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On the Dark Side of the Moon
Caxton Press 2012; US$ 14.95Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press In the spring of 2000, Mike Medberry, a longtime advocate of conservation with American Lands, the Wilderness Society, and the Idaho Conservation League, suffered a stroke in the remote wilderness of the Craters of the Moon in Idaho. He was rescued after nearly a full day lying... more...
The Law of Nature Conservation
OUP Oxford 2013; US$ 99.99Providing a detailed account of the law of nature conservation, this book reviews and discusses the way in which the law promotes the conservation of species of animal, bird, and plant, and how it protects natural habitats for protected species.Using an interdisciplinary approach, the book sets nature conservation in its economic and scientific context.... more...
Repairing Damaged Wildlands
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 61.00The unique approach to ecological restoration described in this book will appeal to anyone interested in improving the ecological conditions, biological diversity, or productivity of damaged wildlands. It will be an invaluable reference for professionals working in the fields of ecological restoration, conservation biology and rangeland management. more...
Insect Diversity Conservation
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 67.00Insects dominate and maintain the world around us. Yet their diversity and future survival is being challenged by the impact of humans. This book examines the ethical foundation of why we should conserve insects and their habitats, it addresses the threats they face, and proposes ways to maintain insect diversity. more...
Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica
University of California Press 2004; US$ 15.95The beautiful tropical dry forest of northwest Costa Rica, with its highly seasonal rainfall and diversely vegetated landscape, is disappearing even more rapidly than Costa Rica's better-known rain forest, primarily because it has been easier to convert to agriculture. This book, based on more than thirty years of study, offers the first comprehensive... more...
Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology
Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 99.99In just the last few years, behavioral ecologists have begun to address issues in conservation biology. This volume is the first attempt to link these disciplines formally. Here leading researchers explore current topics in conservation biology and discuss how behavioral ecology can contribute to a greater understanding of conservation problems and... more...
The Science For Conservators Series - Vol 2
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 47.95For more than ten years, the Science for Conservators series has been the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic ot the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes provide non-scientists with the essential theoretical... more...
Economics of Environmental Conservation
Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 40.00This fully updated and comprehensively revised edition of a classic text concentrates on the economics of conserving the living environment. It begins by covering the ethical foundations and basic economic paradigms? essential for understanding and assessing ecological economics. General strategies for global environmental conservation, policies for... more...
David Suzuki Collection
Allen & Unwin 2005; US$ 29.95Drawing from David Suzuki?s published and unpublished writings, this collection reveals the passions and philosophies that have informed the work of one of the world?s leading environmentalists for over four decades. more...
Practical Conservation Biology
CSIRO Publishing 2005; US$ 69.95Reflects the latest thinking on topics central to conservation biology and natural resource management. more...









