Environmental Conservation Protection category: 3266 books
The Disney Conservation Fund
Carrying Forward a Conservation Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
A photo-driven, commemorative book celebrating the Disney Conservation Fund's 20th anniversary in 2015-2016.
An Environmental History of the World
Humankind's Changing Role in the Community of Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
This second edition of An Environmental History of the World continues to present a concise history, from ancient to modern times, of the interactions between human societies and the natural environment, including the other forms of life that inhabit our planet. Throughout their evolutionary history,...
Conservation for Cities
How to Plan & Build Natural Infrastructure
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
It's time to think differently about cities and nature. Understanding how to better connect our cities with the benefits nature provides will be increasingly important as people migrate to cities and flourish in them. All this urban growth, along with challenges of adapting to climate change, will...
by Werner Antweiler
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
As businesses face an increasing array of environmental challenges, including climate change, air and water pollution, and solid waste management, environmental management has become an increasingly important area of expertise. Elements of Environmental Management is an interdisciplinary textbook...
by Michael L. Schummer, Heath M. Hagy, K. Sarah Fleming
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Moist-soil wetlands are seasonally flooded areas that produce early-succession plant communities of grasses, sedges, and other herbaceous plants. Moist-soil wetland plants provide food and cover for a diversity of wildlife species, including waterfowl and other waterbirds. Thus, conservation and management...
People, Plants and Protected Areas
A Guide to in Situ Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Conservation of plant resources is often focused on seed banks and botanical gardens. However, the two authors of this volume present a comprehensive conservation strategy that complements this ex-situ approach with practical guidance on in-situ management and conservation of plant resources. The...
Freshwater Ecosystems in Protected Areas
Conservation and Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Freshwater ecosystems have the greatest species diversity per unit area and many endangered species. This book shows that, rather than being a marginal part of terrestrial protected area management, freshwater conservation is central to sustaining biodiversity. It focuses on better practices for conserving...
North Pacific Temperate Rainforests
Ecology and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
The North Pacific temperate rainforest, stretching from southern Alaska to northern California, is the largest temperate rainforest on earth. This book provides a multidisciplinary overview of key issues important for the management and conservation of the northern portion of this rainforest, located...
by Jeffrey A. McNeely
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Protected areas around the globe national parks, wildlife reserves, biosphere reserves will prosper only if they are supported by the public, the private sector, and the full range of governmagencies. Yet such support is unlikely unless society appreciates the importance of protected areas to its...
Negotiating Environmental Agreements
How To Avoid Escalating Confrontation Needless Costs And Unnecessary Litigation
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
When business leaders, governmofficials, and other stakeholders come to the table in an environmental, health, or safety dispute, acrimony often results, leading to expensive and time-consuming litigation. Not only does this waste precious resources, but rarely does the process produce the best outcome...
The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada
From Boys to Men
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
The Great Depression of the 1930s had a devastating impact on sparsely populated Nevada and its two major industries, mining and agriculture. Luckily, thanks to Nevada’s powerful Senate delegation, Roosevelt’s New Deal funding flowed abundantly into the state. Among the programs thus supported...
Media, Ecology and Conservation
Using the Media to Protect the World's Wildlife and Ecosystems
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
This book focuses on global connectivity and the role of new digital and traditional media in bringing people together to protect the world's endangered wildlife and conserve fragile and threatened habitats. New media offers opportunities for like-minded individuals, community groups, businesses,...
Environmental Transformations
A Geography of the Anthropocene
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
From the depths of the oceans to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, the human impact on the environment is significant and undeniable. These forms of global and local environmental change collectively appear to signal the arrival of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This is a geological...
Ethics on the Ark
Zoos, Animal Welfare, and Wildlife Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
Ethics on the Ark presents a passionate, multivocal discussion—among zoo professionals, activists, conservation biologists, and philosophers—about the future of zoos and aquariums, the treatment of animals in captivity, and the question of whether the individual, the species, or the ecosystem...