Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are both important societal goals demanding increasing international attention. While they may seem to be unrelated, the international policy frameworks that guide action to address them make an explicit assumption that conservin…
Creating a Forest Garden tells you everything you need to know n whether you want to plant a small area in your back garden, or have a larger plot. Included in this book is advice on planning, design, planting and maintenance; and a comprehensive directory of plants
We listen to a cacophony of voices instructing us how to think and feel about nature, including our own bodies. The news media, wildlife documentaries, science magazines, and environmental NGOs are among those clamouring for our attention. But are we empowered by all this knowle…
Forestry Economics introduces students and practitioners to all aspects of the management and economics of forestry. The book adopts the approach of managerial economics textbooks and applies this to the unique processes and problems faced by managers of forests. While most fore…
The 21st century will face a radical paradigm change in how we produce construction materials - a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or growing future resources. The book presents new industrialized production methods and innovative cultivated building materi…
An investigative journey into the ways the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, 'The Looting Machine' sheds light on the shadowy networks that connect Goldman Sachs, BP, the Hong Kong underworld and the murderous cabals that rule some oil states
Strongly grounded in the scientific method and evidence, "The Environment: Science, Issues, and Solutions" presents an organized, accessible, building block approach that introduces the principles of ecology. This book examines the effects of technology use and the unprecedented…
Struggles over drinking water, new outbreaks of mass violence, ethnic cleansing, civil wars in the earth′s poorest countries, endless flows of refugees: these are the new conflicts and forces shaping the world of the 21st century. They no longer hinge on ideological rivalries be…
Af rapportens hovedkonklusioner fremgår det blandt andet at klimaændringerne i Arktis vil ske hurtigere og mere dramatisk end noget andet sted på jorden.
