Nature

A New World-System: From Chaos to Sustainability examines the present crisis in the social and ecological environment that is producing profound, potentially catastrophic challenges to the planet and humanity and outlines a process for moving forward to...

From the pre-Columbian era to the present, native Amazonians have shaped the land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by...

Awareness of the use of animals in human society in fields such as farming, biotechnology and sport is dogged by the lack of a clear and objective exposition of the issues involved and a sense of possible conflict between human and animal welfare. This...

Indonesia's commitment to reducing land-based greenhouse gas emissions significantly includes the expansion of conservation areas, but these developments are not free of conflicts. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of agrarian conflicts in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640091757Author Gary SnyderFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743297073Author Bill CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 140g

On September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set foot on the land that would become Manhattan. Today, it's difficult to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson has been working to do just that. Mannahatta: A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061976209Author Philip HoareFormat PaperbackPage Count 453Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 345g

With a new Preface by the authorWhen disasters strike, people are not the only victims. Hurricane Katrina raised public attention about how disasters affect dogs, cats, and other animals considered members of the human family. In this short but powerful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354894374Author Parimal BhattacharyaFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint HarperCollins IndiaPublisher HarperCollins IndiaDimensions(mm) 220mm * 140mm *...

Loss of biodiversity is one of the great environmental challenges facing humanity but unfortunately efforts to reduce the rate of loss have so far failed. At the same time, these efforts have too often resulted in unjust social outcomes in which people...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760554200Author Gisela KaplanFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Macmillan AustraliaPublisher Pan Macmillan AustraliaWeight(grams) 495gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583228678Author Derrick JensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 453Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 538g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946206292Author Peter PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Wynstones PressPublisher Wynstones Press

From the Great Plains to the Arctic tundra, the American West, including Alaska, is home to a stunning variety of birds. This indispensable volume, both a field guide and a site-finding guide, provides an ideal introduction to the pleasures of birding...

"Absoliutno blagopoluchnoe ozero Baikal!" the Russian scientist looking out over the great lake says. "Lake Baikal is Perfect!" And humans can never harm it. For a man cut loose from his life in the U.S., Lake Baikal-Siberia's sacred...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954228160Author Marc ParnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Naturalist & Traveler PressPublisher Naturalist & Traveler PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983652397Author Antonio ZamoraFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Zamora Consulting, LLCPublisher Zamora Consulting, LLCWeight(grams)...

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2022 *'The very treeline is on the move: a devastating image. This book is an evocative, wise and unflinching exploration of what it will mean for humanity.' Jay GriffithsThe Arctic treeline is the...

Islands and Snakes contains 13 chapters describing ecological systems with foci on snakes and their ecological roles on islands around the world. Each chapter is written by one or more authors who is an authority on that particular system. Summaries of...

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying explanations for those behaviors. "Organized natural history"...

Discover the geographic approach to conservation land management and landscape conservation. Geographic information system (GIS) technology offers a comprehensive tool for conservation professionals. A modern GIS gives users a real-time look at their...

In 1867, John Muir set out on foot to explore the botanical wonders of the South, keeping a detailed journal of his adventures as he traipsed from Kentucky southward to Florida. One hundred and fifty years later, on a similar whim, veteran Atlanta...

The development of the modern world has brought with it rampant light pollution, destroying the ancient mystery of night and exacting a terrible price--wasted energy, damage to human health, and the sometimes fatal interruption of the life patterns of...

To provide useful and meaningful information, long-term ecological programs need to implement solid and efficient statistical approaches for collecting and analyzing data. This volume provides rigorous guidance on quantitative issues in monitoring, with...

In Aldo Leopold and an Ecological Conscience ecologists, wildlife biologists, and other professional conservationists explore the ecological legacy of Aldo Leopold and his A Sand Country Almanac and his contributions to the environmental movement, the...

Fluorite is found everywhere, has been important to industry for centuries, and is a minor ornamental material as well. Fluorite presents a fascinating array of colors, habits, and associated minerals and is widely available. See spectacularly large...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683646129Author Erin Yu-Juin McMorrowFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Sounds TruePublisher Sounds TrueWeight(grams) 133g

World-renowned canopy biologist Nalini Nadkarni has climbed trees on four continents with scientists, students, artists, clergymen, musicians, activists, loggers, legislators, and Inuits, gathering diverse perspectives. In "Between Earth and Sky", a rich...

*NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF 2020*The curious and vanishing world of ice in Greenland, told through 24 hours in the life of a polar scientist.'Insightful, lyrical, and personal' - Jon Gertner'Evokes the ice sheet's magnificence and...

Animals fall in love, establish rules for fair play, exchange valued goods and services, hold "funerals" for fallen comrades, deploy sex as a weapon, and communicate with one another using rich vocabularies. Animals also get jealous and violent or greedy...

In Engineering Vulnerability Sarah E. Vaughn examines climate adaptation against the backdrop of ongoing processes of settler colonialism and the global climate change initiatives that seek to intervene in the lives of the world's most vulnerable. Her...

Part of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the experts do. Experienced birders use the most easily observed...

For readers and viewers of The Perfect Storm, opening this long-awaited new work by Sebastian Junger will be like stepping off the deck of the Andrea Gail and into the inferno of a fire burning out of control in the steep canyons of Idaho. Here is the...

In this uplifting memoir, a professor and activist shares what birds can teach us about life, social change, and protecting the environment.Trish O'Kane never expected to be a birder. She was a world-traveled journalist with no science background who...

Siberia's Lake Baikal is one of nature's most magnificent creations, the largest and deepest body of fresh water in the world. And yet it is nearly unknown outside of Russia. In Sacred Sea-the first major journalistic examination of Baikal in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781614294443Author Christopher IvesFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

In this short but informative guide, trusted authors Chris and Mathilde Stuart turn mammal ID on its head - literally. The identification of mammal skulls is the subject of this latest addition to the quirky 'Quick Guide' series, and covers the most...

Georges-Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffon's The Epochs of Nature, originally published as Les Epoques de la Nature in 1778, is one of the first great popular science books, a work of style and insight that was devoured by Catherine the Great of Russia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578502960Author Kathleen H KirsanFormat HardbackPage Count 460Imprint Kathleen KirsanPublisher Kathleen KirsanWeight(grams) 1343g