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Reviving Lakes and Wetlands in People's Republic of China, Volume 3
Best Practices and Prospects for the Sanjiang Plain Wetlands
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
The Sanjiang Plain wetlands are among the most important wetlands in the People’s Republic of China with unique habitats, species, and ecology. There is a considerable body of literature devoted to various aspects of the Sanjiang Plain wetlands including their ecological values. Building on lessons...
Altered Environments
The Outer Banks of North Carolina
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
The constant assault of natural forces make fragile barrier islands some of the most rapidly changing locations in the world, but human activities have had enormous impact on these islands as well. In Altered Environments, Jeffrey and Kathleen Pompe explore the complex interactions between nature...
Where Honeybees Thrive
Stories from the Field
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Colony Collapse Disorder, ubiquitous pesticide use, industrial agriculture, habitat reduction—these are just a few of the issues causing unprecedented trauma in honeybee populations worldwide. In this artfully illustrated book, Heather Swan embarks on a narrative voyage to discover solutions to—and...
Indians, Markets, and Rainforests
Theoretical, Comparative, and Quantitative Explorations in the Neotropics
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
This book addresses two important and related questions: does participation in a market economy help or hurt indigenous peoples and how does it affect the conservation of tropical rainforest flora and fauna? Oddly, there have been few quantitative studies that have addressed these issues.
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by William C. Guerrant, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Organic Wesley: A Christian Perspective on Food, Farming, and Faith examines the intersection of the teachings of John Wesley with the ethics of the contemporary food movement. Wesley’s teachings can provide us with guidance as we seek to make food choices that are consistent...
Rekindling Community
Connecting People, Evnironment and Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Climate change, species extinction, war and alienation. These are just some of the threats that imperil a world that gives us life. There is no single solution, but one thing is certain. Unless humanity learns how to rekindle community, all other efforts will wither on the vine. This timely new Schumacher...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2014
This book presents key lessons from community-based risk-reduction practices in Japan, a country that is often hit by disasters and that also has shown strong resilience in coping with those disasters. Japan has a strong governance system for disaster risk reduction. However, the Kobe earthquake of...
Disaster Recovery
Used or Misused Development Opportunity
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
This book explains key lessons learned from diverse disaster situations and analyzes them within the framework of governance, education, and technology, providing a framework for disaster recovery as a development opportunity. In post-disaster situations, different types of resources are put into...
Bad Guys, Bullets, and Boat Chases
True Stories of Florida Game Wardens
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
“Stories are brimming with confrontations and high-stakes action. . . . Lee’s observations radiate authenticity and he effectively conveys his sophisticated knowledge base about the law, the Everglades and the criminal mind and the skill sets of conservation professionals. Once you get into this...
by Grey Owl
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
In 1931 Grey Owl published his first book, The Men of the Last Frontier, a work that is part memoir, part history of the vanishing wilderness in Canada, and part compendium of animal and First Nations tales and lore. A passionate, compelling appeal for the protection and preservation of the natural...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Since UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan launched the Global Compact in 1999, over 12,000 organisations around the world have voluntarily adopted and promoted its values and Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and corruption. This corporate citizenship initiative has been...
by Raymond L. Gold
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
In Ranching, Mining, and the Human Impact of Natural Resource Development, Raymond L. Gold observes and reports on people whose lives have been significantly affected by the industrialization of rural communities in the American West. Such community change research is rarely done, so this classic...
Nature Conservation
Cost Effective Biological Surveys and Data Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1990
The proceedings of a Cost Effective Biological Surveys and Data Analysis workshop held at the old Quarantine Station, North Head, Sydney, in March 1988, under the auspices of the Council of Nature Conservation Ministers (CONCOM) and the Australian Environment Council (AEC).
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Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Urban Environmental Education Review explores how environmental education can contribute to urban sustainability. Urban environmental education includes any practices that create learning opportunities to foster individual and community well-being and environmental quality in cities. It fosters novel...