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The burning of biomass - forests, grasslands, and agricultural fields after the harvest - is much more widespread and extensive than previously believed; most biomass burning is thought to be initiated by humans and is on the increase. This comprehensive volume is the first to c…
Climate change is arguably the great problem confronting humanity, but we have done little to head off this looming catastrophe. In this work, Gardiner illuminates our dangerous inaction by placing the environmental crisis in an entirely new light, considering it as an ethical f…
America's Climate choices
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The debate about the existence of climate change seems finally at an end. We now have to decide what to do about it. Here, James Garvey argues that the ultimate rationale for action on climate change cannot be simply economic, political, scientific or social, though no doubt o…
Soil health and climate change
by Cowie, Annette L., Chan, K. Yin, Singh, Bhupinderpal
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Cambio climático, crisis del agua y adaptación en las montañas andinas: reflexión, denuncia y propuesta desde los Andes
by Pajares Garay, Erick, Seminario Internacional Andino sobre Gestión Social del Agua para la Adaptación al Cambio Climático Global, Arequipa, Peru), Llosa Larrabure, Jaime, Toro Quinto, Oscar, Desco, Red Ambiental Peruana
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Esta publicación propone desarrollar una aproximación inicial sobre cómo, en materia de cambio climático, las política públicas de los países de la región andina han incluido, desarrollado e implementado enfoques consistentes en materia de adaptación hasta la fecha.
"Cities are playing an ever more important role in the mitigation and adaption to climate change. This book examines the politics shaping whether, how and to what extent cities engage in global climate governance. By studying the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and drawing …
