Conservation of the environment

This exciting new reader in environmental history provides a framework for understanding the relations between ecosystems and world-systems over time.

An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing field of sustainability.

This book explores the types of conflicts that occur over marine and coastal resources, the underlying causes, and attempts to prevent them.

Originally published in 1979, Wildlife Management in Savannah Woodland provides a multidisciplinary approach to the environment.

Not everybody cares about the fate of wild animals or the state of the natural environment.

Quoting contemporary accounts from hunters, missionaries and traders from the early nineteenth century onwards, this book illustrates the ecology of the country as it was emphasizing its rich large mammal fauna, its decline from increasing aridity of the country, it destruction by hunters, by disease, and most importantly, destruction of its vast herds, notably of wildebeest, due to the developing beef export economy and the erection of veterinary cordon fences depriving the large game of migration routes in times of drought.

Originally published in 1987, Conservation of Ecosystems and Species examines conservation as a major world issue for governments, industrialists and the general public.

The Arabian Seas Marine Region encompasses marine areas from Djibouti to Pakistan, including the northern part of Somalia, the Red Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf, and parts of the Arabian Sea.

For most people in the United States, going almost anywhere begins with reaching for the car keys.

Public and media interest in the climate change issue has increased exponentially in recent years.

Camera trapping is a powerful and now widely used tool in scientific research on wildlife ecology and management.

Biochar in Agriculture for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals introduces the state-of-the-art of biochar for agricultural applications to actualize sustainable development goals and highlight current challenges and the way forward.

A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the world's largest and most populous continent-Asia.

This book analyses how protecting the rights of local communities can contribute to the alleviation of ecological harms through the development of an innovative 'Rights for Ecosystem Services' framework.

This book provides the first-ever overview of and guide to the geological setting and related features of the famous, volcanically active Galapagos Islands, as well as an in-depth analysis of the setting's relationship to the region's unique and iconic ecology, and its conservation.

Meliponini, the stingless bees of the tropics, process and store honey, pollen and plant resins to maintain their colonies.

At the end of the nineteenth century, Theodore Roosevelt, T.

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

An enchanting mix of gossip and history from the era when parts of the Old South met their new ownersIn the early 1930s Chlotilde R.

Do changes in stratospheric ozone relate to changes in UV-B irradiance and do both relate to life on Earth?

This new release is a spirited yet humble account of one man's scientific career and personal journey to save the endangered rhinoceros in his native Nepal.

Owls have always featured prominently in the mythology and folklore of a variety of cultures.

World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world in the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management, enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience to disasters.

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Mutualisms, interactions between two species that benefit both of them, have long captured the public imagination.

If youre keen to get your children or grandchildren interested in the natural world, Love Bees could be just what you need to fire their imaginations.

Winner: John Burroughs MedalLong ago we invited bears into our stories, our dreams, our nightmares, our lives.

This book addresses the effectiveness of existing protected areas at conserving the diversity of genes, species and ecosystems on land and at sea.

This book provides a review of the multitude of conservation concepts, both from a scientific, philosophical, and social science perspective, asking how we want to shape our relationships with nature as humans, and providing guidance on which conservation approaches can help us to do this.

Most livestock in America currently live in cramped and unhealthy confinement, have few stable social relationships with humans or others of their species, and finish their lives by being transported and killed under stressful conditions.

A pioneer in the field of soundscape ecology explores the ways in which the voice of the natural world informs many subjects   Since 1968, Bernie Krause has traveled the world recording the sounds of remote landscapes, endangered habitats, and rare animal species.

In A City on a Lake Matthew Vitz tracks the environmental and political history of Mexico City and explains its transformation from a forested, water-rich environment into a smog-infested megacity plagued by environmental problems and social inequality.

Dead zones are on the rise.

Salinity is one of the acute problems causing enormous yield loss in many regions of the world.

Since the second half of the 20th Century, our agricultural bee pollinators have faced mounting threats from ecological disturbance and pan-global movement of pathogens and parasites.

This book provides a thorough, up-to-date examination of conservation biology and the many supporting disciplines that comprise conservation science.

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

Throughout British history rivers have been of profound economic, social and cultural importance yet as we see with increasing frequency they have the potential to wreak great destruction.

This important book contains a great wealth of practical information on trout and salmon, species of fish that are of huge scientific and commercial interest.

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.

The Ecological Importance of High-Severity Fires, presents information on the current paradigm shift in the way people think about wildfire and ecosystems.

This book will help decision makers model nature-based solutions to the complex problem of sustainable development, locally and globally.

Presents dynamic interactions between the judiciary, executive and parliamentary structures in shaping environment law in neoliberal India.

In this comprehensive history of Erdenheim Farm, On the Waters of the Wissahickon separates the facts from the multitude of fictions, revealing the complex and intriguing history behind this important agricultural center along the Wissahickon Creek in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.