Conservation of the Environment

And if anyone knows anything about anything it's Owl who knows something about something. Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne From prehistoric cave paint...

From the renowned wolf researcher and author of The Rise of Wolf 8 and The Reign of Wolf 21 comes a stunning account of an unconventional alpha mal...

Industrial agriculture is generally characterized as either the salvation of a growing, hungry, global population or as socially and environmentall...

The climate crisis requires that we drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions across all sectors of society. The Story of CO2 contributes to this...

Those who have a deep affection for Britains countryside will be totally absorbed by this extraordinary history of environmentalists efforts to con...

Our future is closely tied to that of the variety of life on Earth, and yet there is no greater threat to it than us. From population explosions an...

People generally think they understand the environment and how humans use natural resources, but these ideas are often understood only superficiall...

2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The Ogallala aquifer, a vast underground water reserve extending from South Dakota through Texas, is the pro...

The Canadian Environment in Political Context uses a non-technical approach to introduce environmental politics to undergraduate readers. The secon...

A human and global take on a beloved vacation spot. The crash of surf, smell of salted air, wet whorls of sand underfoot. These are the sensations ...

At the 2019 UN climate change conference, activists and delegates from groups representing Indigenous, youth, women, and labour rights were among t...

Despite sporadic news coverage of extreme weather events, high-level climate change diplomacy, special UN days of celebration, and popular media re...

After the Supreme Court of Canadas 1999 Marshall decision recognized Mikmaw fishers treaty right to fish, the fishers entered the inshore lobster f...

In 1996, the Guatemalan civil war ended with the signing of the Peace Accords, facilitated by the United Nations and promoted as a beacon of hope f...

There is a growing need for public buy-in if democratic processes are to run smoothly. But who exactly is the public? What does their engagement in...

Serpent River Resurgence tells the story of how the Serpent River Anishinaabek confronted the persistent forces of settler colonialism and the effe...

Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty examines the beginning of Canadas aerial war against forest insects and how a tiny handful of officials came t...

Gifford Pinchot, Chief of the United States Forest Service (USFS) from 1905 to 1910, marveled at the Cascades' old growth trees. Yet sadly, despite...

There is a growing need for public buy-in if democratic processes are to run smoothly. But who exactly is the public? What does their engagement in...

The Canadian Environment in Political Context uses a non-technical approach to introduce environmental politics to undergraduate readers. The secon...

Here's a perverse truth: from New Orleans to Bangladesh, women--especially poor women of colour--are suffering most from a crisis they have done no...

Ranging across two centuries of American history, Crossing Great Divides argues that the habit of construing city and country as opposites is at th...

Ranging across two centuries of American history, Crossing Great Divides argues that the habit of construing city and country as opposites is at th...

This comprehensive introduction explores the life and teachings of Confucius, and development of Confucian thought, from ancient times to the prese...

Longlisted, First Nation Communities READ Award Honourable Mention, Alcuin Society Book Design Awards (Prose Illustrated) Arctic/Amazon: Networks o...

Cumulative global transformations, occurring daily, affect important aspects of our life. Characteristic cultural and natural heritage, including s...

No matter where we live, 'we are all ocean people,' Helen Scales observes in her bracing yet hopeful exploration of the future of the ocean. Beginn...

No matter where we live, 'we are all ocean people,' Helen Scales observes in her bracing yet hopeful exploration of the future of the ocean. Beginn...

'A beautiful, quiet, achingly tender book' Kerri ní Dochartaigh, author of Thin Places 'A delicately written study of the joys and difficulties of...

Covering the full spectrum of methodology, the timely and indispensible Research Methods for Environmental surveys the research and application met...

Covering the full spectrum of methodology, the timely and indispensible Research Methods for Environmental surveys the research and application met...

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, an...

Following on from the success of The Good Bee, this beautifully illustrated celebration of insects by leading entomologist George McGavin highlight...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...