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America's Natural Places
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 85.00America's Natural Places: East and Northeast examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas of this region, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. ||Organized by state within the volume, this work informs... more...
Conserving Agriculture
GeneTech Books 2007; US$ 50.00Conservation agriculture refers to a range of soil management practices that minimise effects on composition, structure and natural biodiversity and reduce erosion and degradation. It hold tremendous potential for all sizes of farms and agro-ecological systems, but its adoption is perhaps most urgently required by smallholder farmers, especially those... more...
Handbook of Sustainability for the Food Sciences
Wiley 2011; US$ 209.95Many books on sustainability have been written in the last decade, most of them dealing with agricultural systems, communities, and general business practices. In contrast, Handbook of Sustainability for the Food Sciences presents the concept of sustainability as it applies to the food supply chain from farm to fork but with a special emphasis on... more...
Conservation and Sustainable Development
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 84.95The links between policy and practice in natural resource management are often depicted as a cyclical and rational process. In reality, policymaking and implementation are often irrational, unpredictable and highly political. Many science and knowledge-based institutions undertake rigorous research with the aim of influencing policy, but often their... more...
Earthmasters
Allen & Unwin 2013; US$ 22.71What if there were a magic bullet to fix our ailing planet? What if it meant seizing control of Earth's climate? Clive Hamilton investigates the huge risks of reaching for desperate measures to save the planet, explains the science accessibly and uncovers the worrying motives of those promoting them. more...
Taking Care of What We Have
International Development Research Centre 2000; US$ 25.00Together, rapid population growth, increased commercialization and exploitation of aquatic resources, deforestation and pollution, and encroachments on communally owned resources by national and transnational private interests are placing the world's coastal regions under enormous pressure. One example is the Pearl Lagoon estuary, the main basin on... more...
Careers for Nature Lovers & Other Outdoor Types
McGraw-Hill 2001; US$ 15.95Careers for Nature Lovers and Other Outdoor Types takes an enticing look at the possibilities and training requirements for dozens of jobs. The book provides expert advice on how readers can put their love for Mother Nature to work in the career of their dreams. more...
Natural Resources Management in African Agriculture
CABI 2002; US$ 120.00This text consists of selected, edited and revised papers from a workshop held at ICRAF in July 2000. It synthesizes existing information on the adoption of natural resource management investments and strategies for agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. more...
Shapers of the Great Debate on Conservation
Greenwood Publishing Group 2004; US$ 83.00This book provides students with an introduction to the individuals who have contributed to conservation policy in the United States. more...
International Research on Natural Resource Management
CABI 2007; US$ 150.00Over the past two decades, significant investment has been made into agriculture-related natural resource management research in developing countries. This collection of case studies establishes a methodological foundation for impact assessments of NRMR through a discussion of research conducted by the CGIAR around the world. more...









