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Oceans identifies conservation issues and proposes actions to conserve the marine environment and its enormous biological diversity. It explains how the oceans work and vividly presents the myriad variety of underwater life forms and habitats. The core of this book is an atlas mapping every ocean to show resources, human impacts, threatened species, topographical features and important regional issues.

This handbook is for educators intending to teach the values of tropical moist forests. The book is organized in five parts, each containing several sections. The goal is to help educating people about the true worth of tropical moist forests.

This is the second edition of the Directory of crocodilian farming operations, first published in 1985. The first edition attempted to list all commercial farms, and was primarily intended as a conservation tool to assist government agencies in identifying legal sources of crocodilian skins, and wildlife managers in developing farming projects to benefit the conservation of the wild resource.

This stunningly attractive hardback book covering 360 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, combines a superb collection of over 400 colour photographs of cultural and natural World Heritage sites with essays contributed by world-renowned figures. Each site is illustrated and accompanied by a description of its location and significance.

Many countries have areas with special natural qualities characterized by the harmonious interaction between resident populations and the land. This book sets out the varied approaches to establishing such areas as protected landscapes. It provides guidance on criteria for selection of a landscape, implementation, management and the legal measures involved if protection is to be achieved.