Environment and Ecology

Presto! No More Pests! proclaimed a 1955 article introducing two new pesticides, miracle-workers for the housewife and back-yard farmer. Easy to us...

'The genius of Graciela Chichilnisky is recognized by economists and with this book she has focused that talent to the dire problem facing mankind....

'The genius of Graciela Chichilnisky is recognized by economists and with this book she has focused that talent to the dire problem facing mankind....

The WSPC Reference on Natural Resources and Environmental Policy in the Era of Global Change provides a comprehensive and prominent reference of va...

As part of a global effort to assess the storage potential for captured carbon dioxide (CO2), this book estimates and characterizes the storage pot...

Congress has, over the past three decades, authorised and funded federal programs to improve understanding of climate changes and their implication...

The book is a cornerstone in the studies aimed at introducing a new form of democracy not just at a global level, through international environment...

This comprehensive guide describes the 582 species of wild orchids that occur in NSW and the ACT. This region covers the richest area for wild orch...

'An original, wide-ranging and carefully researched book ... contains important lessons for humanity.' Mark Cocker, The SpectatorA fascinating insi...

'This is one of those rare books that have something really important to say. Anatol Lieven is telling his fellow realists that at this moment the ...

Ian Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its bir...

Ian Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its bir...

In the present global context, some countries still face many challenges to bringing about inclusive, efficient, and environmentally sustainable de...

Naomi Klein, author of the #1 international bestsellers, The Shock Doctrine and No Logo, returns with This Changes Everything, a must-read on how t...

Could more than a million species disappear in the 21st century? Drawing upon a wide range of illuminating case studies from around the world, Driv...

The Burren is one of those rare and magical places where geology, glacial history, botany, zoology and millennia of cultural history have converged...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is the leading non-governmental land conservation organization that works on a national scale in Canada. The story...

This book situates violent conflict in the Niger Delta in the context of the failure of the government to effectively implement relevant oil-relate...

Fragile Web is a remarkable exploration of the past, present and future of nature's remarkable diversity and how humans will impact upon its uncert...

Winner of the 2018 James M. Blaut Award in recognition of innovative scholarship in cultural and political ecology!Enterprising Nature explores the...

Conservation biology has gradually become one of the mainstream fields in contemporary science. The importance of biodiversity conservation is appa...

The problem of biodiversity in the monsoon zone is connected to species adaptations, speciation, florogenesis, plant community formation, vegetatio...

Tourism is the most important non-farm activity in the mountainous region. In mountain belts the aesthetic value of the land is by itself one of th...

The origin of species, or speciation, the mystery of mysteries , as Charles Darwin called it, is an issue at the very heart of evolutionary biolog...

This very readable overview of natural history explores the dynamics that have made our planet so rich in biodiversity over time and supported the ...

Fungi that inhabit polar-region can grow and decompose organic compounds under subzero temperatures play important roles in the nutrient cycle of p...

This book provides current research on terrestrial biomes. Chapter One demonstrates the severe conditions of arctic areas that lead to the formatio...

Biogeography, the study of the distribution of life on Earth, has undergone more conceptual changes, revolutions and turf wars than any other scien...

This book presents current research in the study of biodiversity conservation. Topics discussed include agricultural land-use in forest frontier ar...

Current loss of biodiversity places a premium on the task of recognising and formulating proposals on potential areas for biological conservation b...