Environmental Conservation Protection category: 3266 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Understanding how rhetoric, and environmental rhetoric in particular, informs and is informed by local and global ecologies contributes to our conversations about sustainability and resilience — the preservation and conservation of the earth and the future of human society. This book explores some...
Hunting Practices of the Wachiperi
Demystifying Indigenous Environmental Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2014
When it comes to environmental conservation and sustainable development initiatives in tropical forests, indigenous peoples are key players. They have been described often as either conservationists or destroyers of biodiversity. The position adopted on this matter is important because it guides the...
by Andrew Newsham, Shonil Bhagwat
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Conservation and development share an intertwined history dating back to at least the 1700s. But what are the prospects for reconciling the two, and how far have we come with this project? This book explores these questions through a detailed consideration of the past, present and future of the relationship...
by William J. Sutherland, Lynn V. Dicks, Nancy Ockendon
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
What Works in Conservation has been created to provide practitioners with answers to these and many other questions about practical conservation. This book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of 1277 conservation interventions based on summarized scientific evidence. The 2018 edition contains...
by Peter Feinsinger
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
Anyone working in biodiversity conservation or field ecology should understand and utilize the common-sense process of scientific inquiry: observing surroundings, framing questions, answering those questions through well-designed studies, and, in many cases, applying results to decision making. Yet...
Birder's Conservation Handbook
100 North American Birds at Risk
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2010
Until now there has been no single, comprehensive resource on the status of North America's most threatened birds and what people can do to help protect them. Birder's Conservation Handbook is the only book of its kind, written specifically to help birders and researchers understand the threats while...
The Planner’s Guide to Natural Resource Conservation:
The Science of Land Development Beyond the Metropolitan Fringe
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2009
Much of the country’s recent population growth is situated in exurban areas. By many accounts exurbanization has become the dominant pattern of land development in the country and there is no indication it will slow in the foreseeable future (Theobald 2005; Brown et al. 2005; Glennon and Kretser...
Conservation and Development in Cambodia
Exploring frontiers of change in nature, state and society
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Written by leading authorities from Australasia, Europe and North America, this book examines the dynamic conflicts and synergies between nature conservation and human development in contemporary Cambodia.
After suffering conflict and stagnation in the late twentieth century, Cambodia has experienced...
Natural Visions
The Power of Images in American Environmental Reform
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Walden Pond. The Grand Canyon.Yosemite National Park. Throughout the twentieth century, photographers and filmmakers created unforgettable images of these and other American natural treasures. Many of these images, including the work of Ansel Adams, continue to occupy a prominent place in the American...
Large Carnivore Conservation
Integrating Science and Policy in the North American West
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Drawing on six case studies of wolf, grizzly bear, and mountain lion conservation in habitats stretching from the Yukon to Arizona, Large Carnivore Conservation argues that conserving and coexisting with large carnivores is as much a problem of people and governance—of reconciling diverse and sometimes...
An Introduction to Disturbance Ecology
A Road Map for Wildlife Management and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
This book represents an introductory review of disturbance ecology and threat analysis, providing schematic concepts and approaches useful for work on sites that are affected by the impact of human actions. It is aimed at conservation and environmental practitioners, who will find tips for choosing...
Conservation Biology
For the Coming Decade
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Refecting what a new generation of conservation biologists is doing and thinking, this vital and far ranging second edition explores where conservation biology is heading. It challenges many conventions of conservation biology by exposing certain weaknesses of widely accepted principles. Combining...
by Elijah K. Biamah, Michael K. Biamah
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Environmental Degradation and Dryland Agro-Technologies in Northwest China” is a documentation of past and present research, training and extension experiences on: environmental degradation; conservation farming systems; water and nutrient management options; soil and water management technologies...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
The diamond-backed terrapin is not only a uniquely evolved and beautiful turtle, it also has a long history as a vital American food source. Once so numerous that people reportedly grew tired of eating them, diamond-backed terrapins are greatly reduced in numbers today and have become an icon of salt...