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Trees
Trees seen like never before--a world expert presents a stunning compendium, illuminating science, conservation, and art. Trees provoke deep affection, spirituality, and creativity. They cover about a third of the world's land and play a crucial role in our environmental systems--influencing the water, carbon, and nutrient cycles and the global climate. This puts trees at the forefront of research into mitigating our climate emergency; we cannot understate their importance in shaping our daily lives and our planet's future. In these lavish pages, ecologist Paul Smith celebrates all that trees have inspired across nearly every human culture throughout history. Generously illustrated with over...
One World for One Earth
We have only one earth, and how we choose to live in it matters. This highly readable and challenging text sets out some important topical issues that tells us we are not making a very good job of it. From the tropical rainforests to the teeming cities of the developing world and the energy hungry nations of Europe and North America, One World for One Earth shows that many of today's environmental problems can only be understood in terms of both the physical and the social processes involved. At present we are in a vicious circle. Uneven development creates problems of affluence in some areas and problems of poverty in others In both, the environment suffers. Independent local action has a crucial part to play, but to be really effective, sustainable development needs a new context which can only be put in place by international government co-operation. This book, by going beyond the conventional accounts of environmental problems, provides a basis for action. Originally published in 1991
Philip Smith, London
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Atlas de la Végétation de Madagascar
Madagascar is the world’sfourth largest island, and isrecognised as one of theworld’s top ten hotspots forbiodiversity. It is estimatedthat there are about 10,000plant species on the island.Of these, 80% or moreoccur nowhere else. Manarrived in Madagascar just2,000 years ago and sincehas cleared much of the island’s forest.Supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund,this atlas, in English and French, gives a history ofvegetation mapping in Madagascar, the methodologyused in compiling this atlas and detailed descriptionsof each vegetation type illustrated with photographsand diagrams. Trends in deforestation, extent ofoccurrence and levels of protection are assessed foreach vegetation type.The atlas itself comprises 36 detailed A3 maps, all inhigh resolution colour, detailing the extent of eachvegetation type, roads, trails, rivers, airports andreserves, and a full place name index.
Walking Through Walls
Smith's hilarious and profound memoir about coming-of-age in 1960s Miami with a decorator father who discovers he has the power to talk to the dead and heal the sick.
