Natur

En rovfugl på ruden sikrer, at havens småfugle ikke flyver mod vinduesglasset og bliver dræbt. Silhuetten er af vejrbestandig, selvklæbende plastfolie med mange års holdbarhed. Den monteres på ydersiden af ruden:Brug røde silhouetter hvis problemet er, at havens træer og buske spejler sig i vinduesglasset.Brug sorte silhouetter hvis der er vinduer på begge sider af en bygning, så fuglene tror, at de kan flyve lige igennem.Rovfuglen baserer sig på den velafprøvede Pinus-model, der gennem årtier har solgt over 70.000 stk. gennem boghandlerbutikker i Danmark.

Ferns are plants of discreet appearance and modest requirements; they have no showy flowers and generally lead an unobtrusive existence. However, to the attentive observer they have a special appeal, each species having its own personality, be it graceful, delicate, rugged, or bizarre. Their individual character is usually due to subtly transformed repetition, gradual elaboration or simplification of a characteristic basic form, leading to patterns of great elegance.Ferns are different from flowering plants in their dispersal and reproductive biology and this affects their role and possibilities in nature. Scandinavia offers a great variety of fern habitats and its Flora counts 72 species of ferns and fern-allies in addition several varieties and hybrids, many of them with remarkable life histories and adaptations to unusual environments. Most of the species are not restricted to Scandinavia, but several are particular to Scandinavia in a European context.This book is the first to be dedicated to the Scandinavian ferns and the so-called fern-allies. It aims to tell their natural history as well as asking some of the questions the ferns may give us. It includes numerous colour plates, virtually all painted from living plants in the natural habitats. Decides descriptions of the species and keys to identify them, the text also deals with the variability of the species, their reproduction, geographic distribution, ecology, practical and ritual uses, and the origin and meaning of names, often reflecting old superstition and folklore. The book aims to convey the enjoyable and interesting experiences one may have with these fascinating plants, to give insight in their life histories, and, hopefully, to inspire the reader to go out and discover.Table of contents: Introduction - Descriptions of the families and species - Lycopodiaceae – Selaginellaceae - Isoëtaceae - Equisetaceae – Ophioglossaceae – Osmundaceae - Adiantaceae – Polypodiaceae – Hymenophyllaceae – Dennstaedtiaceae – Thelypteridaceae – Aspleniaceae – Woodsiaceae – Dryopteridaceae – Blechnaceae – Marsileaceae – Azollaceae – Glossary – Literature references – Index.Soft cover, 318 pages including an index. Large format, approx. 25,5 x 34 cm. (1993)The author, Benjamin Ølgaard, mag.scient. (born 1949), was associate professor at the Institute of Biological Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark (today: Emeritus, department of Bioscience). He has taught university courses on taxonomic and general botany, on plant geography and trophical botany. His research deals mainly with the biology, geography, and taxonomy of the ferns and fern allies, particularly the family Lycopodiaceae, and with the composition and structure of tropical forests, particularly the montane forests of Ecuador. He has undertaken extensive fieldwork in Ecuador as well as in Scandinavia, and carried out research at several botanical institutions in Europe and the United States.The artist, Kirsten Tind, born in Copenhagen 1943, has studied botanical illustration at the Hunt Library for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, USA.Over the years she has made numerous botanical illustrations in scientific journals and books, and in “Den store Danske Encyclopædi” (22 volumes). She has illustrated tropical plants for the journals “Flora of Ecuador” and “Flora of Thailand”. Additionally, she has contributed with some of the line drawings in the Danish flora book, “Dansk Feltflora” and numerous other publications.

This book spells out a new framework for humanitarian aid in the long emergency of climate change. Looking ahead to the massive needs of the late 2020s and the 2030s, Hugo Slim shows how current ethics and action in the sector are necessary, but not sufficient, for the new moral and operational challenges of our planetary crisis. Humanitarianism 2.0 offers a series of practical ethical pathways for aid workers and organisations to reimagine and redesign their purpose in the increasing number of climate-related disasters around the world. Slim expands the fundamental principle of humanity to include the protection of nature in humanitarian ethics, and also faces up to the hard challenge of impartiality and prioritisation in a universal emergency. He then recognises anticipation, adaptation, mitigation and locally led aid as humanitarian obligations in climate-related disasters. Like everything else in the climate and nature crisis, humanitarian ethics need adaptation. Slim's bold, smart and much-needed proposals show the way.

'A beautiful book' - Tristan GooleyThe United Kingdom is home to no fewer than 15 national parks. These astonishingly diverse locations range from the sub-arctic mountains of the Cairngorms in Scotland to the ancient woodlands and vineyards of England's South Downs; from the dramatic Pembrokeshire coast in Wales to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Lake District. Home to some of our most precious wildlife, the national parks of the UK were created to protect our cultural heritage and strengthen our connection with nature. This inspirational journey through the parks captures the spirit of the British landscape and contains almost 200 stunning photographs. Sales of this publication support the work of National Parks UK to improve, protect or enhance the National Parks together with programmes that connect people and communities with these special landscapes.

Dive into the world of rocks, gemstones, and fossils!Do you love rocks, gems, and fossils? Have you ever thought about where they come from and how they form?Do you want to learn more about rock hunting and collecting but are unsure where to start?If you answered yes to any of these questions, get ready because Rockhounding is exactly what you need. Whether a novice or a seasoned rockhound, this book contains all the knowledge and tools you need to get started.In this book, you will: Discover the different types of rocks, minerals, gems, agates, and fossils, and learn how to identify them.Find the best places to search for them and how to recognize signs of mineral deposits.Learn about the tools and equipment you need to begin your rockhounding adventure and how to use them safely and effectively.Discover techniques for cleaning, preserving, and displaying your specimens to showcase their natural beauty.Explore rockhounding's rich history, science, and artistic aspects, and learn about famous rocks and minerals.If you closely follow all the tips and suggestions in this book, you will definitely set yourself up for success in your rock-hunting endeavors.

Within these pages you will find line drawings based on watercolor and oil-on-paper paintings by Christina Allen.

The Apple: A Delicious History tells the engrossing and richly informative story of a fruit with a unique attachment to the human story. The 10,000-year tale of the round and pleasantly crunchy products of the trees of the genus Malus embraces not only culinary, horticultural, social and commercial history but also age-old traditions in mythology, folklore and religion. Best-selling author Sally Coulthard takes the reader on a fascinating and strikingly international journey - from the apple's earliest beginnings in the mountains of Kazakhstan to the explosion of apple-growing in twenty-first-century China. Along the way, we learn how the apple made its way along the Silk Road from Central Asia to Europe and about its role in the grisly rituals of the Druids; and we discover why, despite there currently existing more than 7500 varieties of apple - from the ubiquitous, astringent Granny Smith to the purple-skinned Black Diamond of Tibet - only a handful of cultivars are available in modern supermarkets. Amplified by apple recipes and the stories behind them, from apple fritters to apple crumble and from verjuice to pomade, The Apple: A Delicious History is the perfect gift book for gardeners, nature lovers - or indeed anyone who likes a drop of cider or a slice of apple pie.

Forest scientist Dr Gabriel Hemery returns to take you on an extraordinary journey through the seasonal wonder of trees. Discover the magic of trees and reconnect with nature with this fascinating illustrated month-by-month guide. Uncover tree folklore and traditions, try new recipes and crafts, take note of key dates and curiosities to spot, and reveal the marvels that surround wildlife and nature as the trees evolve through the seasons. The Tree Almanac 2025 is the ultimate companion to inspire you to take a moment to rejoice in nature, and celebrate all the wonderful details of every season.

Bestselling guide to all UNESCO World Heritage sites. Fully updated to include the latest sites added to the World Heritage List. The List is managed by the World Heritage Committee and each site is judged under strict criteria - only the world's most spectacular and extraordinary sites make it on to the List.

5.000 Kilometer durch Amerika - Tim Voors nimmt uns mit auf die einzigartige Wanderung entlang des Continental Divide Trail.Als längster Fernwanderweg, der durch ein einziges Land führt, steht der CDT auf der Wunschliste jedes ambitionierten Wanderers. Bekannt für seine Schönheit und gleichzeitige Unberechenbarkeit ist der CDT ein Ausdauertest, der Vielseitigkeit und Anpassungsfähigkeit an die Launen der Natur abverlangt. Jedes Jahr machen sich nur wenige auf, um dieses Ziel tatsächlich zu erreichen. Tim Voors war 2022 einer von ihnen. Im Alter von 50 Jahren hat er die Strecke in unter fünf Monaten zurückgelegt und damit nach dem Pacific Crest Trail, auf dem wir ihn in dem mit gestalten veröffentlichten Allein begleiten konnten, den zweiten der drei Triple-Crown-Wege begangen. Sieben Millionen Schritte und die 15-fache Anzahl der Höhenmeter, die es braucht, um den Mount Everest zu besteigen, sind nur zwei Zahlen, die versuchen, diese Herausforderung fassbar zu machen.The Great Divide ist mehr als nur eine Geschichte - es ist eine Einladung, eigene Grenzen zu erkunden und das Unbekannte zu umarmen.

The gripping history of Taiwan, from the flood myths of indigenous legend to its Asian Tiger economic miracle ¿ and the present threat of invasion by China.Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a `ball of mud¿, Taiwan has a modern GDP larger than that of Sweden, in a land area smaller than Indiana. It is the last surviving enclave of the Republic of China, a lost colony of Japan, and claimed by Beijing as a rogue province ¿ merely the latest chapters in its long history as a refuge for pirates, rebels, settlers, and outcasts.Jonathan Clements examines the unique conditions of Taiwan¿s archaeology and indigenous history, and its days as a Dutch and Spanish trading post. He delves into its periods as an independent kingdom, Chinese province, and short-lived republic, and the transformations wrought by 50 years as part of the Japanese Empire. He examines the traumatic effects of its role as a lifeboat in 1949 for two million refugees from Communism, and the conflicts emerging after the suspension of four decades of martial law, as its people debate issues of self-determination, independence, and home rule.

A coherent picture of regenerative agriculture and all that it entails. From rural to urban and from physical practices on the land to financial and social impacts of the way we produce our food, many different topics are included. He provides ethical as well as practical guidelines to consider and a scientific base from which to make decisions.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITINGTHE TIMES / WATERSTONES TOP 10 BESTSELLERAN INDEPENDENT BEST BOOK TO READ IN 2023A STYLIST NONFICTION MUST-READ FOR 2023A SUNDAY TIMES GARDENING BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2023Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buried with our work. Alice Vincent is on a quest to change that. To understand what encourages women to go out, work the soil, plant seeds and nurture them, even when so many other responsibilities sit upon their shoulders. To recover the histories that have been lost among the soil.Why Women Grow is a much-needed exploration of why women turn to the earth, as gardeners, growers and custodians. This book emerged from a deeply rooted desire to share the stories of women who are silenced and overlooked. In doing so, Alice fosters connections with gardeners that unfurl into a tender exploration of women's lives, their gardens and what the ground has offered them, with conversations spanning creation and loss, celebration and grief, power, protest, identity and renaissance.Wise, curious and sensitive, Why Women Grow follows Alice in her search for answers, with inquisitive fronds reaching and curling around the intimate anecdotes of others

I Råt! Din magiske vej til et mere bæredygtigt køkken inviterer Liselotte ­Andersen, også kendt som Kokken på Kanten, dig ind i en eventyrlig verden, hvor mad bliver til magi, nysgerrighed er drivkraften, og bæredygtighed er nøgleordet. Sammen med sin datter og medforfatter Camille har Liselotte skabt en inspirerende kogebog, der fejrer mangfoldigheden og skønheden i alverdens råvarer.Madlavning er mere end bare at lave mad – det er en kilde til glæde, læring, leg og samvær. I bogen finder du mere end 70 innovative opskrifter og inviteres til at udforske, eksperimentere og skabe stærke venskaber gennem madlavning. Liselotte deler sin passion for at tage ud i naturen og sanke sine egne ingredienser, og hun viser, hvordan du kan forvandle dem til lækre og farvestrålende måltider.Råt! er en kogebog, der ikke kun handler om at lave god mad, men også om at skabe gode minder og styrke forbindelsen mellem generationer. Den er en hyldest til naturen, råvarerne og den glæde, der opstår, når vi deler et måltid sammen. Så træd ind i det magiske køkken, lad dig inspirere til at lege med maden, og opdag, hvordan madlavning kan forvandle hverdagen til en fest.Bon appétit!Råt! Din magiske vej til et mere bæredygtigt køkken er Liselottes tredje kogebog.

Alastair Humphreys goes in search of nature and wildness in his local environment

Andy Secher¿one of the most prolific trilobite collectors in the world¿takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening journey to the distant epoch when these ancient arthropods swarmed through the seas.