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The Koala
University of NSW Press 1999; US$ 11.35Perhaps the most long-awaited new edition in the Australian Natural History Series, this is a substantially different book from the previous edition by Tony Lee and Roger Martin. The contents cover the history of the koala; its distribution and abundance; nutrition; behaviour, sociality and life cycle; predators, parasites and pathogens; population... more...
Threatened Landscapes
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 95.00Few, if any, environments are free of human intervention. Often this generates ecosystems which are rich in biodiversity, historical interest, recreational opportunity and scenic beauty just as worthy of conservation as the more natural ecosystems on which protection programmes have been almost exclusively focussed. These 'cultural landscapes', ranging... more...
Warriors of the Rainbow
Fremantle Press 2011; US$ 9.99The story you hold in your hands is too powerful to ignore. It is the story of the birth and early years of Greenpeace, the most important environmental activist organization to come out of North America. more...
Simply Green
Kensington Publishing Corp. 2009; US$ 8.99It's Not About Politics. It's About Caring--And What Every Family Can Do!. Written by a passionately concerned couple--David Seligman is an active duty U.S. serviceman and Melissa is a devoted stay-at-home mom--this is the first book about going green that won't scare you with statistics, overwhelm you with science, or make you feel guilty... more...
The Role of Biodiversity Conservation in the Transition to Rural Sustainability
IOS Press 2004; US$ 116.00This book presents interdisciplinary advances in theory and practice pertaining to rural sustainability and sets forth an action research agenda and policy prescriptions to support rural sustainability with special emphasis on the Accession Countries to the EU. The book will address four themes. more...
Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Conservation in Northern Mexico
Oxford University Press 2005; US$ 139.99Encompassing tropical and temperate forests, arid lands, and the Gulf of California, northern Mexico is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. Representing the collaborative efforts of ecologists in the U.S. and Mexico, this volume provides an overview of the area's biological wealth and identifies challenges to its long-term cons more...
Five Degrees of Conservation
University of Minnesota Press 1982; US$ 60.00Sacred Natural Sites
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 53.95Sacred Natural Sites are the world's oldest protected places. This book focuses on a wide spread of both iconic and lesser known examples such as sacred groves of the Western Ghats (India), Sagarmatha /Chomolongma (Mt Everest, Nepal, Tibet - and China), the Golden Mountains of Altai (Russia), Holy Island of Lindisfarne (UK) and the sacred lakes of... more...
Called By the Wild
University of California Press 2002; US$ 12.95A pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book, the influential text Environmental Conservation, when the term "environment" was little known and "conservation" to most people simply meant keeping or storing. more...
Experimental Approaches to Conservation Biology
University of California Press 2004; US$ 75.00We are living in the early stages of a looming worldwide extinction crisis. Abundant evidence shows that the current rate of species extinctions is nearing its highest level since the asteroid collision 65 million years ago, and that humans are largely responsible. This book addresses the urgent need to understand and find solutions to this crisis.... more...









