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E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
E.g. Brooks, Thomas M.
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Biodiversity trends and threats in Europe : development and test of a species trend indicator
The growth of capacity in IUCN in Asia
Surviving climate change in small islands : a guidebook
Biotechnology, agriculture and food security in Southern Africa
Ireland's coastline, exploring its nature and heritage
Assessing linkages between agriculture and biodiversity in Central America : historical overview and future perspectives
Biodiversité, science et gouvernance : actes de la conférence internationale
Biodiversity, science and governance : proceedings of the international conference
Handbook of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Ecosystems and human well-being : opportunities and challenges for business and industry
Environment and human well-being : a practical strategy
Ecosystems and human well-being : desertification synthesis
Beyond belief : linking faiths and protected areas to support biodiversity conservation : a research report by WWF, Equilibrium and Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC)
Fair trade for all : how trade can promote development
    Stiglitz, Joseph E. | Charlton, Andrew (Andrew Henry George)

How can the poorer countries of the world be helped to help themselves through freer, fairer trade? This book suggests a radical and realistic new model for managing trading relationships between the richest and the poorest countries. The approach is designed to open up markets in the interests of all and not just the most powerful economies, to ensure that trade promotes development, and to minimise the costs of adjustments. Beginning with a brief history of the World Trade Organisation and its agreements, the authors explore the issues and events which led to the failure of Cancun and the obstacles that face the successful completion of the Doha Round of negotiations. Finally they spell out the reforms and principles upon which a successful agreement must be based.
The origin of wealth : evolution, complexity, and the radical remaking of economics
    Beinhocker, Eric D.

This book shows how revolutionary ideas from economics and science are providing answers to these age-old questions. Around the world, researchers are upending a hundred years of economic theory and recasting the economy as a teeming evolutionary stew, a ' complex adaptive system' more akin to the brain, the Internet, or an ecosystem than to the static picture presented by traditional theory. Beinhocker describes how this new theory of the economy will fundamentally change our thinking on topics ranging from technological innovation, to the workings of the stock market, to political debates about right versus left.
The end of oil : on the edge of a perilous new world
    Roberts, Paul

The situation is alarming and irrefutable: within thirty years, even by conservative estimates, we will have burned our way through most of the oil that is readily available to us. Already, the costly side effects of dependence on fossil fuel are taking their toll. Even as oil-related conflict threatens entire nations, individual consumers are suffering from higher prices at the gas pump, rising health problems, and the grim prospect of long-term environmental damage. In this frank and balanced investigation, Paul Roberts offers a timely wake-up call. He talks to both oil optimists and oil pessimists, delves deep into the economics and politics of oil, and considers the promises and pitfalls of alternatives such as wind power, hybrid cars, and hydrogen. A new afterword brings the book up to the minute. Brisk, immediate, and accessible, this is essential reading for anyone who uses oil, which is to say every one of us. (publisher's description)
Fueling the future : how the battle over energy is changing everything
    Solomon, Evan | Heintzman, Andrew

From trips to the market to lighting entire cities, power is pivotal to the simplest of everyday necessities. Wars are fought over it, the planet is polluted by it, but now its price has become too high. Are we capable of shifting to cleaner, safer, more reliable sources of energy? Fueling the Future gathers the best and brightest minds in the field — thinkers like Jeremy Rifkin, L. Hunter Lovins, and Allison MacFarlane — and uses their collective wisdom to tackle this pressing question from several angles. The experts predict what a world without oil, which is estimated to run out in 50 years, would be like. What new energy alternatives are available? The use of hydrogen and fuel cells is examined, with surprising conclusions. Fresh, efficient prose makes the experts' controversial answers readable and engaging, as well as thought provoking. -- publisher's description
The weather makers : the history and future impact of climate change
    Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof)

This book tells the story of climate spanning millions of years to help readers understand the predicament faced today. By burning fossil fuels we are increasing the levels of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, causing our planet to become warmer. This book shows how we can all help to combat these problems.
Textes fondamentaux de la Convention du patrimoine mondial de 1972
Health, dignity, and development : what will it take?
   

In this abridged version of its report, the Task Force outlines the bold yet practical actions needed to increase access to water and sanitation. The report underscores the need to focus on the global sanitation crisis, which contributes to the death of 3,900 children each day, to increase access to domestic water supply, and to invest in integrated development and management of water resources. All are necessary for countries to reduce poverty and hunger, improve health, advance gender equality, and ensure environmental sustainability.
Marine mammal research : conservation beyond crisis
    Montgomery, Suzanne | Perrin, W. F. | Ragen, Timothy J. | Reeves, Randall R. | Reynolds, John Elliott

Marine mammal conservation presents a number of challenges for scientists and other stakeholders, especially using natural resources in ways that avoid crisis management. Scientists play the special role of providing vital information to decision makers to help them understand long-term consequences of their actions and avoid crises before they develop. The contributors to this visionary work look beyond the current crises to present a compelling argument about how science, if conducted properly, can provide insights that minimize crisis management and implement more anticipatory action.
Marine protected areas for whales, dolphins and porpoises : a world handbook for cetacean habitat conservation
    Hoyt, Erich

Worldwide in coverage, this 516-page book reveals the inside story on existing and planned marine protected areas (MPAs), national parks and sanctuaries around the world. It is designed to be a key resource for scientists, research institutions, students, wildlife conservation agencies, MPA managers, and anyone who cares about cetaceans and the special places where they live. Since most of the world's MPAs promote whale and dolphin watching and responsible marine ecotourism, the book is also being used by keen cetacean watchers to find some of the best places to watch the 84 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises in more than 100 countries around the world.
The environmentally sustainable city
Management effectiveness evaluation of Finland's protected areas
Paisaje Cultural y Estructura Socioeconómica : valor ambiental y demanda turística en un territorio mediterráneo = Cultural landscape and socioeconomic structure : environmental value and demand for tourism in a Mediterranean territory
    Schmitz, M. H. | Pineda, F. D. | Castro, H. | Aranzabal, I. de | Aguilera, P.

La investigación realizada revela cómo el paisaje cultural es el resultado de la actividad humana que lo creó, y cómo este recurso, entendido como componente de bienestar, debe ser considerado en toda política ambiental y desarrollo turístico.
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