Since 1975, the Foundation of the first Community, here is a guide to know Damanhur, a Federation of Communities located in Valchiusella (Piedmont, Italy). Founded as a social experiment of a small group of dreamers led by Falco Tarassaco (Oberto Airaudi), Damanhur is a confirmed reality in which just under a thousand people live, who use call themselves with plant and animal names, as a symbol of renewal and connection with nature. A multilingual...

Poised atop the high Himalayas is a frightening daisy chain of fragile glacial lakes, all produced by glacial melting as a result of climate change. When the lakes burst, the torrents of water sweep entire populations in their wake. In A Deluge of Consequences, intrepid journalist Jacques Leslie takes us along on a mythic, spell-binding trip to the bucolic kingdom of Bhutan, where the planet's next environmental disaster is set to unfold. Bhutan's...

Ecology is the study of organisms and the way in which they interact with the environment. In a time where a lot of focus is placed upon the state of our environment and conservation, our gardens and local green spaces can be havens for a huge amount of diversity. In Heston, where I grew up, our garden and local fields have provided me with endless engagement and wonder. It's astounding the level of diversity that seemingly ignored areas of land harbour...

La Tierra siempre ha sufrido transformaciones que han predeterminado su devenir, muchas de ellas de origen natural. Sin embargo, en los últimos siglos las actuaciones ocasionadas por el hombre están teniendo graves repercusiones ambientales y están condicionando el futuro y la sostenibilidad del planeta. La situación actual nos obliga a adoptar un nuevo paradigma de consumo y desarrollo que no hipoteque nuestro futuro ni arruine las condiciones...

This publication was created to inform others of the recent California Wildfires. It focuses on the Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa, California, about 3-years ago, which, at that time was the most destructive Wildfire in California History. The publication is a pictorial record of the devastation caused by the fire. Wildfires were created hundreds of millions of years ago to burn forests so new growth could replace the old. Volcanoes and lighting started...

El presente título hace una relación entre citadinos y naturaleza. Analiza los orígenes de las ciudades y la interacción del humano con su medio ambiente desde el punto de vista de la ecología urbana, con el objetivo de comprender las relaciones complejas entre la naturaleza y las actividades sociales, políticas y económicas que se encuentran en estas metrópolis.

"Le Jardinage Écologique : Cultiver un Jardin Respectueux de l'Environnement" est un guide complet destiné à tous les passionnés de jardinage souhaitant cultiver leur jardin de manière écologique et durable. Du choix des plantes à la récolte des fruits et légumes, en passant par la gestion des ravageurs et la préservation de la biodiversité, ce livre offre des conseils pratiques et des informations précieuses pour créer et entretenir...

"Peter Hammarstedt and Benjamin Potts of Sea Shepherd fame and co-stars of television's Whale Wars. Enei Begaye, a Navajo/Dine activist bringing green jobs to the reservation. Rob Stewart, award-winning filmmaker of Sharkwater. Jamie Henn, co-founder of 350.org. Wen Bo, founder of China's Greenpeace. Tanya Fields, an urban farmer and poor people's activist in New York City. Meet the 21st century eco-activists who are devoting themselves to saving...

During an ordinary visit to the library, a young girl pulls out a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there.

"What plants and animals live in a garden? What do the living things in this habitat need from their environment? And who eats who in a garden ecosystem? In this title, readers will investigate simple food chains and natural habitats, including a garden, forest, tide pool, desert, and even a tree stump micro-habitat."--Amazon.com.