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  • Local Governance of Peatland Restoration in Riau, Indonesia

    A Transdisciplinary Analysis

    Edited by Masaaki Okamoto, Takamasa Osawa, Wahyu Prasetyawan, Akhwan Binawan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book is one in a series of four volumes introducing peatland conservation and restoration in Indonesia. It focuses on local governance, in particular on regional and local perspectives in Riau, the most peat-destructed province of Indonesia. The book fills a vital gap in the existing literature that overlooks social science and humanities perspectives. Written by authors from ... Read more

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    The Science, Politics and Conservation of Panthera tigris

    Edited by Ronald Tilson, Philip J. Nyhus ...
    Series series Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, and Management
    Tigers of the World, Second Edition explores tiger biology, ecology, conservation, management, and the science and technology that make this possible. In 1988, when the first edition was published, tiger conservation was still in its infancy, and two decades later there has been a revolution not only in what is known, but how information about tigers is obtained and disseminated. In the fast ... Read more

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  • Environmental Change in South-East Asia

    People, Politics and Sustainable Development

    Edited by Raymond Bryant, Michael Parnwell ...
    Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalists, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. Ostensibly "green" activities - plantation forestry, eco-tourism, hydro-electricity - are revealed as guises used by elites to promote their own political and economic interests.Highlighting fatal flaws in presently exclusive ... Read more

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  • Vanishing Fish

    Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries

    by Daniel Pauly ...
    "Daniel Pauly is a friend whose work has inspired me for years."—Ted Danson, actor, ocean activist, and co-author of Oceana"This wonderfully personal and accessible book by the world’s greatest living fisheries biologist summarizes and expands on the causes of collapse and the essential actions that will be required to rebuild fish stocks for future generations.”—Dr. Jeremy Jackson, ocean ... Read more

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  • Nature Unbound

    Conservation, Capitalism and the Future of Protected Areas

    by Dan Brockington, Rosaleen Duffy, Jim Igoe ...
    This groundbreaking volume is the first comprehensive, critical examination of the rise of protected areas and their current social and economic position in our world. It examines the social impacts of protected areas, the conflicts that surround them, the alternatives to them and the conceptual categories they impose.The book explores key debates on devolution, participation and democracy; the ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Rising Sea Levels

    An Introduction to Cause and Impact

    by Hunt Janin, Scott A. Mandia ...
    The fundamental point of this book is that, in the past, the world's political, economic, military and social development took place during a time of relatively stable sea level. That time, however, is now over: The world must begin to cope with rising seas.This book is a wide-ranging introductory survey. It addresses global warming, the hydrologic cycle, why we should care about the rise of the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Managing Protected Areas

    A Global Guide

    Edited by Michael Lockwood, Graeme Worboys, Ashish Kothari ...
    This handbook, produced by world renowned experts from the World Conservation Union (IUCN), spans the full terrain of protected area management and is the international benchmark for the field. The book employs dozens of detailed international cases studies, hundreds of concise topical snapshots, maps, tables, illustrations and a colour plate section, as well as evaluation tools, checklists and ... Read more

    $145.99 USD

  • Protecting the Commons

    A Framework For Resource Management In The Americas

    Edited by Elinor Ostrom, Richard Norgaard, David Policansky, Bernard D. Goldstein, Joanna Burger, Dr. ...
    Commons—lands, waters, and resources that are not legally owned and controlled by a single private entity, such as ocean and coastal areas, the atmosphere, public lands, freshwater aquifers, and migratory species—are an increasingly contentious issue in resource management and international affairs.Protecting the Commons provides an important analytical framework for understanding commons issues ... Read more

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  • Asia-Pacific Fishing Livelihoods

    by Michael Fabinyi, Kate Barclay ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book explores fishing livelihoods within their wider contexts. Drawing on case studies from across the Asia-Pacific region, the book highlights how fishing livelihoods are shaped by globalisation, social relationships and governance. The book concludes by showing how better understanding these relationships can contribute to governance for healthier ecosystems and social wellbeing ... Read more

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  • Arguments for Protected Areas

    Multiple Benefits for Conservation and Use

    by Nigel Dudley, Sue Stolton ...
    Most protected areas (e.g.national parks and nature reserves) have been created to protect wildlife and land- and seascape values. They currently cover over 13% of the world's land surface, around 12% of marine coastal areas and 4% of the marine shelf. Retaining and expanding these areas in the future will depend on showing their wider benefits for society.This book provides a concise and ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • People, Plants, and Justice

    The Politics of Nature Conservation

    Edited by Charles Zerner ...
    In an era of market triumphalism, this book probes the social and environmental consequences of market-linked nature conservation schemes. Rather than supporting a new anti-market orthodoxy, Charles Zerner and colleagues assert that there is no universal entity, "the market." Analysis and remedies must be based on broader considerations of history, culture, and geography in order to establish ... Read more

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  • Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity

    Economic, Institutional and Social Challenges

    Edited by K N Ninan ...
    This book comprehensively addresses the economic, social and institutional difficulties in conserving biodiversity and the ecosystem services that it provides. It covers a wide range of issues such as biodiversity, ecosystem services and valuation in the context of diverse ecosystems such as tropical forests, marine areas, wetlands and agricultural landscapes, non-timber forest products, ... Read more

    $68.99 USD