Africa & the Middle East - A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues (Hardcover, New)

A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the continent of Africa and the Middle East. Examining both the rich biological heritage of the world's second largest continent and the very serious human threats to it, Africa and the Middle East explores the impact global pollution and a burgeoning population are having on landscape and wildlife alike. How is global warming responsible for the rapidly expanding Sahara Desert? Can local populations be recruited to preserve threatened species? Over 80 percent of Madagascar's species are endemic, the highest percentage of any major ecological region in the world, such as the highly endangered aye-aye which resembles a cross between a monkey, a bat, and a woodpecker, and the giraffe-necked weevil, a red rainforest insect with a neck like a fire truck rescue ladder. Readers will learn all about these fascinating species and much more.

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The World's Environments
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	November 2003
Authors:	Kevin Hillstrom (Senior Acquisitions Editor) • Laurie Collier Hillstrom
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-57607-692-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General
LSN:	1-57607-692-X
Barcode:	9781576076927

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