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Spirited waters : Soloing south through the inside passage
    Hahn, Jennifer Petersen

In this insightful account of her solo voyage in a sixteen-foot kayak, Jennifer Hahn vividly relates the ecstatic moments and terrifying predicaments of paddling against the wind through Alaska's Inside Passage. Hahn's adventures include dramatic encounters with animals and heartwarming experiences with coastal characters. Much more than a memoir, Spirited Waters is a remarkable blend of adventure travel, natural history, and personal challenge.
Des forêts et des hommes : un regard sur les peuples des forêts tropicales
2. Alpenreport : Daten, Fakten, Probleme, Lösungsansätze
Lebenswelt Alpen
    Wüthrich, Franziska

Für alle, die in den Alpen unterwegs sind: Allgemein verständlich und doch wissenschaftlich korrekt vermittelt Lebenswelt Alpen Naturphänomene und Zusammenhänge, denen man in den Bergen auf Schritt und Tritt begegnet:

Entstehung der Alpen und ihrer Landschaften klimatische Besonderheiten und typische Wetterlagen Steckbriefe der wichtigsten Pflanzen- und Tierarten ökologische Zusammenhänge und Besonderheiten der alpinen Lebensräume Rolle des Menschen als Nutzer und Schützer gestern und heute Fakten und Diskussionsgrundlagen zu aktuellen Alpenthemen zahlreiche Skizzen und farbige Abbildungen kommentiertes Literaturverzeichnis
Angkor & l'eau
Regulating from the inside
    Coglianese, Cary | Nash, Jennifer

Environmental regulations have resulted in considerable improvements, but nevertheless, substantial challenges remain. Policymakers and analysts are increasingly looking for a "third way" of dealing with environmental problems, that is, for new policy tools that fall somewhere between the free market and conventional public regulation. This book examines the potential of one such tool: the environmental management system (EMS).
Biogeography and conservation of marine turtles of the Atlantic coast of Africa = Biogéographie et conservation des tortues marines de la côte atlantique de l'Afrique
The Prosopis juliflora - Prosopis pallida complex: a monograph
Risorse genetiche agrarie in Italia
   

Il Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe ha pubblicato lo studio "Risorse genetiche agrarie in Italia". In oltre 200 pagine la ricerca illustra la situazione delle risorse genetiche di animali da allevamento e piante coltivate in Italia. Partendo dal rispettivo grado di minaccia, vengono quindi presentate le iniziative di conservazione statali, universitarie e private, per procedere poi ad una stima della necessità di intervento. Lo studio è concepito come opera di consultazione ed è pubblicato in italiano. La versione integrale in tedesco è allegata in CD-Rom.
Harmful algal blooms 2000
Voluntarism in the Species Survival Commission of IUCN, the World Conservation Union. Final report
Saving Louisiana?
Farming systems and poverty
    Dixon, John A. | Gibbon, David P. | Gulliver, Aidan

Small farmers produce much of the developing world's food, yet they are generally much poorer than the rest of the population in these countries. This book looks in detail at some 20 farming systems that are judged to have the greatest potential for poverty and hunger reduction and economic growth in the next few decades, and asks the crucial question: What are likely to be the most successful strategies for small farmers in each system, and what sort of initiatives can best help farmers to realize them? 
Protected areas management strategy for Bahamian terrestrial vertebrates : iguanas and seabirds
Technical workshop : World Heritage and mining
Fishes of Laos
    Kottelat, Maurice

This book provides information for the identification of the fishes of Laos. All species known from Laotian waters to date are illustrated by colour photographs. Data on the known distributions and habitats are included, as well as indications on synonyms and previous misidentifications. 
The bitter fruit of oil palm : dispossession and deforestation
   

The impacts of oil palm plantations have been widely ignored, and given widespread promotion of these plantations throughout the tropics, the World Rainforest Movement decided to bring together research and local struggles in this book, aimed as a tool for action. Presented are three representative cases for each continent -- Cameroon, Ecuador and Indonesia -- as well as a general overview and examples from other countries. 
Sustainable management of non-timber forest resources
The value of forest ecosystems
The role of land carbon sinks in mitigating global climate change
2002 IUCN annual workplan
Sustainable development critical issues
Participatory action and learning
Innovative forestry : a synthesis of small-scale forest management practice from Nepal
Evolution's workshop : God and science on the Galapagos Islands
    Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)
More than any other place on Earth, the Galápagos Islands are the workshop of evolution. Isolated and desolate, they were largely overlooked by early explorers until Charles Darwin arrived there in the 1830's. It was Darwin who recognized that Galápagos' isolation and desolation were advantages: the paucity of species and lack of outside influences made the workings of natural selection crystal clear. Since then, every important advance and controversy in evolutionary thinking has had its reflection on the Galápagos. In every sense-intellectually, institutionally, and culturally-the history of science on these islands is a history of the way evolutionary science was done for the past 150 years. Evolution's Workshop tells the story of Darwin's explorations there; the fabulous Gilded Age expeditions, run from rich men's gigantic yachts, that featured rough-and-ready science during the day and black-tie dinners every night; the struggle for control of research on the Galápagos; the current efforts by "creation scientists" to use the Galápagos to undercut evolutionary teaching; and many other compelling stories.
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