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The UNESCO World Heritage Convention has become one of the most successful UN instruments for promoting cultural diplomacy and dialogue on conservation of cultural and natural heritage. This book provides an overview of the convention through an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641370400Author Adrian HertelFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint New Degree PressPublisher New Degree PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

One of Rick Bass's most widely respected works of natural history, The Ninemile Wolves follows the fate of a modern wolf pack, the first known group of wolves to attempt to settle in Montana outside protected national park territory. The wolf inspires...

"Papa Goose is destined to become a classic. This book has everything in it I love: great animals beautifully portrayed as individuals; cool science; drama, discovery, and personal transformation." -Sy Montgomery, author of Birdology and The...

Synthesizing theoretical and empirical analyses of the processes that help shape these unique ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests looks at the effects of evolutionary histories, past climate change, and ecological dynamics on the origin and maintenance of...

Few sporting events attract as much attention, or create as much spectacle, as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Each March, despite subzero temperatures and white-out winds, hundreds of dogs and dozens of mushers journey to Anchorage, Alaska, to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062735249Author Paul RezendesFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 180g

New or recently sterilized islands (for example through volcanic activity), provide ecologists with natural experiments in which to study colonization, development and establishment of new biological communities. Studies carried out on islands like this...

Bringing together new writing by some of the field's most compelling voices from the United States and Europe, this is the first book to examine Italy-as a territory of both matter and imagination-through the lens of the environmental humanities. The...

This fourth installment in the hilarious and highly illustrated full-color Superpower Field Guide series features Olenka, an ordinary eel. Olenka may be slimy, wiggly, and the colour of mud, but never, ever underestimate an eel. Meet Olenka, an ordinary...

Discover whether honey beekeeping is right for you and find out everything you need to know to keep and acquire bees in this comprehensive guide. Honey Bee Hobbyist, 2nd Edition counsels the beginning beekeeper on all things honeybee related, from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626560246Author Tom SzakyFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Berrett-KoehlerPublisher Berrett-KoehlerWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 218mm * 142mm *...

We shriek about them, slap and spray them, and generally think of insects (when we think of them at all) as pests. Yet, if all insects, or even a critical few, were to disappear--if there were none to pollinate plants, serve as food for other animals,...