Conservation of the environment

Discover the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest ever aircraft carrier and SUBJECT OF THE MAJOR NEW BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES THE WARSHIP'Fascinating, often funny and sometimes moving .

This book focuses on the vegetation history of the cultural landscape in southwestern Slovakia, which was established and adopted by mankind and has since constantly evolved in response to ongoing changes (in environmental conditions, biodiversity, land use, etc.

The Forest and the Marine Stewardship Councils constitute new global governance institutions using voluntary certification and labelling as market incentives to encourage sustainable management.

'An honest, compelling and important account, and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security' CHRIS PACKHAMWhy are so many animals facing extinction?

The book is immensely beneficial to the readers to have a clear understanding of various CBFM practices prevailing in Bangladesh.

Wood-pastures are important elements of European cultural identity and have an exceptional ecological value, yet they are in decline all over Europe.

Capitalism is killing the planet, and the preservation of a natural environment favorable to human life requires a radical alternative.

Dogs are the world's most common and widespread carnivores and are nearly ubiquitous across the globe.

Dendroecologists apply the principles and methods of tree-ring science to address ecological questions and resolve problems related to global environmental change.

Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Southeast Asia, Volumes 1-4 brings together scientific research and policy issues across various topographical area in Asia to provide a comprehensive overview of the issues facing the region.

We are living in the midst of the Earth's sixth great extinction event, the first one caused by a single species: our own.

In Eco-Performance, Art, and Spatial Justice in the US, Courtney B.

Natural resource governance is critical for linking poverty reduction and sustainable natural resource use.

In this new, complete Guide to Texas Grasses, Robert B.

This interdisciplinary and accessible book will help environmentalists to make stronger arguments in favor of conserving biodiversity.

Over two years and three monsoons, Yuvan Aves pays scrupulous attention to the living world of his coastal city.

Sustainability of the natural environment and of our society has become one of the most urgent challenges facing modern Americans.

Based on principles of the conservation and optimization of biodiversity and of equity and sustainability, this book focuses on the ecology of the coffee agroecosystem as a model for a sustainable agricultural ecosystem.

Greenpeace International wird 50: ein bewegender Blick auf Aktionen, Menschen und ErfolgeZu Wasser, zu Lande oder aus der Luft – es sind die spektakulären und nicht selten gefährlichen Einsätze, die Greenpeace weltberühmt und so erfolgreich machen.

This book synthesises recent research across temperate and tropical forest ecosystems, to present the numerous ways forests are responding to global change.

Today's celebrity conservationists, many of whom made their reputations through television and other visual media, play a major role in drawing public attention to an increasingly threatened world.

Interest in marine mammals has increased dramatically in the last few decades, as evidenced by the number of books, scientific papers, and conferences devoted to these animals.

Energy has become a central concern of many strands of geographical inquiry, from global climate change to the effects of energy decisions on our lives.

This book addresses the multidisciplinary challenges in biodiversity conservation with a focus on wildlife crime and how forensic tools can be applied to protect species and preserve ecosystems.

This elegant treatise examines the nature of kindness through the fascinating lenses and contexts of ancient, medieval and contemporary philosophy, natural history, theories of mind, of natural selection, eco-psychology and sociobiology.

Yale's Reports, published in 1828, is a seminalpublication for understanding the development of American higher education.

This penetrating work culls key concepts from grassroots activism to hold critical social theory accountable to the needs, ideas, and organizational practices of the global justice movement.

Throughout Appalachia corporations control local economies and absentee ownership of land makes it difficult for communities to protect their waterways, mountains, and forests.

Satire, Humor, and Environmental Crises explores how satire and humor can be employed to address and mitigate ecological crises at individual and collective levels.

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.

Ethical and Responsible Tourism explains the methods and practices used to manage the environmental impact of tourism on local communities and destinations.

Along a tiny spring in a narrow canyon near Death Valley, seemingly against all odds, an Inyo Mountain slender salamander makes its home.

Sandy beaches are the most abundant coastal environments worldwide, which have an undeniable and unique ecological value.

Penguins, among the most delightful creatures in the world, are also among the most vulnerable.

Psychology for Sustainability, 4th Edition -- known as Psychology of Environmental Problems: Psychology for Sustainability in its previous edition -- applies psychological theory and research to so-called "e;environmental"e; problems, which actually result from human behavior that degrades natural systems.

In Naturschutzgebieten geschieht vieles, das auf den ersten Blick widersprüchlich ist.

All life on Earth has the right to exist, but as we teeter on the verge of a sixth extinction this book discusses why biodiversity matters and why we should care if species go extinct.

The question of whether the earth's climate is changing in some significant human-induced way remains a matter of much debate.

The generation of offshore energy is a rapidly growing sector, competing for space in an already busy seascape.

Das stille Nebeneinander von Zeit- und Umweltgeschichte hat sich in den letzten Jahren in Richtung eines beredten Austauschs bis hin zu punktueller Kooperation gewandelt.

Originally published in 1984, Themes in Biogeography presents a broad examination of biogeographical themes, extending across the field of plant and animal ecology and geography.

Presenting a thorough examination of the sacred forests of Asia, this volume engages with dynamic new scholarly dialogues on the nature of sacred space, place, landscape, and ecology in the context of the sharply contested ideas of the Anthropocene.

AAP Prose Award Finalist 2018/19For three decades, this book has been acknowledged as the most respected scientific reference specifically devoted to marine mammal medicine and health.

This book provides a unique and multifaceted view on and understanding of borders and their manifestations: physical and mental, cultural and geographical, and as a question of life and death.