Making Good Choices About Conservation

Making Good Choices About Conservation
Author: Janey Levy
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615311467

Conservation is an important part of being "green." It means taking care of natural resources, and making careful decisions to avoid wasting or polluting them. Today all natural resources (air, freshwater, soil, forests, wildlife, oceans, and biodiversity) are endangered. Through this insightful book, readers learn about the steps they and their families can take to help reduce air and water pollution and protect the soil, forests, oceans, and biodiversity. They discover practical ways to reduce their carbon footprint.

Local Voices, Local Choices

Local Voices, Local Choices
Author: Jane Goodall Institute
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Community-based conservation
ISBN: 9781589486478

Local Voices, Local Choices: The Tacare Approach to Community-Led Conservation chronicles the stories behind Jane Goodall's holistic approach to conservation in Africa.

Making Good Choices about Renewable Resources

Making Good Choices about Renewable Resources
Author: Jeanne Nagle
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435856023

Examines conservation and recycling as a way to sustain the world's resources, and includes information on bioproducts and making positive consumer choices.

Conservation Skills

Conservation Skills
Author: Chris Caple
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134659431

Conservation Skills provides an overview of the issues facing conservators of historic and artistic works. It not only describes the nature of conservation but also provides an ethical framework to which the conservation of objects can be related. Drawing on case studies of well-known objects such as the body of Lindow Man and the Statue of Liberty it addresses the following issues: * perception, judgement and learning * reasons for preserving the past * the nature and history of conservation * conservation ethics * recording, investigating, cleaning objects * stabilisation and restoration * preventive conservation * decision making and responsibilities.

Saving the Earth as a Career

Saving the Earth as a Career
Author: Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2016-03-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1119184797

Written in an informal and engaging style, Saving the Earth as a Career is an ideal resource for students and professionals pursuing a career in conservation. The book explores the major skills needed to become an effective conservation professional by offering useful advice on a range of topics. Chapters include: Is this the right career for you? Designing a program of study Designing and executing a project Attending conferences and making presentations Writing papers Finding a job Making a difference Saving the Earth as a Career 2e is a friendly, accessible guide with a global perspective for anyone interested in becoming a conservation or environmental professional, and teachers will find this an invaluable resource for university students at all levels.

Structured Decision Making

Structured Decision Making
Author: David R. Smith
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1421437562

Smith, Jennifer A. Szymanski, Terry Walshe, Nicolas Zuël

Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa

Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Richard Primack
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 712
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1783747536

Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic development in the region. Boxes covering specific themes written by scientists who live and work throughout the region are included in each chapter, together with recommended readings and suggested discussion topics. Each chapter also includes an extensive bibliography. Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa provides the most up-to-date study in the field. It is an essential resource, available on-line without charge, for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a handy guide for professionals working to stop the rapid loss of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.

Making Good Choices About Recycling and Reuse

Making Good Choices About Recycling and Reuse
Author: Stephanie Watson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435853121

Provides a proactive approach to recycling and reusing materials.

Structured Decision Making

Structured Decision Making
Author: Robin Gregory
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2012-03-19
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1444333410

This book outlines the creative process of making environmental management decisions using the approach called Structured Decision Making. It is a short introductory guide to this popular form of decision making and is aimed at environmental managers and scientists. This is a distinctly pragmatic label given to ways for helping individuals and groups think through tough multidimensional choices characterized by uncertain science, diverse stakeholders, and difficult tradeoffs. This is the everyday reality of environmental management, yet many important decisions currently are made on an ad hoc basis that lacks a solid value-based foundation, ignores key information, and results in selection of an inferior alternative. Making progress – in a way that is rigorous, inclusive, defensible and transparent – requires combining analytical methods drawn from the decision sciences and applied ecology with deliberative insights from cognitive psychology, facilitation and negotiation. The authors review key methods and discuss case-study examples based in their experiences in communities, boardrooms, and stakeholder meetings. The goal of this book is to lay out a compelling guide that will change how you think about making environmental decisions. Visit www.wiley.com/go/gregory/ to access the figures and tables from the book.