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Books by Our Staff
NATURE’S FORTUNE: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature (2013)
In his new book NATURE’S FORTUNE: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature, Mark R. Tercek, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, along with conservation biologist Jonathan Adams, argues that economic growth and environmental stewardship are not mutually exclusive, and that in fact, saving nature is the smartest investment we can make. By Mark R. Tercek and Jonathan Adams
Climate and Conservation: Landscape and Seascape Science, Planning, and Action (2012)
This book presents case studies from around the world of leading-edge projects focused on climate change adaptation-regional-scale endeavors where scientists, managers, and practitioners are working to protect biodiversity by protecting landscapes and seascapes in response to threats posed by climate change. By Jodi A. Hilty, Charles C. Chester, and Molly S. Cross.
Protecting China's Biodiversity: A Guide to Land Use, Land Tenure, and Land Protection Tools (2012)
This book is the first of its kind, providing a comprehensive yet digestible overview of land use, land tenure and land protection opportunities in China. By M. Kram, C. Bedford, M. Durnin, Y. Luo, K. Rokpelnis, B. Roth, N. Smith, Y. Wang, G. Yu, Q. Yu, and X. Zhao
Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services (2011)
This book provides the most intensive and best technical analyses of ecosystem services to date. A key idea that guides the science is that the modelling and valuation approaches being developed should use data that are readily available around the world. By Peter Kareiva, Heather Tallis, Taylor H. Ricketts, Gretchen C. Daily and Stephen Polasky
Atlas of Global Conservation (2010)
Top scientists at The Nature Conservancy have joined forces to create this extraordinary reference, an unprecedented guide to the state of the planet and our most pressing resource and environmental issues. By Jonathan Hoekstra, Jennifer L. Molnar, Michael Jennings, Carmen Revenga, Mark D. Spalding, and Katherine Ellison
Conservation Science (2010)
Together the authors relate with unparalleled, first-hand experience the innovative approaches to conservation being honed around the world today from advances in fundamental, interdisciplinary research through to their application in some of humanity's most breathtakingly difficult practical and ethical challenges. By Peter Kareiva and Michelle Marvier
The Ecology and Management of Prairies in the Central United States (2010)
Intended for landowners and managers dedicated to understanding and nurturing their prairies as well as farmers, ranchers, conservationists, and all those with a strong interest in grasslands, ecologist Chris Helzer’s readable and practical manual educates prairie owners and managers about grassland ecology and gives them guidelines for keeping prairies diverse, vigorous, and viable. By Chris Helzer
Where the Wild Things Were (2009)
Wildlife journalist and former Nature Conservancy Magazine author William Stolzenburg follows in the wake of nature’s topmost carnivores and finds chaos in their absence. His startling tour through the bizarre, impoverished landscapes of pest and plague provides a world of reason to think again about meat-eating beasts so recently missing from the web of life. By William Stoltzenburg
Michigan: Our Land, Our Water, Our Heritage (2008)
Important steps are being taken to protect Michigan's natural beauty, and the fact that we are able to enjoy our state today depends on the work of The Nature Conservancy and the various land conservancies and agencies with which it collaborates. By The Nature Conservancy in Michigan and John Knott
The Future of the Wild (2007)
With modern examples, Adams shows how each small success moves conservationists closer to creating protected landscapes large enough to support animals like bison and wolves. Only with freedom to roam through and between these huge lands, using wilderness corridors, can such large animals flourish. By Jonathan Adams
Snorkelling and Diving in Oman (2007)
Rod Salm spent eight years studying the coast and seas of the Sultanate of Oman and developing coastal zone management plans and conservation areas. This book pulls together his introduction to more than 30 of the best sites to snorkel and dive, including descriptions of their special features. By Rod Salm
Investing in Nature (2005)
This book offers a practical guide to innovative methods for land conservation deals and a road map to the most effective way to implement them. By William Ginn
Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers (2005)
Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers is the ultimate field guide to wildflowers of the midwestern tallgrass prairie. This valuable reference enables all prairie enthusiasts to quickly and accurately identify hundreds of tallgrass prairie plants. By Douglas Ladd
Drafting a Conservation Blueprint (2003)
This book provides a step-by-step planning process for conserving the biological diversity of entire regions. In an engaging and accessible style, the author explains how to develop a regional conservation plan and offers experience-based guidance that brings together relevant information from the fields of ecology, conservation biology, planning, and policy. By Craig Groves
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