Natural Law category: 200 books

The destruction of the tropical forest is one of the major problems of our time. Vast areas are rapidly becoming wastelands which support only a few tough weeds, perhaps some cattle, and the farms allowed to the poor. This book provides a vision of hope: in Latin America. Africa. And South...

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Lands lost to desert may effectively be lost for ever, so desertification is humanity's most obvious despoliation to the planet. It is certainly one of the most serious environmental problems facing the world today. In this book the author describes what is happening and where. Although the problem...

If water resources are to be distributed efficiently, equitably and cost-effectively in this rapidly changing world, then it is clear that current water management practices are no longer feasible. Innovative approaches are required to meet the increasing water demands of a growing world population...

Climate change is dramatically affecting freshwater supplies, particularly in the developing world. The papers in this volume present a powerful case for and exploration of different freshwater adaptation strategies in the face of global climatic change. The volume centres on six detailed case studies,...

In the last forty years, agriculture in the industrialised countries has undergone a revolution. That has dramatically increased yields, but it has also led to extensive rural depopulation; widespread degradation of the environment; contamination of food with agrochemicals and bacteria; more routine...

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Un contadino ci salverà! La piccola agricoltura è l’unica garanzia di cibo per tutti. Questo libro spiega perché Questo libro traccia il solco per difendere l’agricoltura contadina e i piccoli agricoltori: quelli che coltivano la terra -da sempre, in tutto il mondo- per vivere dei suoi...

Tomatoes could not be grown commercially without the help of their wild relatives. A single wild species of rice has helped double rice production in Asia. Wild silk-worms are enabling India to expand its silk industry. A wild carp with resistance to cold has been used to extend Soviet carp production...

This book is one of the first to supply the means for evaluating recreational resources in economic terms. Originally published in 1967.

Most of the world's population lives on or near the coasts. Every nation not completely landlocked has used the sea as its supposedly self-cleansing garbage dump. Now the effects are being felt. There is not a coast in the world which is not dangerously polluted. Sewage, oil, plastics, industrial...

Endling noun The very last individual of a species. These are not trophy tales of the wildlife photographer or his ancestor, the hunter. Nor are these entreaties of the save-the-world variety. Curious and clinical, irreverent but reasoned, these essays and exposes by one of India's best-known investigative...

The connections between communities and forests are complex and evolving, presenting challenges to forest managers, researchers, and communities themselves. Dependency on timber extraction and timber-related industries is no longer a universal characteristic of the forest community. Remoteness is...

Este libro ofrece una visión integral de la pesca comercial mexicana; dividido en cuatro capítulos, su autora hace referencia a los espacios marinos donde se desarrollan las actividades pesqueras; atiende el principal contenido de la Ley General de Pesca y Acuacultura Sustentable, así como algunos...