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The definitive, fully-illustrated guide to the trees of Britain and non-Mediterranean Europe.

With unforgettable characters and exotic wildlife, The Elephant Whisperer is an enthralling book that will appeal to animal lovers and adventurous souls everywhere.When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - dangerous and unpredictable, they would be killed if Anthony wouldn't take them in. As Anthony risked his life to create a bond with the troubled elephants and persuade them to stay on his reserve, he came to realize what a special family they were, from the wise matriarch Nana, who guided the herd, to her warrior sister Frankie, always ready to see off any threat, and their children who fought so hard to survive.

Happy City is the story of how the solutions to this century's problems - from climate change to overpopulation - lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living This is going to be the century of the city. But what actually makes a good city? Why, really, are some cities a joy to live in? As writer and journalist Charles Montgomery reveals, it's not how much money your neighbours earn, or how spectacular the views from your windows are, or even how pleasant the climate is that makes the most difference. Journeying to dozens of cities - from Atlanta to Bogot to Vancouver - he talks to the new champions of the happy city to discover the progressive movements already transforming people's lives. He meets the visionary Colombian mayor who turned some of the world's most dangerous roads into an urban cycling haven; the Danish architect who brought the lessons of medieval Tuscan towns to modern-day Copenhagen; the New York City transport commissioner who made out of the gridlock of Times Square a place where people could lounge in the sun; and the Californian mother with the super-commute who completely rethought her idea of the suburban dream for the sake of her son's health. These urban trailblazers, as well as the many other planners, engineers, grass-roots campaigners and ordinary citizens, offer a wealth of surprising lessons for the rest of us. From how saying hello to your neighbours is just as important to your sense of trust as contact with close friends and family, and how living close to parks makes us smarter, kinder and reduces local crime rates, to the importance of the 'magic triangle' rule, Happy City shows thatsimple changes can make all the difference.Charles Montgomery is a journalist and urban experimentalist from Vancouver, Canada. His writings on urban planning, psychology, culture, and history have appeared in magazines and journals on three continents. He is the author of two previous books, and is a member of the BMW Guggenheim Lab team.

A classic story of friendship between man and beast.Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack and taught the law of the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear and Bhageera the panther. The adventures of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose, little Toomai and the elephant's secret dance, and Kotick the white seal are all part of Mowgli's extraordinary journey with his animal friends.Brilliantly introduced by bestselling author, Christopher Paolini.

'I can safely say that if I hadn't picked up this book some twenty years ago I wouldn't have eaten as well, or even lived as well, as I have. It inspired me then and it inspires me now' Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstalWild food is all around us, growing in our hedgerows and fields, along river banks and seashores, even on inhospitable moorland. In Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix's Wild Food, hundreds of these plants are clearly identified, with colour photography and a detailed description. This definitive guide also gives us fascinating information on how our ancestors would have used the plant as well as including over 100 more modern recipes for delicious food and drinks. From berries, herbs and mushrooms to wild vegetables, salad leaves, seaweed and even bark, this book will inspire you to start cooking with nature's free bounty.

The governance of natural resources used by many individuals in common is an issue of increasing concern to policy analysts. Both state control and privatization of resources have been advocated, but neither the state nor the market have been uniformly successful in solving common pool resource problems. After critiquing the foundations of policy analysis as applied to natural resources, Elinor Ostrom here provides a unique body of empirical data to explore conditions under which common pool resource problems have been satisfactorily or unsatisfactorily solved. Dr Ostrom uses institutional analysis to explore different ways - both successful and unsuccessful - of governing the commons. In contrast to the proposition of the 'tragedy of the commons' argument, common pool problems sometimes are solved by voluntary organizations rather than by a coercive state. Among the cases considered are communal tenure in meadows and forests, irrigation communities and other water rights, and fisheries.

Timothy Morton argues that ecological awareness in the present Anthropocene era takes the form of a strange loop or Mobius strip, twisted to have only one side. Deckard travels this oedipal path in Blade Runner (1982) when he learns that he might be the enemy he has been ordered to pursue. Ecological awareness takes this shape because ecological phenomena have a loop form that is also fundamental to the structure of how things are.The logistics of agricultural society resulted in global warming and hardwired dangerous ideas about life-forms into the human mind. Dark ecology puts us in an uncanny position of radical self-knowledge, illuminating our place in the biosphere and our belonging to a species in a sense that is far less obvious than we like to think. Morton explores the logical foundations of the ecological crisis, which is suffused with the melancholy and negativity of coexistence yet evolving, as we explore its loop form, into something playful, anarchic, and comedic. His work is a skilled fusion of humanities and scientific scholarship, incorporating the theories and findings of philosophy, anthropology, literature, ecology, biology, and physics. Morton hopes to reestablish our ties to nonhuman beings and to help us rediscover the playfulness and joy that can brighten the dark, strange loop we traverse.

The Hidden Life of Trees is a fascinating journey into the world of forestry, penned by the renowned author Peter Wohlleben. Published in 2018 by Greystone Books, Canada, this book takes readers into the heart of nature, unveiling the secrets of trees and their complex lives. Wohlleben, with his deep understanding and respect for the environment, paints a vivid picture of the intricate relationships and mutual support within a tree community. This book is not just a scientific exploration; it's a story that intertwines the beauty of nature with the urgency of conservation. It's a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the environment better and appreciating the role that trees play in our world. The Hidden Life of Trees is a testament to Wohlleben's expertise and passion, making it a remarkable addition to the genre of environmental literature.

Få omfattende viden om Rødovre Kommunes natur, historie, kultur og samfundsforhold. I alt har 150 forskere og eksperter bidraget til denne rigt illustrerede bog med viden om det væsentligste fra IrmaByen til Damhuskroen og fra Islev til Hendriksholm. Læs om Kagsmose og Vestvoldens klokkemorkler. Få historien om kommunens eneste bevarede gravhøj, Valhøj, Irmas kafferisteri og kollektivbebyggelsen Carlsro. Få viden om Rødovre Mighty Bulls, Henry Heerup, Danmarks første butikscenter og meget mere. Trap Danmark har det væsentligste med. Fra det mest almindelige til det mest specielle. Bogen er baseret på indholdet om Rødovre Kommune i Trap Danmark 6. udgave, bind 30: Høje-Taastrup, Albertslund, Glostrup, Rødovre, Ishøj, Vallensbæk og er suppleret med et kort over København og omegn, herunder Rødovre Kommune, i målforholdet 1:75.000 samt et forord af borgmester Erik Nielsen. Opdag Danmark – med Trap.

"Zoo" er ikke blot en historisk bog, der følger Zoologisk Have, dets mennesker og dets dyr igennem 125 år. Det er lige så meget en invitation inden for hos et af Danmarks kulturelle højborge, Københavns Zoologiske Have, men som det altid er tilfældet hos Bent Jørgensen, er der en ting, der er det vigtigste: dyrene.I "Zoo" er det derfor Zoologisk Haves mest berømte og elskede dyr, der er i centrum - og det giver stof til masser af gode historier.idden /title /head body center h1 403 Forbidden /h1 /center /body /htmlBent Jørgensen (f. 1933), dansk zoolog og forfatter. Jørgensen blev uddannet zoolog i 1965 og har siden arbejdet for både Zoologisk Museum og Zoologisk Have, hvor han var direktør i perioden 1979-1994. Bent Jørgensen er blev folkeligt kendt for sit store engagement inden for formidling af dyr og dyreliv til både børn og voksne, hvilket gav udslag i både bøger og radio- og tv-programmer.

Frank Erichsen - ung, seriøs bondemand på Djursland - giver i denne bog sit bud på, hvordan man på én sæson klarer: - at bygge et drivhus, - høste sine æbler og lave cider af dem (sammen med nabo Claude), - holde gæs og bygge dem et hus, - lave sin egen økse, - slå sit eget hø med egen hjemmekonstruerede le, - få det bedste udbytte af sine bønner i køkkenhaven – og få det daglige arbejde og familieliv til at gå op i en højere enhed. ”Siden ganske ung har jeg haft en stor interesse for at arbejde med det, man under en hat kan kalde for selvforsyning. Selvforsyning som målet og midlet for min tilværelse var dog noget der først langt senere kom ind i billedet. For mig var det og er det stadig den euforiske fornemmelse af at tilegne sig kundskaber, der gør en i stand til at klare sig selv, der var motivationen. Hvad end det så er at holde hest, sætte rypesnare, lufte en traktor eller dyrke gulerødder uden orm.”

Den svenske urtegartner og aromaterapeut Eva Olsson skriver om lavendlens historie, dyrkning, indholdsstoffer og anvendelse. Krydderurtegartner Inger Vaaben har oversat og bearbejdet til dansk. Her er opskrifter på lavendel i kager og mad, på lavendelposer med duftende frø, til fodbadesalt, afslappende badesalt og meget andet. Lavendlen hører til favoritterne i haven. Den forbindes den med ro, harmoni og renhed. Har man én gang set en lavendel-mark i blomst, glemmer man det aldrig. Blomsternes intensive blå farve, den stærke duft og lyden af de mange summende humlebier over marken påvirker alle vores sanser. Og så er der få planter, som kan bruges til så meget som lavendlen. Den har i århundreder været anvendt flittigt både i hudplejen, som lægeplante og som en dejlig krydrettilsætning til maden. En lille bog med et stort indhold og smukke illustrationer, bl.a. af Kirsten Tind.

This lush book of photography represents a lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals - especially those that are endangered.

No dig experts, Charles Dowding and Stephanie Hafferty, explain how to set up a no dig garden. They describe how to: Make compost, enrich soil, harvest and prepare food and make natural beauty and cleaning products and garden preparations.

A manual for opening the doors of perception and directly engaging the intelligence of the Natural World.

Argues that various forms of life are connected in a vast, entangling mesh and this interconnectedness penetrates different dimensions of life. This title investigates the profound philosophical, political, and aesthetic implications of the fact that these life forms are interconnected.

Takes you on a journey across the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures - animals that they may never get another chance to see. This book describes the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but lovable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, and the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean.

Beslutningen om at realisere en gennemfotografering af Grønland fra luften var oprindeligt motiveret af et ønske om over for omverdenen at sikre Danmarks position som suverænitetsbærende nation i Arktis. Den enorme samling af luftfotografier, der blev resultatet af disse bestræbelser, udgjorde en hjørnesten i den teknologiske transformation, som i mellemkrigstiden revolutionerede kortlægningsarbejdet, sikrede Grønland for Danmark og gav os et unikt grundlag for i dag at studere effekten af klimaændringer på Grønlands indlandsis gennem de seneste 80 år.

Plantenavne - dyrkede og vilde planter indeholder ajourførte videnskabelige navne på 14.700 land-, have- og skovbrugsplanter, grønsager, frugttræer og frugtbuske, læge- og giftplanter, ukrudtsarter og vilde planter. Mange af disse planter er forsynet med et anbefalet dansk navn. Ved opslag i bogens danske register er det således muligt at finde hvilke planter, der gemmer sig bag folkelige navne som ’brændende kærlighed’, ’husfred’, ’hvidkål med asparges’, ’østrigsk kotrin’ og at finde navne, hvori der indgår karakteristiske beskrivelser som ’sølv’ og ’guld’, fx sølvblad og guldblomme. Bogen henvender sig til gartnere, landmænd, planteskoler, blomsterhandlere, importører og eksportører af planter samt alle, der beskæftiger sig med formidling af viden om have, landbrug, natur, farmakologi og naturmedicin. Plantenavne vil ligeledes være et nyttigt hjælpemiddel for oversættere, offentlige myndigheder, botanikere, biologer, samt alle med interesse for planter og deres fascinerende navne.

A radical rewriting of the future for all women approaching their mid and elder years.'There can be a perverse pleasure, as well as a sense of rightness and beauty, in insisting on flowering just when the world expects you to become quiet and diminish.' Sharon BlackieFor any woman over 50 who has ever asked 'What now? How do I wish to age?' comes a life-changing new book showing how your second half may be your most dynamic yet.Rich with the combination of myth, landscape and eco-feminism that took her earlier work If Women Rose Rooted to cult status, Hagitude reclaims the mid-years as a liberating, alchemical moment - from which to shift into your chosen, authentic and fulfilling future. Drawing inspiration from mythic figures and archetypes ranging from the wise woman and the creatrix to the henwife and the trickster, as well as modern mentors, Sharon Blackie plots a liberating new path into elderhood.Hagitude is a radical rewriting of the future for all women in their mid and elder years, its pages rich with possibility, the promise of adventure and influence, and an emphasis on a woman's value and impact in the second half of life.

On the brink of a critical moment in human history, this audiobook presents a vision of "e;planetary stewardship"e; - a rethinking of our relationship with our planet - and plots a new course for our future.The authors, whose work is the subject of a new Netflix documentary released in summer 2021 and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, reveal the full scale of the planetary emergency we face - but also how we can stabilise Earth's life support system.The necessary change is within our power if we act now.In 2009, scientists identified nine planetary boundaries that keep Earth stable, ranging from biodiversity to ozone. Beyond these boundaries lurk tipping points. To stop short of these tipping points, the 2020s must see the fastest economic transition in history.This audiobook demonstrates how societies are reaching positive tipping points that make this transition possible: Activism groups such as Extinction Rebellion, or the schoolchildren led by Greta Thunberg demand political action; countries are committing to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions; and one tipping point has even already passed - the price of clean energy has dropped below that of fossil fuels.Inside the audiobook of this scientifically-led publication, world-leading climate-change experts explain the greatest crisis humanity has ever faced.- Expert-authored text in an accessible style for both adults, and children ages 14+- A breakdown of the 9 planetary boundaries for relative stability on Earth, ranging from biodiversity to the ozone layer- An exploration of climate "e;tipping points"e; - good and badAuthors: Johan Rockstr m is a leading global sustainability scientist and chief scientist at Conservation International. He has published several books, presented three TED talks, and, other than the Netflix/WWF production Our Planet, he has worked with James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, and others on several major films and TV productions.Owen Gaffney is a science writer, journalist, and global sustainability expert who co-founded the Future Earth Media Lab and Rethink Earth. A regular writer for New Scientist, he is also on the editorial board of Anthropocene Magazine.

Orkidéernes verden er en fascinerende bog skrevet af den talentfulde forfatter Henrik Ærenlund Pedersen. Udgivet i 2023, denne bog tager læseren på en utrolig rejse gennem den farverige og mystiske verden af orkidéer. Denne bog tilhører genren af naturvidenskab og er perfekt for dem, der er nysgerrige efter at lære mere om disse smukke planter. Henrik Ærenlund Pedersen's dygtige skrivning gør læsningen både informativ og underholdende. Udgivet af Gyldendal, en af de mest respekterede udgivere i Danmark, er Orkidéernes verden et must-read for enhver natur elsker.

"e;Offering clear and comprehensive instructions for low-tech growing for a range of budgets, interests, and scales, this book offers practical inspiration and a sense that "e;hey, I can do this!"e; -- DANIELLE STEVENSON, owner, DIY FungiDIY Mushroom Cultivation is full of proven, reliable, low-cost techniques for home-scale cultivation that eliminate the need for a clean-air lab space to grow various mushrooms and their mycelium.Beautiful full-color photos and step-by-step instructions accompany a foundation of mushroom biology and ecology to support a holistic understanding of the practice. Growing techniques are applicable year-round, for any space from house to apartment, and for any climate, budget, or goal. Techniques include:Setting up a home growing spaceInexpensive, simple DIY equipmentCulture creation from mushroom tissue or sporesGrowing and using liquid cultures and grain spawnGrowing mushrooms on waste streams Indoor fruitingOutdoor mushroom gardens and logsHarvesting, processing, tinctures, and cooking.Whether you hunt mushrooms or dream about growing and working with them but feel constrained by a small living space, DIY Mushroom Cultivation is the ideal guide for getting started in the fascinating and delicious world of fungiculture.

The popular vacation island and its heroes: a book about hotels, companies and people whose greatest concern is preserving the beautiful nature of Mallorca. Text in English, German and Spanish.

A positive solution to climate destruction that recognizes the need to integrate natural and social sciences and business. This thorough guide will appeal not only to professionals in the sustainability field but also to members of the concerned public who want to be better informed about ways to take positive action.

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.

a comic about dinosaurs navigating the complexities of life, togetherincluding exclusive, never-seen-before, bonus comicsa wistful, honest and highly relatable account of modern life.dinosaur therapy is a book of cartoons for grown-ups from the very successful web comic @dinosandcomics.in each comic, dinosaur characters grapple with questions around the meaning of life and mental health, trying to make sense of the world and cope with their own place in it.