Conservation of the Environment

What is environmental virtue? Is developing good habits enough? What does climate justice require? Is ecological restoration just another form of t...

A magnificent illustrated journey into Californias famed deserts and the astonishingly abundant life they contain.2023 Glenn Goldman Award Winner f...

This open access book provides a unique overview of geographical, historical, political and environmental issues facing the French overseas territo...

A contemporary map of New England, scaled to the township level, brings to light a dense pattern of protected areas ringing almost every town and c...

A sweeping, policy-oriented account of the private and public management of the world's essential natural resource. Governments dominated water man...

Experience the hauntingly beautiful world of orcas, and discover the stories that unfold when humans enter oceans alongside them.Winner of the Nati...

From award-winning writer Leila Philip, BEAVERLAND is a masterful work of narrative science writing, a book that highlights, though history and con...

Miami, Florida, is likely to be entirely underwater by the end of this century. Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise...

Intensifying droughts and competing pressures on water resources foreground water scarcity as an urgent concern of the global climate change crisis...

Engaging a broad spectrum of ecological thought to articulate the ethical scale of global extinction As global rates of plant and animal extinction...

This textbook provides an opportunity for undergraduate students studying the environment to work on addressing real-world environmental problems a...

Engaging a broad spectrum of ecological thought to articulate the ethical scale of global extinction As global rates of plant and animal extinction...

Intensifying droughts and competing pressures on water resources foreground water scarcity as an urgent concern of the global climate change crisis...

An inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet.First Honorable Mention,...

An infamous voyage explores the hazardous waste trade and environmental justiceIn 1986 the Khian Sea, carrying thousands of tons of incinerator ash...

In How the Earth Feels Dana Luciano examines the impacts of the new science of geology on nineteenth-century US culture. Drawing on early geologica...

The Adirondack region of New York State is, in many respects, Americas cauldron of conservation. It was there, more than a century ago, that wanton...

The Appalachian Trail, a thin ribbon of wilderness running through the densely populated eastern United States, offers a refuge from modern society...

Post-World War II Oregon was a place of optimism and growth, a spectacular natural region from ocean to high desert that seemingly provided opportu...

The book synthesizes nomenclature, systematics, and descriptions of North American mammal species. Clear, simple and illustrated identification key...

Activated Charcoal has proved to be one of the most promising environmentally sustainable material for air, water, and soil remediation. Recently, ...

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on crop rotations in agriculture.The first chapter discusses the effects of crop rot...

Cold War legacies in Southeast Asia enable new geographies of enclosureIn the twenty-first century, land deals in the Global South have become incr...

Climate change, one of the drivers of global change, is controversial in political circles, but recognized in scientific ones as being of central i...

A charismatic and arresting bird, the Painted Stork inhabits the plains and wetlands of India and Southeast Asia. This near-threatened species prov...

Appreciating the trees of yesterday and today.You don't need to be a tree hugger to love trees. Whether they grow in cities or form part of a huge ...

Discover wilderness as nature intended the pristine places on our beautiful planet that still remain untouched by human hands. Explore the rugged ...

The Earthshot concept is simple: Urgency + Optimism = Action. We have ten years to turn the tide on the environmental crisis, but we need the world...

The incredible story of one man's obsession to find and protect the world's largest flowers As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesi...

That Which Roots Us is a work of natural and environmental history that explores the origins of and resolutions to some of our environmental proble...

The book examines how to increase synergies between socioeconomic development goals, climate change policies, and digital technologies, offering gu...

Andean Meltdown examines how climate change and its consequences for Peru's glaciers are affecting the country's water supply and impacting Andean ...

Andean Meltdown examines how climate change and its consequences for Peru's glaciers are affecting the country's water supply and impacting Andean ...

In the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes the canonical account of American history based on the simple ...

Winner of the 2019 Turku Book Award from the European Society for Environmental HistoryThe Albufera Natural Park, an area ten kilometers south of V...

A Pagan Polemic curates the evolving perspective of Jack Loeffler--itinerant wanderer, environmental warrior, storyteller, and story collector--who...

This book offers topical information on ecology, conservation and management for Scottish native woodlands. This authoritative textbook provides a ...

This book presents research articles and essays which analyze the consequences of decentralization on forest conditions and livelihoods in Uganda, ...

Rethinking Intercultural Approaches to Indigenous Environmental Education and Research arose from a physical and philosophical journey that critica...

As the inevitable, unsustainable nature of contemporary society becomes increasingly more obvious, it is important for scholars and activists to en...

As the inevitable, unsustainable nature of contemporary society becomes increasingly more obvious, it is important for scholars and activists to en...