Conserving Life on Earth
Author : David W. Ehrenfeld
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 44,55 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Protecting Life on Earth
Author : Michael P. Marchetti
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2010-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520264320
Book Description
"An excellent introduction to the science and policy of conservation biology for anyone interested in becoming better informed about today's pressing environmental challenges." Wayne P. Sousa, University of California, Berkeley --
Protecting Life on Earth
Author : Michael Paul Marchetti
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 17,75 MB
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520947959
Book Description
Written to be accessible to any college-level reader, Protecting Life on Earth offers a non-technical, yet comprehensive introduction to the growing field of conservation science. This multifaceted exploration of our current biodiversity crisis delivers vivid examples throughout, including features on some of nature’s most compelling wildlife. Beginning with a brief introduction to environmental history, the text introduces the central concepts of evolution and ecology, and covers several major issues related to the conservation of biodiversity including extinction, climate change, sustainability, conservation law, and invasive species. It also touches on adjacent disciples such as economics and sociology as they relate to conservation. The text even includes practical advice on the decisions we make every day—how we spend our money, where we live and work, what we eat and buy. Throughout, Protecting Life on Earth underscores the ways in which our future is tied to that of Earth’s threatened species, and demonstrates exactly why conservation is so vitally important for us all.
Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life
Author : Edward O. Wilson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 13,53 MB
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 1631490834
Book Description
"An audacious and concrete proposal…Half-Earth completes the 86-year-old Wilson’s valedictory trilogy on the human animal and our place on the planet." —Jedediah Purdy, New Republic In his most urgent book to date, Pulitzer Prize–winning author and world-renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson states that in order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet. In this "visionary blueprint for saving the planet" (Stephen Greenblatt), Half-Earth argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature. Identifying actual regions of the planet that can still be reclaimed—such as the California redwood forest, the Amazon River basin, and grasslands of the Serengeti, among others—Wilson puts aside the prevailing pessimism of our times and "speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all" (Oliver Sacks).
Saving the Earth as a Career
Author : Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 34,75 MB
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 1119184797
Book Description
Written in an informal and engaging style, Saving the Earth as a Career is an ideal resource for students and professionals pursuing a career in conservation. The book explores the major skills needed to become an effective conservation professional by offering useful advice on a range of topics. Chapters include: Is this the right career for you? Designing a program of study Designing and executing a project Attending conferences and making presentations Writing papers Finding a job Making a difference Saving the Earth as a Career 2e is a friendly, accessible guide with a global perspective for anyone interested in becoming a conservation or environmental professional, and teachers will find this an invaluable resource for university students at all levels.
The Creation
Author : Edward O. Wilson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393062175
Book Description
"The Creation is a timely book about the survival of life on this planet, which E. O. Wilson demonstrates is more endangered than ever before. Drawing on his own personal experiences as a world-leading biologist, he prophesies that at least half the species of plants and animals on Earth could either be gone or fated for early extinction by the end of our present century. Written in the form of an impassioned letter to a Southern Baptist pastor, The Creation demonstrates that science and religion need not be warring antagonists."--BOOK JACKET.
Caring for the Earth
Author : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Publisher : World Conservation Union
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 36,76 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
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Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation
Author : Oswald J. Schmitz
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 1597265985
Book Description
Meeting today’s environmental challenges requires a new way of thinking about the intricate dependencies between humans and nature. Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation provides students and other readers with a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of ecological science and their applications, offering an essential overview of the way ecology can be used to devise strategies to conserve the health and functioning of ecosystems. The book begins by exploring the need for ecological science in understanding current environmental issues and briefly discussing what ecology is and isn’t. Subsequent chapters address critical issues in conservation and show how ecological science can be applied to them. The book explores questions such as: • What is the role of ecological science in decision making? • What factors govern the assembly of ecosystems and determine their response to various stressors? • How does Earth’s climate system function and determine the distribution of life on Earth? • What factors control the size of populations? • How does fragmentation of the landscape affect the persistence of species on the landscape? • How does biological diversity influence ecosystem processes? The book closes with a final chapter that addresses the need not only to understand ecological science, but to put that science into an ecosystem conservation ethics perspective.
A Life on Our Planet
Author : Sir David Attenborough
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 12,45 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1538720000
Book Description
*Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Science & Technology Book of the Year* In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future. See the world. Then make it better. I am 93. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day -- the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity. I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planet is my witness statement, and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake -- and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right. We have one final chance to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited. All we need is the will to do so.
Conserving Biodiversity
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 31,93 MB
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309046831
Book Description
The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where the conditions of human existence are most difficult. Conserving Biodiversity presents an agenda for research that can provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. The book includes discussions of research needs in the biological sciences as well as economics and anthropology, areas of critical importance to conservation and sustainable development. Although specifically directed toward development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and decisionmakers in developing nations, this volume should be of interest to all who are involved in the conservation of biological diversity.
