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The Lucky Ones
Linda Williams Jackson
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R225
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One of the best-loved painters in English history, Thomas
Gainsborough (1727-1788) was also one of the most personally
engaging. Bon vivant, wit, amateur and enthusiastic musician, he
charmed sitters and friends alike. His ebullient, if not always
reliable, personality comes to life in these two memoirs, written
by two very different friends.
'This book aims to inspire the conservation community not to regard
poverty reduction as someone else's job but to take responsibility
for it as part of ecosystem restoration. Though no solutions are
perfect,the text and examples given offer encouraging and useful
guidance.' Gill Shepherd, poverty and landscapes thematic leader,
IUCN Forest Conservation Programme. 'This book could be the
catalyst for a real paradigm shift - not just in capital cities and
international conference centres, but also on the ground in
locations where poor people are struggling to make a living.'
Policy Matters (praise for the first edition). High levels of rural
poverty in many of the world's ecosystems make it an ethical and
practical imperative to find more equitable and realistic ways of
achieving conservation. Livelihoods of the rural poor and options
for conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity are so
intimately entwined that they are better addressed through an
integrated approach, irrespective of whether the primary motivation
is one of development or one of conservation. This highly
accessible book, a revised edition of the 2005 book Poverty and
Conservation: Landscapes, People and Power, offers a grand overview
of the issues and a conceptual framework for addressing poverty
reduction in the context of conservation, and conservation in the
context of poverty reduction. It will appeal to professionals
working in the field as well as to students across the fields of
conservation, development and sustainability. It looks at the
rationale for addressing the links between conservation and poverty
reduction, arguing that such a focus is both ethically essential
and a source of opportunities. It alsoreviews experiences in
dealing with people and conservation and identifies some key
lessons and concepts. The book presents cases studies illustrating
various approaches and a discussion of some of the issues that
appear when implementing combined conservation and poverty
reduction. The book emphasizes the importance of multiple spatial
scales and negotiating trade-offs between scales. It also tackles
the complex issue of institutional landscapes and the way in which
changes at various institutional levels can lead to different and
often more positive outcomes. The Final part summarizes some of the
main features of the authors' integrated approach and identifies
some of the challenges involved in efforts to combine conservation
and poverty reduction. Published with IUCN - The World Conservation
Union.
Deforestation is frequently a topic of discussion in the
environmental arena, but it is not just the number of trees that
matters; the quality of the forest is also important. Even where
the forest area is stable or increasing, there are often rapid
changes in its character. Natural forests are being replaced by
plantations or by intensively managed forests. Around the world,
forests are becoming younger and less diverse, in both species and
structure; this has important impacts for biodiversity and also
affects many human values. In this groundbreaking text, forest
quality is discussed as a useful new concept in forest conservation
and management. Three main assessment criteria are used:
authenticity; environmental benefits; and social and economic
benefits. The book describes a methodology and protocol for
collecting and analysing data, and outlines in detail the approach
required with each indicator. The authors advocate a landscape
approach to assessment and demonstrate how assessment works through
a series of case studies that show how this approach can be used in
many ways to help forest conservation management. This hands-on
manual is for professionals involved in forestry, conservation and
resource management worldwide, and contains case study material
from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America that demonstrates
practical uses of the new 'landscape' approach to forest
conservation. Published with IUCN and WWF
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Dancing Bears
William Jackson
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R277
R232
Discovery Miles 2 320
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The Histories (Paperback)
William Jackson Brodribb
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R206
R185
Discovery Miles 1 850
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The Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook
The third edition of this classic resource is a comprehensive
source of information, strategies, and activities for working with
learning disabled students. The book offers special educators,
classroom teachers, and parents a wealth of new and proven
suggestions and ready-to-use materials for helping LD students of
all ages learn and perform at their fullest potential.
Harwell and Jackson provide clear explanations of the latest
research on learning disabilities as well as a wealth of practical
strategies for classroom management, lesson plans, and assessment.
This authoritative, up-to-date reference includes:
An overview of learning disabilities, written in easily
accessible terms
Diagnostic tools and remediation techniques forall types of
learning disabilities
Specific interventions for specific problems
Strategies for building LD students' academic skills in all
basic content areas
Ways to increase motivation, participation, andself-esteem in
even the most reluctant learner
Solutions to common problems that may co-exist with LD, like
poor social skills and attention deficits
Classroom management strategies proven to work with LD
students
Tips for working successfully with parents
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