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Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company, hear rumours of a fine fishing creek in upstate New York, one hiding a terrible secret.

Die spektakulären Fjorde Norwegens, die Tundra und die heiteren Wälder Schwedens, zauberhafte Seen in Finnland, Vulkane und Mondlandschaften auf Island, das Inlandeis Grönlands - die nordischen Länder bieten eine atemberaubende Vielfalt an Landschaften und endlose Möglichkeiten zum Wandern. Wanderlust Skandinavien lädt mit einer großen Auswahl und einem ansprechenden Mix an Wanderwegen dazu ein ein in diese unverwechselbare Wildnis zu erkunden. Auf in den Norden!

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.In The Democracy of Species Robin Wall Kimmerer guides us towards a more reciprocal, grateful and joyful relationship with our animate earth, from the wild leeks in the field to the deer in the woods.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.

He passionately argues that we must all learn to love, respect and care for our six-legged friends. Eye-opening, inspiring and riveting, Silent Earth is part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for a greener planet.

The future of both humanity and the planet depends on the shape of human population growth, the only aspect of our future that be confidently predicted. In ten thought-provoking chapters, Paul Morland explores ten illuminating trends that will determine that shape, from the fertility rate of Singapore to the aging of the Japanese.

Uncover the Incredible World of Health and Nutrients, and Discover How to Prevent or Cure Ailments With Medicinal Mushrooms!Did you know that mushrooms have been used and consumed worldwide for thousands of years, both as a food and medicine? Most cultures in the Western world have not come to appreciate and understand mushrooms in the same way that people in many other parts of the world do. Would you like to learn how?Would you like to:Enhance your health and prolong your life expectancy?Use natural healing properties of mushrooms?Cure your existing ailments and prevent future ones?Consuming mushrooms for food is generally a healthy habit, as they have a small amount of unsaturated fats while providing necessary nutrients such as protein and carbohydrates. But there are more than 800 different mushrooms that have proven medicinal properties.With this comprehensive guide to using medicinal mushrooms, you will discover the untapped power that will improve your health and prolong your life. You will learn how to use different types of mushrooms to heal existing diseases and prevent future ones.This book will show you everything you need to know about medicinal mushrooms, so you can immediately start to live a better and healthier life.

2020 upended every aspect of our lives. But where is our world heading next? Will pandemic, protests, economic instability, and social distance lead to deeper inequalities, more nationalism, and further erosion of democracies around the world? Or are we moving toward a global re-awakening to the importance of community, mutual support, and the natural world? In our lifetimes, the future has never been so up for grabs. The New Possible offers twenty-eight unique visions of what can be, if instead of choosing to go back to normal, we choose to go forward to something far better. Assembled from global leaders on six continents, these essays are not simply speculation. They are an inspiration and a roadmap for action.With essays by:Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Pollan, Varshini Prakash, Vandana Shiva, Jack Kornfield, Mamphela Ramphele, Justin Rosenstein, Jack Kornfield, Helena Nordberg-Hodge, David Korten, Tristan Harris, Eileen Crist, Francis Deng, Riane Eisler, Arturo Escobar, Rebecca Kiddle, Mike Joy, Natalie Foster, Jess Rimington, Jeremy Lent, Atossa Soltani, Mark Anielski, Ellen Brown, John Restakis, Zak Stein, Oren Slozberg, Anisa Nanavati, and Fr. Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam

A short, accessible guide for planning students embarking on a dissertation, taking them from choosing a question right through to analysing results.

Global warming is perhaps the most dramatic example of what Timothy Morton calls "hyperobjects"-entities of such vast temporal and spatial dimensions that they defeat traditional ideas about what a thing is in the first place. Morton explains what hyperobjects are and their impact on how we think, how we coexist, and how we experience our politics, ethics, and art.

Christina Strutt of Cabbages & Roses reveals how to have a calmer, healthier, eco-friendly home.

V) An appendix with an LCA report template, a full example LCA report serving as inspiration for students who write their first LCA report, and a more detailed overview of existing LCIA methods and their similarities and differences.

The astonishing story of the maps and atlases throughout history that got it completely wrong

A Primer of Ecological Statistics emphasizes a general introduction to probability theory and provides a detailed discussion of specific designs and analyses that are typically encountered in ecology and environmental science. The second edition has been updated and features two new chapters on estimating ecological metrics.