Environmental Conservation & Protection

In this book Mark Everard argues that governments and citizens too often take the air we breathe for granted. Air and the wider atmosphere are vital in protecting us from radiation, maintaining climate and weather patterns, dispersing water, seeds and...

By the turn of the millennium, it had become painfully apparent that the United States had made some serious misjudgments in its interactions with the natural world. The country's treasured national parks, while remaining immensely popular tourist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789982240536Author M. J. TumbareFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Bookworld Publishers LtdPublisher Bookworld Publishers LtdWeight(grams)...

'The world has enough for everybody's need, but not enough for one person's greed' Gandhi Greens are driven by a concern with the fate of future generations and the natural world on which we all depend. They argue that theirs is the only way of ensuring...

This synopsis covers evidence for the effects of conservation interventions for native farmland wildlife. It is restricted to evidence captured on the website www.conservationevidence.com. It includes papers published in the journal Conservation...

The Earthshot concept is simple: Urgency + Optimism = Action. We have ten years to turn the tide on the environmental crisis, but we need the world's best solutions and one shared goal - to save our planet.It's not too late, but we need collective action...

How do plants make a living? Some plants are gamblers, others are swindlers. Some plants are habitual spenders while others are strugglers and miserly savers. Plants have evolved a spectacular array of solutions to the existential problems of survival...

South Georgia is a remote and beautiful island with a varied and intriguing history. This extensively illustrated book is the only comprehensive account of the island, combining historical, geographical, commercial, scientific and political events in a...

As recently as ten years ago, out of every ten African elephants that died, four fell at the hands of poachers. The figure today is eight. Rhinoceroses are being slaughtered throughout their ranges. The Vietnamese one-horned rhinoceros is extinct, the...

From Anger to Action tells the stories of the citizens' movements charting new paths to tackle the big global challenges that lie behind the political upheavals of our times. Drawing on candid insights from citizens, activists, and innovators, and their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593537343Author Dayton DuncanFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 1021gDimensions(mm) 237mm * 165mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578268603Author Sandra Ann HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Hatherleigh Press,U.S.Publisher Hatherleigh Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640093676Author Kathleen Moore DeanFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541672390Author Thor HansonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 142mm * 33mm

Humankind has the capacity and know-how to create Earth-honoring cultures in a new way for new times. Through tapping into ancestral memories, taking what's best from the human potential movement, and collaborating with present day indigenous peoples we...

A beautiful, full-color book showcasing 20 best practice designs from ecovillages around the world. Includes more than 300 photographs, maps and diagrams. * Features well-established ecovillages such as Findhorn in Scotland or Auroville in India and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632205964Author Loft PublicationsFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 1270gDimensions(mm)...

As heard on This American LifeGeorgie Codd is scared of fish. Really, really scared.Loving the sea and resenting her phobia, she plots to cross continents, learn to dive and swim with the world's biggest fish: the mighty whale shark.Georgie soon plunges...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807055403Author Robin BroadFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345326492Author Edward AbbeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm)...

Monitoring has become fashionable. Business now talks about monitoring its activities, efficiency, costs and profits. The National Health Service is monitoring general practices and hospitals; it is keen to have more information about efficiency and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640095304Author Kathleen Dean MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

Most studies of law enforcement deal with police work, and many are concerned with underenforcement of selective enforcement as problems. This book shifts the focus to social and economic regulation and the issue of compliance.Book InformationISBN...

In 1962, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring sounded an alarm: the natural environment is being dangerously degraded because of human activity. Ever since, environmental protection has been a major societal concern. A robust system of environmental laws has...

Protected areas and conservation policies ore usually established with only local nature and wildlife in mind. Yet they con have far reaching consequences for local populations, often undermining their access to resources and their livelihoods. This book...

Field to Palette: Dialogues on Soil and Art in the Anthropocene is an investigation of the cultural meanings, representations, and values of soil in a time of planetary change. The book offers critical reflections on some of the most challenging...

Treating the symptoms of global ecological stress isn't enough; we need to think about sustainability in an entirely different light The developed world, increasingly aware of "inconvenient truths" about global warming and sustainability, is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538719985Author David AttenboroughFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Grand Central PublishingWeight(grams)...

The climate crisis requires that we drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions across all sectors of society. The Story of CO2 contributes to this vital conversation by highlighting the cutting-edge science and emerging technologies - a number of which...

The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, created by President Obama in 2016 and eviscerated by the Trump administration in 2017, contains more archaeological sites than any other region in the United States. It's also a spectacularly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899296293Author Ted HooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Alphabet and Image LtdPublisher Alphabet and Image Ltd

Can Orthodox Christianity offer spiritual resources uniquely suited to the environmental concerns of today? This book makes the case emphatically that it can indeed. In addition to being the first substantial and comprehensive collection of essays, in...

Since the early 2000s, authoritarianism has risen as an increasingly powerful global phenomenon. This shift has not only social and political implications, but also environmental implications: authoritarian leaders seek to recast the relationship between...

With a new introduction by the author Some thousands of years ago, the world was home to an immense variety of large mammals. From wooly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers to giant ground sloths and armadillos the size of automobiles, these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780261720Author Maite MompoFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint New Internationalist Publications LtdPublisher New Internationalist Publications...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399535017Author Greg CravenFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 234g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888394903Author Richard NaisbittFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

The barn owl is a 'flagship' species, at the top of the food chain, and its presence or absence is a good indicator of the health of the countryside. This is the enjoyable and informative story of the author's success in restoring this beautiful bird to...

We've been "saving the planet" for decades now and the crises have only got worse. Many of us-environmentalists included-continue to live deeply unsustainable lives. At home, affluent citizens "buy green"; while at work, they maximise profits with dirty...

"Ecological Design" is a landmark volume that helped usher in an exciting new era in green design and sustainability planning. Since its initial publication in 1996, the book has been critically important in sparking dialogue and triggering collaboration...