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This document presents a summary of the first Status of the World’s Soil Resources report, the goal of which is to make clear the essential connections between human well-being and the soil. The rep……続きを見る

This edited volume brings together critical research on climate change adaptation discourses, policies, and practices from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Drawing on examples from countries includ……続きを見る

This book collects the findings of a group of scientists and economists who have taken stock of climate change impacts on food and agriculture at global and regional levels over the past two decades……続きを見る

EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform Project is funded by the European Union Foreign Policy Instrument Copyright European Union 2020. All Rights Reserved. 続きを見る

Rising sea levels are going to make our coastlines uninhabitable. Coastlines are where most of us live! Redlining means an area is too risky for investment. Insurance will no longer be available. Se……続きを見る

In 2014, we were bombarded with apocalyptic news about so-called "climate change"ーat least when the power wasn't out due to winter storms or drought-induced wildfires. The IPCC released its Fifth A……続きを見る

Environmental crisis is for real and it’s coming around faster than you think. It’s not a brainchild of some conspiracy theorist but a tangible, perceivable fact, proven by the catastrophic events a……続きを見る

This report aims to provide a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture. It has been prepared by a team of the Food and Agriculture Organization……続きを見る

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics. With emphasi……続きを見る

Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are both important societal goals demanding increasing international attention. While they may seem to be unrelated, the international policy framew……続きを見る

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens ca……続きを見る

Un ensayo académico sobre la ecologìa y su papel cruxial para comprender y resolver los problemas ambientales de forma compleja y holistica. Para lograrlo debe sustentarse en diferentes formas de in……続きを見る

The fourth Factor X publication from the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA), Sustainable Development and Resource Productivity: The Nexus Approaches explores the interdependencies of s……続きを見る

Understanding the governance of complex social-ecological systems is vital in a world faced with rapid environmental change, conflicts over dwindling natural resources, stark disparities between ric……続きを見る

This book systematically analyzes how and why China has expectedly lost and then surprisingly gained ground in the quest to solve the complicated environmental problem of air pollution over the past……続きを見る

Genesis, the seven days of Creation ... Where does the text that makes up the first part of the Bible come from? Is its text a mere introductory poem ... or is it a narrative? What's behind its word……続きを見る

“Top agricultural scientists from around the world have taken up the challenge of sustainable agriculture, with the specific focus on integrating agronomic, climatological, biophysical and socio-eco……続きを見る

Renewable Energy Resources is a numerate and quantitative text. It covers the many renewables technologies implemented worldwide by harnessing sustainable resources, mitigating pollution and climate……続きを見る

As renewed international efforts are needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the livestock sector can contribute its part. An important emitter of greenhouse gas, it also has the potential to signi……続きを見る

'A powerfully disruptive book for disrupted times ... If you're looking for transformative ideas, this book is for you.' KATE RAWORTH, economist and author of Doughnut Economics A Financial Times Bo……続きを見る

his report was prepared by Monique Voogt, SQ Consult BV, and SHI Jingli and ZHONG Caifu, Energy Research Institute of National Development and Reform Commission LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information and ……続きを見る

The Circular Economy in Europe presents an overview and a critical discussion on how circularity is conceived, imagined, and enacted in current EU policy-making. In 2013, the idea of a circular econ……続きを見る

Amidst the beauty of their serene and self-sufficient lifestyle aboard their sloop 'Wind Drifter,' as Car Ingman and his wife sail and explore the choice locations of thousands of miles of the coast……続きを見る

The science that I know is very simple and straight. Just like an apple falling from a tree led to the discovery of a force called Gravity. The concept that I want to place in front of you, has emer……続きを見る

This report was prepared by Gareth Davies and Christian Romig, John McShane and John Perkins, AFRY Management Consulting and ZHAO Yongqiang, LIU Jian and HAN Xue, Energy Research Institute of Nation……続きを見る

This collection of essays reveals a carefully organized and convincing explanation by Albrecht about the interconnection between soil, plants and animals – that everything is related to everything e……続きを見る

This book offers the first multidisciplinary overview of water resources issues and management in the Aral Sea Basin, covering both the Amu Darya and Syr Darya River Basins. The two main rivers of A……続きを見る

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 197. Many of the most basic aspects of the aurora remain unexplained. While in the past terrestrial an……続きを見る

The atmosphere is the thin, diffuse fluid that envelops the Earth's surface. Despite its apparent fragility, the existence of this fluid is vital for human and other life on Earth. In this Very Shor……続きを見る

This textbook is a complete rewrite, and expansion of Hugh Rollinson's highly successful 1993 book Using Geochemical Data: Evaluation, Presentation, Interpretation. Rollinson and Pease's new book co……続きを見る