Nature Environmental Conservation & Protection
Maintaining Whole Systems on Earth's Crown
Ecosystem-Based Conservation Planning for the Boreal Forest
- Publisher
- Silva Forest Foundation
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2009
- Category
- Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780973477900
- Publish Date
- Apr 2009
- List Price
- $49.95
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Description
Boreal forests account for nearly one quarter of the total carbon storage in Earth's biosphere. Protecting them is a key tool in the mitigation of global climate change.
Beautifully illustrated and easily accessible, Maintaining Whole Systems on Earth's Crown provides an introduction to all aspects of ecosystem-based conservation planning including:
- Protecting and restoring ecological integrity, biological diversity, carbon storage and water purification functions
- Developing diverse, sustainable community economies
- Preserving and restoring cultural integrity
- Practicing adaptive ecosystem management and land-use planning
Maintaining Whole Systems on Earth's Crown is essential reading for anyone concerned with conservation and sustainable land use now and for future generations.
About the author
Herb Hammond is a forest ecologist, researcher, teacher, consultant and the pioneer of ecosystem-based conservation planning. He is the founder of the Silva Forest Foundation and author of the award-winning Seeing the Forest Among the Trees. Herb is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop leader, and the 2003 recipient of the Gold Canadian Environment Award for sustainable living.
