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Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical Asia and Africa

A comprehensive survey of exemplary wetlands that highlights their importance for local livelihoods as well as for global biodiversityCovering 17 different regions, Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical As…

Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America

Comprehensive wetland analysis for conservationists, professionals, and researchersWetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation explores the c…

Pete Christlieb (geb. 1945)

Conversations With Warne Vol.1

Jennifer L Bristol

Wild Women for Good

Women have been shaping the conservation movement in Texas since the nineteenth century, though their stories are rarely told. Women played an invaluable role in the establishment of parks, protection of …

W Puck Brecher

Loving and Loathing Wildlife in Japan

For over a century, Japan has vexed and disappointed its Western allies by resisting their efforts to protect biodiversity. Consequently, foreign critics have long derided Japan as "the world's bolde…

Bill Evans (Piano) (1929-1980)

Conversations With Myself (180g)

»Conversations With Myself« wurde 1963 aufgenommen und brachte Evans 1964 seinen ersten Grammy Award in der Kategorie Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group ein. Außerdem erhielt es 1963 eine 5…

High Altitude Medicinal Plants

This volume explores the unique botanical wealth of high altitude medicinal plants, examining their ecological significance, traditional uses, and the urgent need for conservation.For millennia, humans ha…

Delta Ecosystems

This comprehensive volume delves into the intricacies of delta ecosystems, focusing on the transition from contamination to conservation. It addresses the critical challenges faced by these unique environ…

Tomas Cole,

Possessed Landscapes

When spirits guard forests, conservation becomes revolution - and liberation grows from the soil In 2011 Myanmar emerged from what was by some counts the longest ongoing war in the world. Amid the flurry …

Noah Theriault

A Forest of Dreams

After the fall of the Marcos regime in 1986, the Philippines became the first country in Asia to codify Indigenous rights. This hard-fought reform aimed to protect the ancestral lands of the archipelago's…

Carrol L Henderson

A National Legacy

An expansive account of how Minnesota became the epicenter of nongame wildlife conservationMinnesota became a national leader for a new era of conservation in 1977 when the state's Department of Natural R…

Ya¿ar Demirel

Energy

Introduction: Basic Definitions.- Energy Sources.- Mechanical Energy and Electrical Energy.- Internal Energy and Enthalpy.- Energy Balances.- Energy Balances.- Energy Production.- Energy Conversion.- Ener…

Micah S Muscolino

Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People

State-led conservation transformed Gansu's landscape---rural communities bore the costsFrom the 1940s to the 1960s, soil and water conservation measures transformed both the arid, erosion-prone environmen…

Zackary A Graham

Crayfish, Crawfish, Crawdad

Whatever you call them---crayfish, crawfish, or crawdads---these small crustaceans are a vital piece of the larger ecosystem, and though they're found nationwide, the American Southeast and Appalachia are…

Woman's Hour

Conversations

Woman’s Hour sind keine Durchschnittsband. Der erste Hinweis liegt im Namen des Londoner Quartetts, der vom Titel einer beliebten Frauensendung im BBC4 Radio stammt. Der zweite Hinweis kommt aus ihren gra…

James Campbell

Heart of the Jaguar

The jaguar is the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere. A resilient and efficient predator, it is one of the wildest creatures left on the planet. However, a million years after it appeared in the New Wo…

Patan

The shared history of the World Heritage site Patan and the Institute of Conservation, University of Applied Arts Vienna, goes back 15 years now. Annual on-site campaigns under the leadership of Gabriela …

Rick A Adams

Bats of the Rocky Mountain West

"Bats of the Rocky Mountain West is a guidebook to the behaviors, species, and habitats of bats throughout the Rocky Mountains. Adams displays a deep appreciation for bats, while also emphasizing the…

James Campbell

Heart of the Jaguar

Once indigenous to North America, the jaguar is one of the wildest creatures left on the planet, a resilient and efficient predator, with a natural habitat that extends throughout Mexico and Central and S…