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  • The Forest Certification Handbook

    by Ruth Nussbaum, Markku Simula ...
    Series series The Earthscan Forest Library
    First published in 1995, The Forest Certification Handbook has become the landmark book concerning all aspects of forest and wood product certification from policy to business to in-the-field technical issues. Yet since first publication an enormous amount has happened in the field. This new second edition has been entirely rewritten to incorporate the changes over the past decade, and is a ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Future of the World's Forests

    Ideas vs Ideologies

    by Jim Douglas, Markku Simula ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    At the landmark 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit), solemn resolutions were made both to protect the world’s biodiversity and to co-operate on managing natural forests in a sustainable and ecologically responsible way. If anything, given recent developments in issues such as climate change and poverty, the problem of protecting and sustaining forests ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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  • Sustainable Future for Human Security

    Environment and Resources

    Edited by Benjamin McLellan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book focuses on the environmental components of sustainability, including aspects of resourcing and the environmental impacts of human societies. Marine and tropical forest ecosystems, food security and other natural resources, as well as technologies for the environmental control of societal impacts are examined. This volume is multi-disciplinary, but with a consistent focus on the natural ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • The Hidden Life of Trees

    What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World

    by Peter Wohlleben, Suzanne Simard ...
    Translated by Jane Billinghurst ...
    Series Book 1 - The Mysteries of Nature
    A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.“Breaks entirely new ground ... [Peter Wohlleben] has listened to trees and decoded ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tree Faller's Manual

    Techniques for Standard and Complex Tree-Felling Operations

    by ForestWorks ...
    The Tree Faller’s Manual is an essential handbook for forest operators and others who need to fell trees manually using a hand-held chainsaw. This manual builds on the information provided by the Chainsaw Operator’s Manual.Tree felling is a high risk activity. Many fatalities and serious injuries have occurred as a result of being struck by falling trees, dislodged tree limbs or other dangers in ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • FIRE CREW: Stories from the Fireline

    by Ben Walters ...
    Every year, thousands of young men and women think they would like a job as a wildland firefighter. And every year, tens of thousands of them do it — they fight the summer battles of wildfire on the forests and grasslands of the West. Some die. Some have the times of their lives. And many forge lifelong friendships and collect the memories of a lifetime. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dynamic Forest

    Man Versus Nature in the Boreal Forest

    by Malcolm F. Squires ...
    Series Book 7 - Point of View
    Nearing the end of a lifetime in the boreal forest, a retired forester writes a passionate plea for rational, science-based forest management.The boreal forest is constantly changing, often dramatically. We like to picture it as a stable, balanced system. Really, it is anything but stable. The boreal forest is dynamic.For over sixty years, forester Malcolm F. Squires has seen mature forests within ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    The State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources addresses the conservation, management and sustainable use of forest tree and other woody plant genetic resources of actual and potential value for human well-being in the broad range of management systems. This report complements two other FAO flagship publications in the field of forestry, the annual State of the World's Forests and the periodic ... Read more

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  • Transforming Water Management in South Africa

    Designing and Implementing a New Policy Framework

    Edited by Barbara Schreiner, Rashid M. Hassan ...
    Series Book 2 - Global Issues in Water Policy
    One of the early set of reforms that South Africa embarked on after emerging from apartheid was in the water sector, following a remarkable, consultative process. The policy and legal reforms were comprehensive and covered almost all aspects of water management including revolutionary changes in defining and allocating rights to water, radical reforms in water management and supply institutions, ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Cotton, Water, Salts and Soums

    Economic and Ecological Restructuring in Khorezm, Uzbekistan

    Edited by Christopher Martius, John P.A. Lamers, P.L.G. Vlek, Inna Rudenko ...
    This book summarizes a long-term research project addressing land and water use in the irrigated areas of the Aral Sea basin. In an interdisciplinary approach, natural and human sciences are combined to elucidate the challenges of economic transition that affect the use of land, water and biological resources, ecological sustainability, economic efficiency and the livelihoods of the local ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Public perception and attitudes of forest owners towards forests in Europe

    Commentary and conclusions of a COST working group (E3-WG1, 1994-1998)

    by Daniel Terrasson ...
    Within the framework of the COST working group (E3-WG1, 1994-1998), this document presents 15 research papers on the following topics: the European public challenge concerning forest landscapes, environmental and economic aspects, integration of non-commercial values, attitudes of farmers and of the rural world, reafforestation of agricultural lands, public opinion, perception, preferences and ... Read more

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  • Mediterranean Oak Woodland Working Landscapes

    Dehesas of Spain and Ranchlands of California

    Edited by Pablo Campos, Lynn Huntsinger, Jose Luis Oviedo, Paul F Starrs, Mario Diaz, Richard B Standiford, Gregorio Montero ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The oak tree was a boon companion as humans expanded their presence across much of the globe. While oak woodlands (Quercus spp.) come today in stunningly diverse forms, the stately dehesas of Spain and the dramatic oak-dominated ranchlands of California are working landscapes where cultivation and manipulation for a couple of millennia have shaped Mediterranean-type ecosystems into a profoundly ... Read more

    $170.09 USD