Conservation of the Environment

From tulsi to turmeric, echinacea to elderberry, medicinal herbs are big businessbut do they deliver on their healing promise to those who consume ...

How Silent Spring stands as a monument to a unique, loving relationship between Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, and how such love underpins a ne...

Cet ouvrage réunit les contributions présentées dans le colloque international organisé par lÉcole supérieure de commerce extérieur (ESCE, Viet Nam...

From one of the worlds leading historians comes the first substantial study of environmentalism set in any country outside the Euro-American world ...

Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of dis...

A radical proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of local and regional wood in home ...

Climate change and biodiversity decline are the major challenges humankind is now facing, with profound consequences for people and the ecosystems....

This book examines the legal protection and management of inland waters in Europe.With inland waters facing a range of significant threats, includ...

This book examines the challenges of sustainably managing and conserving Cordyceps sinensis, a rare species of fungus largely grown in Tibet, curre...

This highly original volume investigates and documents the complex interactions between small family farms and Man and Biosphere Reserves in Cuba. ...

This book offers a comparative analysis of the experiences, responses, and adaptations of people to climate variability and environmental change ac...

This book presents a comprehensive study of the role that the Blue Flag beach program has played around the world, considering economic, social and...

This book examines Africas current food system and future challenges for food security over the next twenty-five years.Africa is on the rise and by...

This book examines Africas current food system and future challenges for food security over the next twenty-five years.Africa is on the rise and by...

An inspiring reminder of the incredible resource that is our public lands. Brendan Leonard, author of The Camping Life and Surviving the Great Outd...

Celebrates the power of trees to oxygenate the planet, purify water and air, lower city temperatures, provide habitat, nurture the soul, and provid...

In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters, Robert K. Musil redefines the achievements and legacy of environmental pioneer and scientist Rachel Carson, linki...

Glass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and walling. It consid...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, an inspiring vision of how to reorient our lives around gratitude, reciprocit...

Today, there is growing interest in conservation and anthropologists have an important role to play in helping conservation succeed for the sake of...

Today, there is growing interest in conservation and anthropologists have an important role to play in helping conservation succeed for the sake of...

Details profound examples of lifes resilience and makes a convincing case that the natural world still has a lot worth fighting for. Paul Greenberg...

ICE Manual of Blue-Green Infrastructure draws together an exceptional breadth of material to provide a complete practical reference on Blue-Green I...

As the popularity of the national parks grows, so do the challenges of visiting and managing them. This innovative book uses crowdsourcing - postin...

An exciting foray into Earth's inland waters, the remarkable species they contain, and the conservation challenges of protecting them.When we call ...

Explores how elites restrict access to public beaches around the globe Beaches are a beloved form of public space. Yet there has been an alarming g...

Explores how elites restrict access to public beaches around the globe Beaches are a beloved form of public space. Yet there has been an alarming g...

What you eat doesnt just impact you it shapes the world around you. Our endless food choices come at a steep cos...