Conservation of the environment

Pflanzen sind Regenmacher, stehen an erster Stelle der Artenvielfalt, wachsen in Kreisläufen, sind ein wertvoller Bodenschatz, leben genügsam und nachhaltig, liefern Nahrung, machen uns gesund, nehmen unser Kohlendioxid auf und regulieren das Klima.

This book makes a systematic attempt to explore the environmental history of Darjeeling during the British colonial period (1835-1947), which profoundly transformed the environment of Darjeeling by intro-ducing commercial control over the natural resources.

The most up-to-date and comprehensive handbook to the region's mammals, illustrated with exceptional photography.

The most up-to-date and comprehensive handbook to the region's mammals, illustrated with exceptional photography.

The Anthropocene is the "e;age of human influence"e;, an epoch well known for its urban impact.

Spanning the last 50 years of fisheries policy in Europe, this book is the parting contribution and career-spanning reflection from one of Europe's most renowned social scientists working in the field of fisheries management and policy.

An eye-opening and urgent re-examination of nature in our cities, from the Sunday Times bestselling author.

The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change: Scaling Ecological Energetics from Organism to the Biosphere, Second Edition examines the global carbon cycle and energy balance of the biosphere, following carbon and energy through increasingly complex levels of metabolism-from cells to ecosystems.

This book captures the complexities of both development and environment, from the political economy point of view, to offer a broad economic and environmental history of post-independence India.

This book captures the complexities of both development and environment, from the political economy point of view, to offer a broad economic and environmental history of post-independence India.

This book offers a new ecosystemic approach to the understanding of mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems.

'A delight' Hugh Warwick, ecologist and author of A Prickly Affair'Hilarious and heartbreaking' Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell'A triumph' Charles Foster, author of Cry of the Wild, Being a Human and A Little Brown Sea'A necessary nature book, with prose as sharp as prickles.

The world's wildlife is in crisis, and the next ten years are critical.

This book examines the theme of human-animal interactions contextualized against the idea of the Anthropocene.

Today we are faced with the alarming possibility that as many as 50 percent of species alive will become extinct within this century.

Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet.

DANGER On Your Public Lands!

Secrets of the Manatee offers a fascinating look at Florida's most mysterious marine creature.

It's in our instant noodles and chocolate bars, our lipsticks and fuel tanks.

Here's a perverse truth: from New Orleans to Bangladesh, women-especially poor women of colour-are suffering most from a crisis they have done nothing to cause.

Settler Ecologies tells the story of how settler colonialism becomes memorialized and lives on through ecological relations.

GEMEINSAM MIT DEN BIENEN: MACH DICH AUF DEINE PERSÖNLICHE REISE - ZURÜCK ZUR NATURAls Brigit Strawbridge Howard eines Tages feststellt, dass sie mehr über die Französische Revolution als über die heimischen Vögel, Bäume und Wildblumen weiß, ist sie schockiert.

Eight thousand years ago, when the sea cut Britain off from the rest of the Continent, the island's fauna was very different: most of the animals familiar to us today were not present, whilst others, now extinct, were abundant.

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the themes and concepts related to nature-based tourism development.

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the themes and concepts related to nature-based tourism development.

In 1906, American humorist Mark Twain published a sixty-page essay entitled ';What is man?

Settler Ecologies tells the story of how settler colonialism becomes memorialized and lives on through ecological relations.

This book presents 12 effective methods to manage wetlands for conservation.

Lawrence Anthony dedicó su vida a la conservación de los animales, la protección de especies en peligro de extinción del mundo.

This book presents 12 effective methods to manage wetlands for conservation.

From shipments of Canadian waste rotting in developing countries to overflowing landfills and ineffective recycling programs, Canada is facing a waste crisis.

Humans and human mobility, including driving and flying, are entangled with the climate emergency.

An ambitious and beautifully illustrated account of the evolution and biology of insects.

Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain and the surrounding peninsula has been a crucible for attempts to integrate the social and ecological dimensions of wild fire.

An excellent primer on key insights and questions in ecological economics from a celebrated pioneer of the field.

An excellent primer on key insights and questions in ecological economics from a celebrated pioneer of the field.

Vancouver prides itself on being a green city, and the west coast is known for its active environmental protest culture.

Vancouver prides itself on being a green city, and the west coast is known for its active environmental protest culture.

National historic sites commemorate decisive moments in the making of Canada.

Hardly a day goes by without news of the extinction or endangerment of yet another animal species, followed by urgent but largely unheeded calls for action.

National historic sites commemorate decisive moments in the making of Canada.

Canadian Environmental Philosophy is the first collection of essays to take up theoretical and practical issues in environmental philosophy today, from a Canadian perspective.

Hardly a day goes by without news of the extinction or endangerment of yet another animal species, followed by urgent but largely unheeded calls for action.

Canadian Environmental Philosophy is the first collection of essays to take up theoretical and practical issues in environmental philosophy today, from a Canadian perspective.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2024!

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2024!

This volume considers current and future challenges for nature law and policy in Europe.