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'Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the
countryside.'-Guardian 'This authentic, impassioned
manifesto-cum-memoir will hopefully have a major impact on what is
likely to be a long-running controversy.'-The Spectator 'Gow has a
fire in his belly. We need more like him.'-BBC Wildlife Magazine A
Waterstones Best Nature Writing Book of 2020 'Bringing Back the
Beaver is a hilarious, eccentric and magnificent account of a
struggle . . . to reintroduce a species crucial to the health of
our ecosystems.'-George Monbiot Bringing Back the Beaver is
farmer-turned-ecologist Derek Gow's inspirational and often
riotously funny first-hand account of how the movement to rewild
beavers into the British landscape became the single most dramatic
and subversive nature conservation act of the modern era. Since the
early 1990s - in the face of outright opposition from government,
landowning elites and even some conservation professionals - Gow
has imported, quarantined and assisted the reestablishment of
beavers in waterways across England and Scotland. With a foreword
by bestselling author of Wilding, Isabella Tree, Bringing Back the
Beaver makes a passionate case as to why the return of one of
nature's great problem solvers will be critical as part of a
sustainable fix for the UK's growing flooding problems, whilst
ensuring the creation of essential landscapes that enable the
broadest spectrum of Britain's wildlife to thrive. 'It is wonderful
to see that beavers are now officially back on the list of native
species, having been absent for so long . . . far too long!'-Dame
Judi Dench
Climate Change in the Himalayas: Vulnerability and Resilience of
Biodiversity and Forest Ecosystems explores and assesses issues
affecting species survival in the rich forests of the Himalayan
region. This book characterizes current biodiversity statuses,
related ecosystem services, and provides new evidence and solutions
for climate change effects on Himalayan animals and plants. Written
by regional and international experts on climate change, ecosystems
and the Himalayas, this book analyzes current species threats, loss
of habitats, and carbon effects. It identifies critical areas
requiring special attention and provides workable solutions for
protection and ecosystem services. As many plant and animal species
continue to be classified as extinct due to climate change,
urbanization, and failing ecosystems, analyses and techniques in
this book offer resolutions for sustaining current risks and
curbing future risks. These can also be applied to other
biodiverse, at-risk regions of the world.
Harde band, meer as 400 volkleurfoto's
Ook beskikbaar in Engels - Guide to the Aloes of South Africa
Gids tot die Aalwyne van Suid-Afrika is die eerste volledige en moderne aalwyngids in Afrikaans. Dit is 'n volkleur-handleiding en die hoë gehalte foto's maak dit vir die algemene belangstellende sowel as die wetenskaplike maklik om aalwyne in die natuur en in tuine te identifiseer. Die inhoud weerspieël die nuutste wetenskaplike bevindings en bevat:
Volledige beskrywings van al 155 spesies wat tans deur aalwynkenners erken word, met inligting oor kenmerke waarvolgens die plante geïdentifiseer kan word, blomtyd, habitat en geografiese verspreiding, bewaringstatus, oorsprong van die wetenskaplike name, en volksname, asook algemene riglyne vir die kweek van die plante, en inligting oor hul tradisionele gebruike.
Meer as 400 kleurfoto's wat die habitat en groeivorm aantoon, sowel as nabyfoto's van die blomme en blare.
Verspreidingskaarte van al die spesies, as 'n verdere hulpmiddel vir identifisering.
'n Gebruikersvriendelike klassifikasiestelsel wat die aalwyne in 12 groepe verdeel, hoofsaaklik aan die hand van hul groeivorms.
Inleidende hoofstukke wat die fokus plaas op aalwynagtige plante (wat met aalwyne verwar kan word); medisinale, kosmetiese en tonikumgebruike; bewaring; kweking en vermeerdering; tuinmaak en landskapontwerp met aalwyne; hibriede en kultivars, plae en siektes; en verwantskappe en genuskonsepte.
'n Geïllustreerde woordelys van plantkundige terme, indeks tot die wetenskaplike en volksname, asook 'n literatuurlys vir verdere leeswerk.
Die outeurs: Ben-Erik van Wyk is 'n professor in Plantkunde aan die Universiteit van Johannesburg en het 'n navorsingsbelangstelling in plantsistematiek en plantbenutting. Hy is die skrywer van internasionale wetenskaplike topverkopers soos Medicinal Plants of the World en Food Plants of the World.
Gideon F. Smith is Hoofdirekteur van Biosistematiek en Versamelings by die Suid- Afrikaanse Nasionale Biodiversiteitsinstituut, professor in Plantwetenskap aan die Universiteit van Pretoria, en 'n navorsingsgenoot aan die Universiteit van Coimbra in Portugal. Hy is die skrywer of medeskrywer van meer as 40 boeke oor onder meer aalwyne, sukkulente, tuinbou, tuine, Angola, taksonomie en indringerplante.
Sharks in Mexico: Research and Conservation, Volume 83 in the
Advances in Marine Biology series, provides in-depth and up-to-date
reviews on all aspects of marine biology that will appeal to
postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science,
ecology, zoology and biological oceanography. New chapters cover
The Sharks of Pacific Mexico and their Conservation - Why Should we
Care?, Biodiversity and Conservation of Sharks in Pacific Mexico,
Shark Ecology, The Role of the Apex Predator and Current
Conservation Status, Review of Current Genetic Analyses for Sharks
of Pacific Mexico and Conservation Implications, and much more.
"Curlews give their liquid, burbling call, a call of pure
happiness, the music of the fells." Ella Pontefract, 1936,
Wensleydale The North of England abounds with beauty, from
unspoiled beaches in Northumberland to the dramatic Lakeland Fells,
for so long celebrated by writers and artists. Wide estuaries,
winding rivers, sheer cliffs, rushing waterfalls, ancient woodland,
limestone pavements, and miles of hedgerows and drystone walls
sustainably built and rebuilt over centuries - all form part of its
rich heritage. But these are, too, contested and depleted
landscapes. Today the curlew's call is isolated, and many other
species are in decline. Industry, urban sprawl and climate chaos
threaten our environment on a previously unimagined scale. And
while stereotypes persist - of dark satanic mills or "bleak"
moorland - the imperative of conservation is all too often
overlooked for short-term economic interests. This essential volume
reminds us how and why Northern people have risen to the challenge
of defending their open spaces, demanding action on pollution and
habitat loss. Contemporary writers including Sarah Hall, Lee
Schofield, Benjamin Myers and Lemn Sissay take their place
alongside those who wrote in previous centuries. Together, the
voices in this one-of-a-kind anthology testify that North Country
is a place apart.
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'A true masterpiece.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Simply beautiful.'
STEPHEN MOSS 'Quietly courageous.' PATRICK BARKHAM 'Lyrical,
wholehearted and wise.' LEE SCHOFIELD 'A knockout. I loved it.'
MELISSA HARRISON 'Honest, raw and moving.' SOPHIE PAVELLE 'An
extraordinary book by an extraordinary author.' CHRIS JONES 'A book
of wit, wonder and of wisdom.' NICK ACHESON 'Beautiful.' NICOLA
CHESTER - A visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished friend
unexpectedly reignites Amy-Jane Beer’s love of rivers setting her
on a journey of natural, cultural and emotional discovery. On New
Year’s Day 2012, Amy-Jane Beer’s beloved friend Kate set out
with a group of others to kayak the River Rawthey in Cumbria. Kate
never came home, and her death left her devoted family and friends
bereft and unmoored. Returning to visit the Rawthey years later,
Amy realises how much she misses the connection to the natural
world she always felt when on or close to rivers, and so begins a
new phase of exploration. The Flow is a book about water, and, like
water, it meanders, cascades and percolates through many lives,
landscapes and stories. From West Country torrents to Levels and
Fens, rocky Welsh canyons, the salmon highways of Scotland and the
chalk rivers of the Yorkshire Wolds, Amy-Jane follows springs,
streams and rivers to explore tributary themes of wildness and
wonder, loss and healing, mythology and history, cyclicity and
transformation. Threading together places and voices from across
Britain, The Flow is a profound, immersive exploration of our
personal and ecological place in nature.
China and Taiwan have roughly one-eighth of the world's known
species. Their approaches to biodiversity issues thus have global
as well as national repercussions. Gerald McBeath and Tse-Kang Leng
explore the ongoing conflicts between economic development,
typically pursued by businesses and governments, and communities
seeking to preserve and protect local human and ecosystem values.
China and Taiwan have sharply different political and economic
systems. In Taiwan, a public relatively more supportive of
sustainable development, a free press, a more transparent
decision-making process, and an autonomous civil society have
influenced governance. Yet democratization has not guaranteed
better environmental outcomes. In China, on the other hand,
fragmentation of power and 'softer' forms of authoritarianism than
in the Maoist era have created openings for NGOs, scientists,
journalists, and officials seeking a sustainable future to
participate in the environmental policy making process. The authors
provide an explicit and comparative treatment of the national
policies preserving rare, threatened, and endangered species and
ecosystems. Considerable attention is paid to the actors involved
in policy formation and implementation as well as to recent cases
concerning biodiversity conservation in China and Taiwan. This
comprehensive volume will appeal to students and researchers in the
areas of political science, environmental science and politics,
environmental activists in national and international NGOs, and
members of multinational corporations working in developing
countries.
The Bahia Blanca Estuary is one of the largest coastal systems in
Atlantic South America. This mesotidal estuary, situated in a sharp
transition between humid subtropical and semiarid climates, has a
unique combination of large interannual climatic variations. The
estuarine area encompasses roughly 2300 square kilometers and is
composed of wide expanses of intertidal flats, salt marshes, and
emerged islands, which create intricate landscape patterns. Natural
environments in the estuary sustain a high concentration of marine
and terrestrial species, including endemic, threatened, and
endangered fish and shorebirds. Puerto Cuatreros, in the inner zone
of the estuary, hosts a permanent marine research station, whose
records span more than 30 years of biophysical variables, and
represent one of the largest time series of ecological data in
South America. Beyond its ecological relevance, the Bahia Blanca
Estuary is under increasing anthropogenic pressure from large urban
settlements, industrial developments and harbors, raising the
question of how to balance conservation and development. The Bahia
Blanca Estuary: Ecology and Biodiversity offers a comprehensive
review of life in the ecosystems of the estuary. The book is
divided into five major sections, the first of which provides a
description of the regional setting and covers key aspects of
estuarine dynamics. The three following sections are dedicated to
different habitat types and, within each section, the chapters are
organized around major functional groups from pelagic and benthic
environments. The fifth and final section covers issues related to
management and conservation. Overall, the book provides essential
and up-to-date reference material on the biodiversity and ecosystem
processes of the Bahia Blanca Estuary, and will appeal to a broad
international audience.
In Wild Winter, John D. Burns, bestselling author of The Last
Hillwalker and Bothy Tales, sets out to rediscover Scotland's
mountains, remote places and wildlife in the darkest and stormiest
months. He traverses the country from the mouth of the River Ness
to the Isle of Mull, from remote Sutherland to the Cairngorms, in
search of rutting red deer, pupping seals, minke whales, beavers,
pine martens, mountain hares and otters. In the midst of the fierce
weather, John's travels reveal a habitat in crisis, and many of
these wild creatures prove elusive as they cling on to life in the
challenging Highland landscape. As John heads deeper into the
winter, he notices the land fighting back with signs of
regeneration. He finds lost bothies, old friendships and innovative
rewilding projects, and - as Covid locks down the nation - reflects
on what the outdoors means to hillwalkers, naturalists and the folk
who make their home in the Highlands. Wild Winter is a reminder of
the wonder of nature and the importance of caring for our
environment. In his winter journey through the mountains and
bothies of the Highlands, John finds adventure, humour and a deep
sense of connection with this wild land.
In this innovative book, Clement Tisdell adopts a holistic
approach, combining economic, social, biophysical and historical
considerations to analyse the economic origins of major
contemporary environmental problems, especially those associated
with climate change. The ability of humankind to respond
effectively to these problems is assessed in a unique and lucid
fashion. The depth and nature of social embedding is identified as
the major (but not the only) barrier to dealing with human-induced
environmental change. In a thought-provoking manner, the book
provides discussions of: the relationships between the nature of
economic development, social and environmental change; the limited
policy guidance provided by debates about the desirability of
sustainable development; the shortcomings of economic criteria for
valuing environmental and social change; and social embedding as
the prime impediment to humanity responding adequately to many of
its current environmental problems. Given its interdisciplinary
nature, this book will appeal to economists, sociologists,
geographers, social historians and political scientists alike.
Natural scientists who are interested in socio-economic aspects of
environmental change will also find this a captivating read.
This authoritative book presents the results of important new
research into the economics of biodiversity conservation in
sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors offer case studies of the
economic causes of biodiversity loss in a range of ecosystem types
- wetlands, montane forests, tropical moist forests, semi-arid
savannas and lakes - and discuss the policy options for
biodiversity conservation in each case. They also provide an
in-depth analysis of the environmental consequences of policy
reform at the macro- and micro- levels and offer practical
recommendations for the implementation of the Convention on
Biological Diversity. The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in
Sub-Saharan Africa will prove invaluable to scholars and
policymakers working within the areas of environmental economics,
environmental science and sustainable development.
Most projects in Landscape Ecology, at some point, define a
species-habitat association. These models are inherently spatial,
dealing with landscapes and their configurations. Whether coding
behavioral rules for dispersal of simulated organisms through
simulated landscapes, or designing the sampling extent of field
surveys and experiments in real landscapes, landscape ecologists
must make assumptions about how organisms experience and utilize
the landscape. These convenient working postulates allow modelers
to project the model in time and space, yet rarely are they
explicitly considered. The early years of landscape ecology
necessarily focused on the evolution of effective data sources,
metrics, and statistical approaches that could truly capture the
spatial and temporal patterns and processes of interest. Now that
these tools are well established, we reflect on the ecological
theories that underpin the assumptions commonly made during species
distribution modeling and mapping. This is crucial for applying
models to questions of global sustainability.
Due to the inherent use of GIS for much of this kind of
research, and as several authors research involves the production
of multicolored map figures, there would be an 8-page color insert.
Additional color figures could be made available through a digital
archive, or by cost contributions of the chapter authors. Where
applicable, would be relevant chapters GIS data and model code
available through a digital archive. The practice of data and code
sharing is becoming standard in GIS studies, is an inherent method
of this book, and will serve to add additional research value to
the book for both academic and practitioner audiences."
We are witnessing an alarming, global biodiversity crisis with an
ongoing loss of species and their habitats. In response, a number
of tools and approaches - including some that are contested - are
being explored and promoted. Biodiversity offsets are one such
approach, and deserve critical examination since the debate
surrounding them has often been oversimplified and lacking
practical evidence. As such, this study presents a refined typology
including seven types of biodiversity offsets and taking into
account different contexts, governance arrangements and drivers. It
draws on a detailed analysis of theoretical concepts to explain the
voluntary implementation of biodiversity offsets using an
internet-based (netnographic) research approach. Furthermore it
builds on a broad global explorative base of 72 practical examples
and presents in-depth case studies for each type. The results
reveal a number of global tendencies that allow recommendations to
be made for different locations, contexts and stakeholders. They
also encourage the expansion of this research field to respond to
the pressing needs of policy and practice.
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