Oxford University Press

In The Green Cathedral, Juan de Onis offers a set of proposals for the economic and ecological survival of this vital region, arguing that it is not possible to save the trees of Amazonia without also saving its people.

The Earth's biodiversity-the rich variety of life on our planet-is disappearing at an alarming rate. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, Sustaining Life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health.

"Protected Area Management: Principles and Practice 2e" examines the multi-disciplinary task of managing protected areas. This second edition of this authoritative text has been updated, expanded and includes new Australian and international case studies. This comprehensive text is an essential text for students and an invaluable resource for practitioners and all readers who are concerned about conservation.

This directory provides details of measures taken to date to establish a system of protected areas in the region, which includes Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of Pakistan, India, Burma, China and the former USSR. Each national system is reviewed and accompanied by a list and a map of protected areas. Over 100 individual properties are described in more detail.