Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "SEAG0211 - GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.

This book is about getting children away from television and out into nature! The new generation of kids today spend way too much time in front of the television and not enough time outside in nature.

93% of its surface is arid or semiarid. The natural resources are dying; desertification and erosion are increasing every day. With an economy founded on tourism and agriculture, the country is vulnerable to the climate's whims.

"With easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics, this book examines the background, pros and cons, and future of nuclear power. Simplified diagrams, such as the splitting of uranium atoms during nuclear fission and the labeled parts of a nuclear reactor, illustrate advanced concepts. Readers will learn about nuclear waste, reprocessing, nuclear radiation, and nuclear weapons, as well as the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl....

"With easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics, this book examines the background, pros and cons, and future of solar, hydro, wind, and geothermal power. Advanced technologies, such as photovoltaic cells, wave and tidal machines, and geothermal heat pumps, are simplified for basic comprehension. A colorful diagram of a geothermal heating system teaches readers how geothermal energy is used to heat homes. Environmental and economic...

"With easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics, this book examines the background, pros and cons, and future of alternative cars. Readers will learn about electric cars, gasoline-electric hybrids, hydraulic hybrids, diesel cars, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars. Powering cars with natural gas and ethanol blends is also discussed, as well as the demand for oil, fuel economy, and fuel emissions. Exciting, close-up photos let readers...

"Sing along with Dr. Jean and Dr. Holly to learn letter names and sounds."--

An award-winning documentary about humanity's wisest responses to climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, income inequality, and the connection between these issues. A look at the financial and economical paradigm underlying our planetary problems, while offering various solutions to reverse the path of global decline.

Este libro presenta un análisis de la dimensión social, ambiental, política y jurídica de las principales fuentes de afectación sobre la fauna y flora del país, haciendo énfasis en la identificación de los sujetos infractores o delincuentes ambientales, su relación con los grupos armados, y los desafíos institucionales para enfrentar estas acciones a nivel nacional. La obra se divide estratégicamente en cuatro partes: la primera se centra...