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"Before the sacred Scriptures were ever written, there was a much earlier text: The Book of Nature. Barbara Mahany invites us to discover an ancient theology that focuses on the text of God first revealed through creation--nature in all its kaleidoscopic turnings." -- Provided by publisher.
We live inside a nautilus of prayer--if only we open our senses and perceive what is infused all around. Throughout millennia and across the monotheistic religions,...
2) Walking
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Walking is a lecture by Henry David Thoreau first delivered at the Concord Lyceum on April 23, 1851. It was written between 1851 and 1860, but parts were extracted from his earlier journals. Thoreau read the piece a total of ten times, more than any other of his lectures. "Walking" was first published as an essay in the Atlantic Monthly after his death in 1862. He considered it one of his seminal works, so much so, that he once wrote of the lecture,...
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Presents the story of whale sharks-- the largest fish on the planet. Facing threats from commercial fishing as well as climate change, they were categorized as endangered in 2016. Despite the marine sanctuaries set aside to protect whale sharks, their population is still decreasing. These gentle giants may be accidentally caught in fishing nets, fished by poachers, or hit by a ship's propeller. But new conservation methods, which include enlisting...
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"The stunningly beautiful Gorongosa National Park, once the crown jewel of Mozambique, was nearly destroyed by decades of civil war. It looked like a perfect place for Western philanthropy: revive the park and tourists would return, a win-win outcome for the environment and the impoverished villagers living in the area. So why did some researchers find the local communities actually getting hungrier, sicker, and poorer as the project went on? And...
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An aquatic ecologist and permafrost scientist recalls her captivating adventures across the Arctic studying climate change, her quest to find belonging and family, and her journey of faith in a world of science in this poignant, eye-opening, and hopeful memoir in the spirit of Lab Girl, Educated, and Finding the Mother Tree.
Katey Walter Anthony's enchantment with lakes began when she was growing up amid the Sierra Nevada mountains. Today, her love...
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"Drip, drip! Rain falls from dark clouds in the sky. It gathers in little puddles on the ground below. But where did the rain come from? And after the clouds part and the sun comes out, where do the puddles of water go? What's up with water? The answers are all a part of the water cycle! Explore this curricular topic through simple text paired with bright, lively photos"-- Provided by publisher.
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"A plague is spreading throughout the Florida Everglades. Nonnative Burmese pythons--one of the largest snakes on the planet--are now known to be reproducing freely in the shallow waters of the famed River of Grass. Over the past decade, thousands of pythons have made themselves at home across the landscape. And though scientists work feverishly to learn as much as possible about this unprecedented invader, methods of control remain elusive. Many...
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A tribute to an extraordinary landscape now under severe threat. The exquisite photographs reveal the mountain ash forests of central Victoria to be one of Australia's great natural treasures.
The city of Melbourne lies on the edge of a vast plain surrounded by a green and blue mountainous rim, whose hills and peaks are home to the magnificent Mountain Ash, the tallest flowering plant on the planet. The Mountain Ash forests were 20 million years...
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Global warming is a major phenomenon that is negatively affecting Earth. But what most people dont realize is that this effect is not limited within the planets atmosphere; it may also affect Earths journey through space. In Global Warming and Earths Evolution, author Graham Winston reveals that the bigger picture is bigger than Global Warming and Global Warming is only the tip of the iceberg of Earths own challenges. The book describes the real truths...
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What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.
For millennia, Indigenous Australians harvested this continent in ways that can offer contemporary environmental and economic solutions.
Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe demonstrate how Aboriginal people cultivated the land through manipulation of water flows,...
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Esta guía-el tercer producto de una colección de materiales para favorecer prácticas formativas, impulsada por la maestría en Educación Ambiental de la Universidad de Guadalajara-ofrece herramientas prácticas para enriquecer la planificación de talleres educativos sobre educación ambiental. Tanto para principiantes como para expertos, esta guía promueve el desarrollo de competencias clave en los participantes, que van desde la responsabilidad...
14) Carbon Counter
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What effect are you having on the environment? If you buy Kenyan green beans what is the CO2 cost? What about your journey to work, your fridge or your clothes? The Gem Carbon Counter is your portable instant green reckoner.
This handy little book includes:
• Introduction by Mark Lynas author of Hide Tide: News from a Warming World.
• Welcome to the Greenhouse: Explains what the Greenhouse effect actually is, all the issues surrounding global...
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Saviez-vous que la diversité se trouve partout ? Des animaux aux plantes, en passant par les formes, les couleurs et les sons dans l'environnement, le monde regorge de possibilités.
Plus d'un siècle de recherche en écologie nous apprend que la diversité biologique, ou biodiversité, est insaisissable, capricieuse et susceptible de répondre au syndrome « trop, c'est comme pas assez ».
Dans ce contexte, quel est le rle du biologiste...
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Pulse is not about dance music, not about heart rates-and not about electromagnetic fields. What it does describe is a sea change in human affairs, a vast and fundamental shift that is about to transform every aspect of our lives. Written in lively prose for lay readers, Pulse shows how ideas that have shaped Western science, industry, and culture for centuries are being displaced by the rapid and dramatic rise of a "new biology"-by human systems...
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En este libro se muestran algunas tesis nacidas del esfuerzo por construir una visión compleja, interdisciplinaria, ética y participativa en distintos territorios del país y en escenarios diferentes entre sí. La intención de generar respuestas a problemas ambientales o aportar elementos que nutran a los procesos educativo-ambientales puede identificarse en las formulaciones teórico-metodológicas, en las reflexiones que hacen los autores y en...
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It's Not About Politics.
It's About Caring--And What Every Family Can Do!
Written by a passionately concerned couple--David Seligman is an active duty U.S. serviceman and Melissa is a devoted stay-at-home mom--this is the first book about going green that won't scare you with statistics, overwhelm you with science, or make you feel guilty about your SUV. Instead, this indispensable guide will help families everywhere to take simple, practical steps,...
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Carlos Adrin Pizarro Ros, mexicano con gran admiracin hacia la naturaleza y de los que se esfuerzan por mantenerse en armona con ella sin dejar de evolucionar. Licenciado en Negocios Internacionales, Maestro de Yoga, Vicepresidente en ACIMA A.C., y apasionado de convivir con todos los seres vivos. Con una trayectoria de ms de diez aos en el apoyo al cuidado del ambiente y al de una mejor interaccin social. Participa como conferencista, colabora en...
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ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHNAGE: Agricultural Ecosystems and Gender Dimensions is a product of over four years of painstaking and rigorous research by a multidisciplinary team. It brings together empirical knowledge on farmer's adaptation to climate change in a developing country. The book is comprehensive as well as broad in its coverage. Detailed analysis of various dimensions of climate change on dryland and wetland agriculture as well as fishing...