Conservation of the environment

Our planet is a fascinating and complex place, but the challenges we face can seem overwhelming.

In 2023, the Supreme Court made one of its most devastating rulings in environmental history.

Our planet is a fascinating and complex place, but the challenges we face can seem overwhelming.

In 2023, the Supreme Court made one of its most devastating rulings in environmental history.

When climate scientist Joelle Gergis set to work on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, the research she encountered kept her up at night.

Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species.

When climate scientist Joelle Gergis set to work on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, the research she encountered kept her up at night.

Affectionately known as the Joyful Vegan, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has been a leading voice in compassionate living for over two decades, guiding countless people to achieve lasting health and purpose.

Affectionately known as the Joyful Vegan, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has been a leading voice in compassionate living for over two decades, guiding countless people to achieve lasting health and purpose.

The shocking story of how PFAS, the ';forever chemicals' found in everyday household products, poisoned an entire nationPoisoning the Well draws on original, shoe-leather reporting in four highly contaminated towns and damning documents from the polluters' own files to trace an ugly history of corporate greed and devastated human lives.

Featured on NPR's Living on EarthForeword Reviews' Book of the DayFood Tank's Fall Reading Recommendation';A deeply meditative book in the vein of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass.

In the Shadow of the Seawall journeys to the low-lying lands of Guyana and the Maldives to grapple with the existential dilemma of seawalls alongside struggles to resist displacement.

Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species.

The shocking story of how PFAS, the ';forever chemicals' found in everyday household products, poisoned an entire nationPoisoning the Well draws on original, shoe-leather reporting in four highly contaminated towns and damning documents from the polluters' own files to trace an ugly history of corporate greed and devastated human lives.

This book takes readers to Antarctica, the Arctic and the high mountains, to see what is happening to their ice, snow and permafrost.

This book takes readers to Antarctica, the Arctic and the high mountains, to see what is happening to their ice, snow and permafrost.

The essential field guide to all of Europe's major habitatsvisually stunning, meticulously researched, and packed with invaluable informationEurope is a place of natural wonders, from the icy expanses of the tundra to the arid beauty of deserts and the lush vibrancy of rainforests.

A marvelously illustrated look at the life of the whaleWhales are the majestic giants of the ocean, yet much of their world remains a mystery to us.

Flooding in California.

With their towering, cinnamon-colored trunks and dusky green canopies, ponderosa pine has long been a charismatic icon of the American West.

Featured on NPR's Living on EarthForeword Reviews' Book of the DayFood Tank's Fall Reading Recommendation';A deeply meditative book in the vein of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass.

From a #1 New York Times-bestselling author, "e;a heartwarming tale of bonding between people and animals"e; (Booklist).

Conservators as first responders in a world where our cultural heritage is increasingly at riskConservation can be understood as a form of knowing; conservators extract meaning about the past from what remains, while noting what is missing and sometimes repairing it.

In an innovative fusion of labor and environmental history, Making a Living examines work as a central part of Americans' evolving relationship with nature, revealing the unexpected connections between the fight for workers' rights and the rise of the modern environmental movement.

An increasing amount of usable space on our planet is crowded by humans.

An increasing amount of usable space on our planet is crowded by humans.

America was built on white pine.

The mountain chain known as the Blue Ridge traces a 550-mile arc through Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Although suburb-building created major environmental problems, Christopher Sellers demonstrates that the environmental movement originated within suburbs not just in response to unchecked urban sprawl.

Longleaf forests once covered 92 million acres from Texas to Maryland to Florida.

What makes a garden good?

What makes a garden good?

Squirrels are a common sight, seemingly everywhere in wild and urban nature.

Squirrels are a common sight, seemingly everywhere in wild and urban nature.

From a #1 New York Times-bestselling author, "e;a heartwarming tale of bonding between people and animals"e; (Booklist).

America was built on white pine.

Imagine one day you receive a letter in the mail that informs you that a large energy company is planning to build a massive pipeline through your property.

This timely Companion explores the opportunities and challenges of ocean governance within the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

With their towering, cinnamon-colored trunks and dusky green canopies, ponderosa pine has long been a charismatic icon of the American West.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Ingenieurwissenschaften - Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, Note: 1,7, Hochschule Mannheim, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Ziel dieser wissenschaftlichen Arbeit ist es zu bestimmen, welche Auswirkungen die Ausführung der Elektromobilität auf die Umwelt und Infrastruktur in Deutschland hat.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Umweltwissenschaften, Fachhochschule Stralsund, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der erste Teil der Arbeit widmet sich der terminologischen Klärung des Begriffes Nachhaltigkeit, um ein grundsätzliches Verständnis zu erzeugen.

In the Shadow of the Seawall journeys to the low-lying lands of Guyana and the Maldives to grapple with the existential dilemma of seawalls alongside struggles to resist displacement.

In March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them.

Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions.

Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions.

In an innovative fusion of labor and environmental history, Making a Living examines work as a central part of Americans' evolving relationship with nature, revealing the unexpected connections between the fight for workers' rights and the rise of the modern environmental movement.

Although suburb-building created major environmental problems, Christopher Sellers demonstrates that the environmental movement originated within suburbs not just in response to unchecked urban sprawl.

Longleaf forests once covered 92 million acres from Texas to Maryland to Florida.

The mountain chain known as the Blue Ridge traces a 550-mile arc through Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia.