Environmental Conservation Protection category: 3266 books
by John Muir
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book-collection file includes: The Grand Canon of the Colorado (article), The Mountains of California, Steep Trails, Stickeen (article), The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, Travels in Alaska, Yosemite, My First Summer in the Sierras, and Alaska Days with John Muir (by S. Hall Young). According to...
by Jo Roderick
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Just how Green is Green? Recycled Thoughts will change your views on current environmental challenges. We can no longer afford to ignore the obvious because it is inconvenient.
Logos, slogans, and Carbon Footprints are not Magic Filters that clean up our environment. These concepts are often...
by John Muir
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Travelogue by the renowned naturalist. According to Wikipedia: "John Muir (April 21, 1838 December 24, 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of conservation of U.S. wilderness. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife, especially...
Written in Water
Messages of Hope for Earth's Most Precious Resource
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
*Written in Water: Messages of Hope for Earth's Most Precious Resource *comprises a collection of essays authored by heroes and leaders in the field of water solutions and innovations—a broad range of people from varied disciplines who have contributed their hearts and minds to bringing awareness...
Nature's Return
An Environmental History of Congaree National Park
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Located at the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers in central South Carolina, Congaree National Park protects the nation’s largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest. Modern visitors to the park enjoy a pristine landscape that seems ancient and untouched by human hands,...
by Fergus Beeley, Rosamund Kidman Cox, Jonathan Porritt
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010
Planet Earth is the most spectacular look at our planet that has ever been broadcast. It has made millions of viewers aware of the breathtaking beauty and variety of life on our planet, and just as importantly how fragile that life can be.
The premise of Planet Earth - The Future is to identify...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Of all the books written about the problems of sustainable development and environmental protection, Sustainable Development: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy is one of the first to examine the role of science, economics and law, and ethics as generally applied to decision making on sustainable...
by C. Alexis Lane
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Across North America and around the world, a significant shift from conventional to unconventional energy extraction is occurring like never before. As traditional energy sources dwindle and the insatiable demand for fossil fuels continues to increase, civilization seems to be taking greater and greater...
Our Forest, Your Ecosystem, Their Timber
Communities, Conservation, and the State in Community-Based Forest Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2007
Community-based forest management (CBFM) is a model of forest management in which a community takes part in decision making and implementation, and monitoring of activities affecting the natural resources around them. CBFM provides a framework for a community members to secure access to the products...
Partnerships for Protection
New Strategies for Planning and Management for Protected Areas
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Taking into consideration the fact that many ecosystems are under-represented in protected areas of land and water and traditional management methods have often been ineffective, this volume describes how improvements can be made. Specifically, it explores ways of ensuring that all major ecosystems...
Ecovillages around the World
20 Regenerative Designs for Sustainable Communities
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
A beautiful, full-color book showcasing 20 best practice designs from ecovillages around the world
• Features well-established ecovillages such as Findhorn in Scotland or Auroville in India and newer initiatives such as Hua Tao in China
• Highlights the unique features of each project...
Rat Island
Predators in Paradise and the World's Greatest Wildlife Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Rat Island rises from the icy gray waters of the Bering Sea, a mass of volcanic rock covered with tundra, midway between Alaska and Siberia. Once a remote sanctuary for enormous flocks of seabirds, the island gained a new name when shipwrecked rats colonized, savaging the nesting birds by the thousands....
Energy Conservation In Whatever Way
Common Facts Everyone Should Know About Energy Saving And Finding Alternative Fuel Sources So You Can Do Your Share In Protecting The Environment
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
There are lots of easy ways to stop wasting energy. You don't have to go build a windmill in your backyard or join aggressive support groups if that's not your style in order to make a difference. We all have to realize that making little changes in our own lives can greatly lessen the harmful effects...
Global Ecopolitics
Crisis, Governance, and Justice
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Despite sporadic news coverage of extreme weather, international conventions on climate change, or special UN days, rarely do we participate in a sustained analysis of environmental policy making. To remedy this shortcoming and to propel the discussion forward, Peter J. Stoett provides a concise introduction...