Genetic diversity is a level of biodiversity that refers to the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species. It is d...

Agroforestry is an approach to alternative land use based on deliberate integration of trees with crops and livestock production systems. It combin...

Walk in the solitude of the giants, along classic hikes through majestic stands of old-growth forests. Detailed trail information is accompanied by...

Rejecting Francis Bacon's notion that the purpose of science is to control Nature, Stan Rowe presents a collection of essays advocating companionin...

A colorful celebration of the 59 US National Parks, this collection of 177 original art quilts depicts the widely varying landscapes, flora, and fa...

Your hands can help to heal the earth. This comprehensive guide to land healing for neopagans and Earth-based spiritual practitioners allows those ...

Beginning in 1967 and for just over 30 years, the oil industry toiled in the relative obscurity of Northern Alberta as machines peeled away earth a...

Discover the nature of an Amazonian country far off the beaten track …Suriname is a treasure trove of natural riches. The most densely forested cou...

This book presents current research in the study of biodiversity conservation. Topics discussed include agricultural land-use in forest frontier ar...

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at l...

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at l...

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at l...

The environment is considered the surroundings in which an organism operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans a...

A newly planned road that will cross the northern sector of the Serengeti National Park has stirred both national and international protests, causi...

The golden eagle is widely considered one of the world’s most magnificent birds. It is the epitome of wild places. The bird has a huge world distri...

This book explores policies that Congress is considering to reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases. Prominent among these policies are those pro...

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at l...

River management faces many challenges world-wide including climate change, flood risks and the demand for more adaptive and 'ecosystem-based' syst...

With the state of global ice constantly in the news, one mountain journalist examines Canadian glaciers to uncover their secrets and their future.F...

This book provides current research on terrestrial biomes. Chapter One demonstrates the severe conditions of arctic areas that lead to the formatio...

In 1983, Swiss psychiatrist C.A. Meier delivered a fascinating paper at the 3rd World Wilderness Congress in Inverness, Scotland. 'Wilderness and t...

In 1950, the biggest firestorm documented in North America--one fire alone burned 3,500,000 acres of boreal forest in northern Alberta and British ...

There is an old fundamentalist argument that the world will eventually be destroyed in the Apocalypse, so there is no point in caring for it. When ...

"In the delta, water is boss, change is the only constant, and creation and destruction exist side by side." The Peace-Athabasca Delta in northern ...