County Planning Department

Bedfordshire River Valleys: Sector Study One

County Planning Department, Bedford, 1982. First Edition, Softcover. Near Fine/N/A. wrap-around cover illust. in b/w. is of Ockley bridge; illustrated throughout by b/w. drawinggs, maps & photo's.; "this booklet is the first of eight 'sector studies' by Bedfordshire County Council Planning Department designed to conserve and improve different areas of the County, The aim of this study is to stimulate action in the river valleys to: (a) conserve and enhance areas of attractive landscape; (b) protect sites of wildlife interest; (c) improve areas of poor landscape; & (d) improve opportunities for recreation, where compatible with the other aims."; 40 pages. Size: Oblong 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Environment & Ecology; The Fens; The Great Ouse; East Anglia; England; Geography & Maps. Inventory No: TOP00103.

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Book number: TOP00103

Catalogue: Environment & Ecology

Keywords: BZDB227 Topography/Great Britain/East Anglia/The Fens/The Great Ouse/Bedfordshire/County Planning Bedfordshire/River Valleys Bedfordshire Environment & Ecology; The Fens; The Great Ouse; East Anglia; England; Geography & Maps. Unbranded County Planning

O'Keefe, Phil & Wisner, Ben

Land Use and Development (African Environment Special Report series)

International African Institute, London, 1977. First Edition, Paperback, Illustrated by: Maps. Very Good/N/A.. 9780853020585 black titles spine & front on yellow card covers, Number 5 in the "African Environment Special Report" series, a small tear at base spine, cover slightly soiled & with small light patch from removal of label, previous owner's signature title page with holes from removal of two staples, scarce in any condition & this is a tightly bound fairly clean copy, illust. with maps & charts 232 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Maps. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Environment & Ecology; Africa; Travel & Places. ISBN: 0853020582. ISBN/EAN: 9780853020585. Inventory No: SAF00065.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Africa/Environment/Land Use/African Environment Special Report series Environment & Ecology; Africa; Travel & Places. Maps Unbranded ISBN: 0853020582 EAN: 9780853020585 O'Keefe, Phil & Wisner, Ben Land Use and Development (African Environment Sp

Khor, Martin

Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (SIGNED COPY)

TWN/Third World Network, Penang, Malaysia, 2002. First Edition, Softcover. As New. 9789839747782 Signed by Author. The impact of intellectual property rights on the rights of local communities, consumers and the environment has become a major source of controversy. This is especially so after the TRIPS Agreement in the World Trade Organisation facilitated the worldwide patenting of life forms and biological materials, which has given rise to public concerns over the environment, food security, farmers' livelihoods and the rights of indigenous peoples over their knowledge and resources.At the heart of the debate is the increasing misappropriation of traditional knowledge by corporations that are now patenting human genes, plants and other biological materials, many of which exist in nature or have been used for generations by farmers and indigenous peoples. In this book, Martin Khor examines the "biopiracy" phenomenon, its links to the TRIPS Agreement, and its various effects. In particular, he deals with these questions:* What are the implications of TRIPS for traditional knowledge and the rights of local communities?* What tensions exist between the approaches and provisions of TRIPS and the Convention on Biological Diversity?* Should life forms be granted the status of intellectual property, and has TRIPS made patentability of biological materials mandatory?* Will TRIPS endanger the transfer of technologies required by developing countries for their sustainable development?* What are the options for resolving these problems and what is the way forward for each issue?This book provides a useful summary and analysis of the key aspects in this complex and controversial subject, and just as importantly, it describes the processes and debates now taking place in the WTO and other fora, and gives suggestions on how to move ahead on the various issues. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 122 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. list of references to rear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Environment & Ecology; Biological Patents; Science & Technology; Business, Finance & Marketing; Economics. Signed by Author. ISBN: 9839747789. ISBN/EAN: 9789839747782. Inventory No: 4390.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Environment/Ecology/Science/Technology/Sustainable Development/Business/Biodiversity/Intellectual Property/Biological Patents/Law/Economics/Political Science Environment & Ecology; Biological Patents; Science & Technology; Business, Finance & Mar

Mathey, Alphonse

Traité Dʹexploitation Commerciale des Bois, Tome Deuxieme seulement. (Treatise on Commercial Exploitation of Woods, Vol. 2 only)

Lucien Laveur, Paris, France, 1908. First Edition, Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Green board covers with green leather spine; patterned green end-papers. To front: advertisement, titles & Methodique des matieres. Treatise on Commercial Exploitation of Woods, Vol. 2: which covers firewood, coal, paper and defibration, small industrial wood, round wood or logs, squared wood, beams, frames, railway sleepers, sawn timber, split wood, & Small Forest Industries The author gives a great amount of important and practical information concerning the commercial exploitation of timber from every possible point of view & wanted this volume to have a practical scope, by first throwing a little light into the almost inextricable maquis of the flow, by sketching the main forest industries whose introduction in France and Algeria would be advantageous, & by finally pointing out the wonderful qualities of our native woods, often overlooked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xv + 835. Text is in French. Spine browned with age. Gilt titles spine. Bumping & wear to corners & edges of covers. illustrated by 429 b/w. figures including drawings, lithographs, diagrams, tables & graphs. Includes addenda & alphabetical table of contents. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Environment & Ecology; Forestry; Wood; Small Forest Industries; France; French Language; Natural History & Resources. Inventory No: 5132.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Forestry/Wood/Environment & Ecology/Natural History & Resources/Lumbering/Small Forest Industries Environment & Ecology; Forestry; Wood; Small Forest Industries; France; French Language; Natural History & Resources. Unbranded Alphonse Mathey Tra

Palmer, Martin

Genesis or Nemesis: Belief, Meaning and Ecology (Compass of Mind Series)

Dryad Press, London, 1988. First Edition, Softcover. Good Condition. 9780852197806 This is an examination of the way our treatment of the natural world is shaped by what we believe about its purpose and our role within it. The author suggests that in order to put right our relationship with our environment we need to recover the integrity of the major beliefs' concepts of nature and encounter alternative views of the natural world held by systems which have never seen themselves as "world forces". He argues that, to become creative rather than destructive, we must widen our view by seeing what are the positive elements of all the major world religions. He explores certain phenomena of the natural world - the land, trees, animals - and shows how various faiths relate to and understand these and looks at what the world religions have said about conservation, especially since the interfaith conference at Assisi in 1986, seen as the start of a permanent alliance between religion and conservation. Finally, he shows how basic themes from religion - celebration, repentance and hope - can be related to the practical work of caring for, or with, nature. "Compass of Mind" books explore man's search to extend knowledge of himself and his world through different spiritual, symbolic and therapeutic systems. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages browned with age. no Dust Jacket as published.. Blue titles spine. light wear to edges. Includes index & list of resources. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Environment & Ecology; Natural History & Resources; Natural World; Conservation; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 0852197802. ISBN/EAN: 9780852197806. Inventory No: 4507.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Environment & Ecology/Conservation/Religion & Theology/Compass of Mind Series/Natural History & Resources/Natural World/Beliefs Environment & Ecology; Natural History & Resources; Natural World; Conservation; Religion & Theology. Unbranded ISBN:

Watson, Paul & Joseph Newman (editor)

Sea Shepherd: My Fight for Whales and Seals (as told to Warren Rogers)

W W Norton & Co Inc,, New York & London, 1982. First Edition, Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780393014990 Introduction by Cleveland Amory; illustrated title pages; blue boards with blue cloth spine; Paul Watson is the Founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Co-Founding Director Greenpeace Foundation. Whales and seals are being hunted to extinction. Paul Watson, a young Canadian conservationist, is determined to stop that, even it costs him his life. Three times, on the ice floes off Labrador, he threw himself between baby harp seals and their killers. He sprayed the pups with harmless red dye, rendering their white pelts commercially useless. He was beaten, nearly drowned, jailed. Against Soviet and Japanese whalers, he raced his kamikaze inflatable dinghy to a blocking position between harpooner and whale. Then, with his own boat, the Sea Shepherd, supported by Cleveland Arnory's Fund for Animals, Watson rammed the pirate whaler Sierra off Portugal. The Sea Shepherd was confiscated. As revelers celebrated New Year's Eve, 1979-80, Watson scuttled her. Five weeks later, with Watson back in Canada, the pirate whaler mysteriously blew up in Lisbon and sank. Paul Watsons amazing life is recounted by a distinguished journalist, Warren Rogers, as Watson told it to him. Each incredible feat, including Watsons covert mission to Wounded Knee during the 1973 siege, after which he was inducted into the Oglala Sioux tribe, is set down in "you are there" detail. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 258 pages. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Gilt titles spine. illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Environment & Ecology; Biography; Whales; Greenpeace; Natural History & Resources. ISBN: 0393014991. ISBN/EAN: 9780393014990. Inventory No: 4976.

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Book number: 4976

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Keywords: BZDB227 Environment & Ecology/Biography/Natural History & Resources/Whales/Seals/Greenpeace Environment & Ecology; Biography; Whales; Greenpeace; Natural History & Resources. Unbranded ISBN: 0393014991 EAN: 9780393014990 Paul & Joseph Newman (editor) Wa