Conservation of the Environment

Mike Tomkies gives a remarkable picture of the whole cycle of nature around him, in a harsh and testing environment of unrivalled beauty. Vivid col...

Terra preta is the Portuguese name of a type of soil which is thought to have almost miraculous properties. The newspapers are flooded with reports...

Ancient civilizations routinely relied on shackled human muscle. It took the energy of slaves to plant crops, clothe emperors, and build cities. In...

This book addresses an important problem in ecology: how are communities assembled from species pools? This pressing question underlies a broad arr...

Award-winning journalist rafts down the Green River, revealing a multifaceted look at the present and future of water in the American West. The Gre...

From the beginning of Californias statehood, adventurers, scientists, and writers reveled in its majestic landscape. Some were women, though few ga...

Recycle: The Essential Guide is a basic introduction to the hows, whats, whens and wheres of recycling. With vibrant visuals and a clear, accessibl...

The book documents the fight that was put up by a group of poets, artists and ecologists to save the Great Barrier Reef from oil drilling. It's a r...

The Yew Hedge by Martin Gardner from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh tells the fascinating story of some remarkable native forests and heritage ...

Pete Wilkinson grew up in Deptford, south London, in the 50s. Somehow he got to grammar school and was spat out of the education system in 1962 wit...

In 2006, conservationists everywhere celebrated the 100th anniversary of professional forestry in Maryland, the Old Line State. Under the leadershi...

Inspired by the idea of doing something positive for their local environment, Yvette Verner and her husband Mike bought a small field close to thei...

The second book in The Converging World series, Media, Ecology and Conservation focuses on global connectivity and the role of new digital and trad...

As climate change and development pressures overwhelm the environment, our emotional relationships with Earth are also in crisis. Pessimism and dis...

How can cutting down a tree be good for the environment? Why do we assume trees can only be grown for EITHER conservation OR profit, but never both...

In The Edge of Extinction, Jules Pretty explores life and change in a dozen environments and cultures across the world, taking us on a series of re...

In his enthusiastic explorations and fervent writing, Michael J. Yochim was to Yellowstone what Muir was to Yosemite. . . . Other times, his writin...

This is a book about ecology, environment, nature, and the misleading information that plagues the discussions of these topics. It is easy-to-read,...

In the last 30 years the bushmeat trade has led to the slaughter of nearly 90 percent of West Africas bonobos, perhaps our closest relatives, and h...

An intimate and candid account of our national parks detailing their strengths, vulnerabilities, and essential role in American lifeEssential readi...

The RSPB''s Book of the Season The distinctive white-tailed sea eagle was driven to extinction in Britain more than 200 ye...

Gateway communities that neighbour parks and protected areas are impacted by tourism, while facing unique circumstances related to protected area m...

Get ready to learn everything you never knew about plants and then some! Now in paperback, this illustrated compendium celebrates the plants you di...

The Dark Mountain Project began with a manifesto published in 2009 by two English writersDougald Hine and Paul Kingsnorthwho felt that literature w...

In The Nature of the Religious Right, Neall W. Pogue examines how white conservative evangelical Christians became a political force known for host...

We are drowning in news reports, opinion pieces, podcasts and Instagram posts about how we can protect our planet. We are offered contradictory sol...

WINNER of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Author of the New York Times 2023 Notable Book Crossings Washington Post 50 Not...