CK - Environmental Conservation & Protection 7

Bats have long been the focus of fascination, and sometimes fear: they move faultlessly through the darkness and spend the day hanging upside down in gloomy caverns and cracks – most at home where h……続きを見る

A richly illustrated nature tour of Galápagosーnow expanded, thoroughly updated, and with more than 650 color photographs Galápagos is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and profusely illustrated natural ……続きを見る

"One of the penalties of an ecological education," wrote Aldo Leopold, "is that one lives alone in a world of wounds." As climate change and other environmental degradations become more evident, exp……続きを見る

WINNER – BOOK OF THE YEAR - East Anglian Book Awards 2023 ‘A magisterial diary for bird lovers.’ Observer ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Telegraph As seen on BBC Winterwatch 2023 ‘Honest, human and heart-grabbing. I love……続きを見る

Modernity is founded on the belief that the world we build is a human invention, not a part of nature. The ecological consequences of this idea have been catastrophic. We have laid waste to natural ……続きを見る

This Earthーand moneyーsaving guide to sustainable living empowers families everywhere to fight climate change by making practical lifestyle changesーat home at their own pace. Expert author Julia R……続きを見る

Austrian naturalist Viktor Schauberger (1885-1958) was far ahead of his time. From his unusually detailed observations of the natural world, he pioneered a completely new understanding of how nature……続きを見る

Winner, 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title One morning in Miami Beach, an unexpected guest showed up in a luxury condominium complex’s parking garage: an octopus. The image quickly went viral. B……続きを見る

In diesem Buch legen Jensen und seine Mitautoren haarklein dar, dass all die »Lösungen« schöner Schein sind und weit davon entfernt, in eine grüne Zukunft zu führen. Je länger wir vor dieser Wahrhei……続きを見る

Das ausschließlich auf den Menschen bezogene Weltbild in den Gesellschaften Europas und Nordamerikas begünstigt bis heute eine exklusive und un-ökologische Sichtweise auf die natürliche Umwelt. In d……続きを見る

The Little Book of Green Tips is written by David Curnock and is a 96-page hardback book packed full of colour images. It is a useful guide to ways that consumers can improve their own carbon footpr……続きを見る

Den Ansatz der klassischen Historischen Geologie aufgreifend, fokussieren die Autoren in diesem neukonzipierten Lehrbuch auf die biogenen und nicht-biogenen Prozesse der Erdentwicklung. Seit der Ent……続きを見る

In this essay collection, one of the foremost voices in sustainable agriculture sets out a new approach to farming and community engagement. In these six compelling essays, Wes Jackson lays the foun……続きを見る

“A fascinating ecocritical evaluation” of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and other works of the master fantasist (Northeastern Naturalist). The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, an……続きを見る

An exploration of the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy that “enriches our understanding of how to care for our world” (Alan Jacobs, author of Breaking Bread with the Dead). In Narnia and t……続きを見る

In this provocative anthology, scholars consider the meaning and merits of “nature” in debates about biotechnology and the environment. Drawing on philosophy, religion, and political science, this b……続きを見る

Writing especially for people who've tuned out the environmental debate, Rob Jackson persuasively argues that we're at a crucial turning point in environmental history, where choices we make now wil……続きを見る

Conversations on sustainability, renewable energy, and other pressing issues: “A level of intellectual discussion all too absent in our national discourse.” ーBooklist A co-founder of Physicians for……続きを見る

“An unnervingly close-to-home perspective [on] the dynamics and impact of climate change on plants, birds, and myriad other species, including us.”ーBooklist In his meticulous notes on the natural h……続きを見る

Investigating the ethical and practical challenges of one of the greatest threats to biodiversity: invasive species. Across the world, invasive species pose a danger to ecosystems. The UN Convention……続きを見る

This book covers several innovative alternative livelihoods based on mangrove floral resources with their respective SWOT analysis. True mangrove flora and their associates in Indian Sundarbans are ……続きを見る

A Pagan Polemic curates the evolving perspective of Jack Loefflerーitinerant wanderer, environmental warrior, storyteller, and story collectorーwhose true education began when he was marched into th……続きを見る

Biological invasions - the introduction, establishment and spread of invasive alien species - are complex global phenomena that can cause significant environmental, ecological, and economic harm. Al……続きを見る

Trees and humans essentially want the same thing – to live good, happy, purposeful lives and to flourish. We are inextricably bound. Trees provide us with the necessities of life – they clean the ai……続きを見る

Winner, 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title One morning in Miami Beach, an unexpected guest showed up in a luxury condominium complex’s parking garage: an octopus. The image quickly went viral. B……続きを見る

Modernity is founded on the belief that the world we build is a human invention, not a part of nature. The ecological consequences of this idea have been catastrophic. We have laid waste to natural ……続きを見る

Based on a qualitative, ethnographic, observational case study approach, Environmental Preservation and the Grey Cliffs Conflictpresents an analysis of the conflict negotiation between the U.S. Army……続きを見る

"El concepto de Gaia, entendido como un planeta vivo, constituye para mí la base esencial de todo ecologismo que se quiera coherente y práctico; refuta la arraigada visión de que la Tierra es una pr……続きを見る

THE FIFTH INSTALLMENT IN AN AWARD-WINNING, BELOVED SERIES: including The Rise of Wolf 8, The Reign of Wolf 21 (Winner of the Reading the West AwardーNarrative Nonfiction), The Redemption of Wolf 30……続きを見る

From Josh Tickell, one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a “fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil can not only he……続きを見る