National parks

A natural depression that was converted into a wetland and water fowl refuge in the 1700s by the then rulers of Bharatpur, Keoladeo National Park has established itself as one of the most famous bird sanctuaries in the world. But despite its elevated status and the protection afforded to it, the park has not been without its problems.

This monograph represents a compendium of our knowledge on the non-forest plant cover of Poland's Bialowieza National Park.

This monograph is devoted to the aquatic organisms inhabiting the different kinds of bodies of water present in Białowieża National Park. The publication offers the results of the 2015 inventorying of the aquatic habitats and organisms in the park. It marks the first time the Park's waters have been studied by such a large team of specialists hailing from various scientific centres across Poland.

For the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in the geosciences for topics related to geoheritage: geoconservation, geotourism and geoparks. Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management is the first and only reference book to cover these main topics as well as the relationship of geoheritage to other subjects such as landscapes, conservation, and tourism.

The efforts to protect the areas where the greatest natural wealth and beauty are gathered in one place have a long history in Slovenia. Since the first initiatives at the beginning of the 20th century, the idea of protected areas and the need for their conservation have evolved, up until the last few decades when they became the paradigm of civilisation’s needs and one of the ways to achieve the sustainable development of society.