhino conservation, research and management.

Power Shift traces recent social and cultural shifts in how we understand and imagine energy, the environment, and the challenges of global warming.

'Everyone should read this book' - George Monbiot'A compelling read for anyone who cares about all lives on our planet' - Tanya Steele CBE, CEO of WWF UKIn this extraordinary and hopeful book, leading environmentalist Tony Juniper CBE identifies the real problem at the heart of the climate and nature crises.

La biodiversité se porte mal en Suisse.

Wer heute einen nüchternen Blick auf die katastrophalen Zustände der Welt wirft, kann leicht der Verzweiflung anheimfallen.

Consciously or not, wildlife managers generally act from a theoretical basis, although they may not be fully versed in the details or ramifications of that theory.

Bestselling guide to all UNESCO World Heritage sites.

A comprehensive photographic field guide to Madagascar's stunning mammal faunaThanks to millions of years of isolation, the island of Madagascar is home to one of the most remarkable assemblages of mammals on earth.

Public parks in the U.

Interrelationships Between Corals and Fisheries is derived from a workshop held by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council in Tampa, Florida in May 2013, where world authorities came together to discuss the current problems in managing tropical fisheries and offered suggestions for future directions for both researchers and environmental reso

Seagrasses are becoming widely used as in situ indicators of the relative health and condition of subtropical and tropical estuarine ecosystems.

A comprehensive photographic field guide to Madagascar's stunning mammal faunaThanks to millions of years of isolation, the island of Madagascar is home to one of the most remarkable assemblages of mammals on earth.

A presentation of strategies for managing woody plants and using research data to select the most appropriate control methods.

What is forest-based biomass energy and why should we care?

The One Health Case Studies book is a collection of international case studies showcasing the work of One Health practitioners and their projects.

Contemporary climate change is a crucial management challenge for wildlife scientists, conservation biologists, and ecologists of the 21st century.

Updating the extremely successful Wildlife Toxicology and Population Modeling (CRC Press, 1994), Wildlife Toxicology: Emerging Contaminant and Biodiversity Issues brings together a distinguished group of international contributors, who provide a global assessment of a range of environmental stressors, including pesticides, environmental contaminant