Conservation of the environment

Globalization is not a new phenomenon, but it is posing new challenges to humans and natural ecosystems in the 21st century.

A presentation of over 700 popular orchid species in 104 genera carefully detailed with beautiful photographs and concise descriptions of plants, their distribution and habitats by a well-known author and photographer.

Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR), the largest protected area in Central America, is characterized by rampant violence, social and ethnic inequality, and rapid deforestation.

To comprehensively address the complexities of current socio-ecological problems involved in global environmental change, it is indispiseble to achieve an integration of ecological understanding and ethical values.

In order to really see the forest, what's the best way to count the trees?

An insider's view on bringing extinct species back to lifeCould extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life?

Challenges conservationists to rethink protecting the natural world; making political strategies central to increase support and influence.

Wetlands perform functions that deliver benefits to society, often referred to as ecosystem services.

Jacques offers a unique analysis of the connections between global marine and atmospheric science to global political phenomena.

In this book, Paul Clarke argues that in order to live sustainably we need to learn how to live and flourish in our environment in a manner that uses finite resources with ecologically informed discretion.

The Arctic, the Antarctic, and the Hindu Kush-Himalayas form a trio of terrains sometimes called "e;the three poles"e;.

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Presss Open Access publishing program.

Provides a comprehensive synthesis of a fundamental phenomenon, the species–area relationship, addressing theory, evidence and application.

From the photographer who brought Thoreau's Walden and Cape Cod to life comes a new work combining classic literature with brand-new photography.

The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences.

In Fly-Fishing, Christopher Schaberg ponders his lifetime pursuit of the widely mythologized art of fly-fishing.

As climate change continues to threaten both our economic and ecological well-being, countries around the world are trying to implement green strategies that will simultaneously curb emissions and spur economic growth.

A compelling story of place, Steward's Fork explores northwest California's magnificent Klamath Mountains-a region that boasts a remarkable biodiversity, a terrain so rugged that significant landscape features are still being discovered there, and a wealth of natural resources that have been used, and more recently abused, by humans for millennia.

In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin's sexual selection theory.

During the last decades, landscape ecology has developed tremendously.

This book brings together a wide range of sampling methods for investigating different arthropod groups.

Agricultural droughts affect whole societies, leading to higher food costs, threatened economies, and even famine.

Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planningis part of a larger study that was conducted in response to a request from the U.

Harvest of Fish and Wildlife: New Paradigms for Sustainable Management unites experts in wildlife and fishery sciences for an interdisciplinary overview of harvest management.

Legal frameworks to ''reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation'' (REDD+) are analysed to focus on protections and benefits for indigenous peoples and forest communities.

North American deserts-lands of little water-have long been home to a surprising diversity of aquatic life, from fish to insects and mollusks.

Sustainable Uses and Prospects of Medicinal Plants presents information on less known and underexplored medicinal plant species in various regions of the world.

This book explores the field of environmental studies emphasizing its multidisciplinary nature.

This volume is a collection of the some of the most significant lectures that well-known experts presented at our two international "e;summits on evolution"e; (2005, 2009) as updated and revised chapters.

The environmental crisis besieges morality with unanswered questions and ethical dilemmas, requiring fresh examination of nature''s value, animal rights, activism, and despair.

Maritime canals dissolve natural barriers to the dispersal of marine organisms, thus providing novel opportunities for natural dispersal, as well as for shipping-mediated transport.

The Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is rapidly receiving signatures and ratifications.

While politicians, entrepreneurs, and even school children could tell you that sustainability is an important and nearly universal value, many of them, and many of us, may struggle to define the term, let alone trace its history.

This book examines the concept of liberty in relation to civilization's ability to live within ecological limits.

The book synthesizes nomenclature, systematics, and descriptions of North American mammal species.

In 1885, San Antonio architect Alfred Giles began buying the land that would become Hillingdon Ranch, eventually accumulating 13,000 acres near the town of Comfort in Kendall County.

This book explores a specific ecosystem in depth, in order to weave a story built on place and history.

The purpose of this book is to analyze, with actual examples, different techniques that have been developed to tackle the complex task of making an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of a project.

Empire forestry the broadly shared forest management practice that emerged in the West in the nineteenth century may have originated in Europe, but it would eventually reshape the landscapes of colonies around the world.

Although the impacts of climate change are certainly global, its manifestations and subsequent consequences begin locally.

Using the lens of environmental history, William D.

This novel text assembles some of the most intriguing voices in modern conservation biology.

The first comprehensive book to be published about the wildlife of the Brecon Beacons is a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series, and reveals the natural wonders of this seemingly wild and inhospitable mountain landscape.

The Environmental Moment is a collection of documents that reveal the significance of the years 1968-1972 to the environmental movement in the United States.