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Anthrozoology : Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene / / by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison
| Anthrozoology : Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene / / by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison |
| Autore | Tobias Michael Charles |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXII, 338 p. 135 illus., 131 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 500 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nature
Environment Life sciences Conservation biology Ecology Semiotics Environmental sciences—Philosophy Philosophy of nature Popular Science in Nature and Environment Popular Life Sciences Conservation Biology/Ecology Environmental Philosophy Philosophy of Nature |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- The Making of the Anthropocene -- Our Conquest of Co-Evolution? -- The Metaphysics of Extinction -- The Conative Spectrum of Other Species -- Arcadian Connections -- The “Other Minds” Challenge.-A Prolegomena of Human Conscience -- Experiential, Empirical and Disturbing Anthrozoologies -- Epiphanies of the Biosemiosphere -- Evolutionary Biographies and the Enigma of the “Other” -- A North American Family – The Ecologies of Translation -- Coda. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156310403321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bhutan : conservation and environmental protection in the Himalayas / / Ugyen Tshewang, Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison
| Bhutan : conservation and environmental protection in the Himalayas / / Ugyen Tshewang, Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison |
| Autore | Tshewang Ugyen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (LX, 353 p. 181 illus., 155 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 363.700984 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental protection - Bhutan
Biodiversity conservation - Bhutan Environmental policy - Bhutan |
| ISBN | 3-030-57824-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CHAPTER 1. STATE OF ENVIRONMENT IN BHUTAN -- Abstract -- Overview of Bhutan.-Ecological Zones & Climatic Features -- Land Use in Bhutan -- Source: FRMD/DOFPS. Conservation Efforts & Protected Area Systems -- Conservation Laws and Policies. Assessment of Non-Protected Areas -- Sustainable Forest Management Plans in Non-protected Area. Scientific Forest Management -- Community Forest Empowerment. Non-Wood Forest Product (NWFP) Management. Plantation and Reforestation Programs. Keystone species and Conservation Areas. Foot Notes -- Annexure 1..1 Classification and Characteristics of Vegetation Zones in Bhutan (Grierson & Long, 1983, see 19) -- Annexure 1.2 Description of Classification of Land Cover Class and Sub-Class in Bhutan (See 20) -- CHAPTER 2 -- DRIVERS AND PRESSURE ON THE STATE OF ENVIRONMENT IN BHUTAN. Abstract -- Land Use.-Hydropower projects -- Farm Roads -- Mining and Mineral Development -- Land use for Agriculture -- Waste Management -- CHAPTER 3 -- NON-VIOLENT TECHNIQUES FOR HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT RESOLUTION -- Abstract -- Contextual Framework within the ACPB -- Methodology -- Global context of HWC -- Conflict Management Strategies.-Retaliatory Actions and Violent Approaches -- Lethal Control – Counterproductive 96 -- From Conflict to Co-existence -- Safe and Non-Violent Approach -- Table 3.1 Important Elements of HWC (WWF-Bhutan, 2016; See Foot Note 78) -- Human Wildlife Conflict Policy -- Implementing Agencies for HWC. Immune-contraception for population control -- Translocation of Problem Animals -- Alternative Livelihoods -- Land-Use Planning and Landscape Management -- Mitigation Measures -- Compensation -- Performance payments -- Ecotourism and Revenue Sharing -- Community Education -- Understanding the Conflict Profile -- Reporting.-Information compilation, management and use -- Response - measures taken to alleviate a specific or ongoing HWC incident -- Monitoring and Evaluation - measuring the performance of HWC management -- Human Wildlife Conflict Situation in Bhutan -- Underlying Forces of Human Wild-life Conflicts in Bhutan -- Human Wildlife Conflict Situation in Bhutan -- Preventive Measures -- Mitigation Approach in Bhutan -- Strategic Outcomes -- Table 3.5 Strategic Intents contributing to the Safe System (WWF-Bhutan, 2016; See Foot Note 246) -- Effective Monitoring and Evaluation -- Conclusion and Recommendation -- Non-violent and Safe Approach -- Institutional Arrangement -- Human Wildlife Conflict Policy & Legislation -- Coping Techniques and Mechanisms -- Hotspot Mapping -- Physiological Sterilization of wildlife -- Table 3.6 Immunocontraceptive vaccines used in different animals -- Innovative Research Fund for farmers -- Economic Responses to HWC -- Alternative livelihoods -- Regional Transboundary Conservation -- Foot Notes -- Annexure 3.1 Indicators of the Strategic Outcomes of People, Wildlife, Assets and Habitat -- CHAPTER 4 -- ANIMAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTION.-Abstract -- Buddhist Perspectives & Conservation Biology -- Bhutanese Buddhism and the Segue To Contemporary Animal Protection Policies -- National Law & Buddhist Ethics -- State Monastic Body -- Non-governmental Organizations (NGO) -- Tshethar (Life Saving) Practices -- Animal Health and Rescue Centers -- Farming Systems and Livestock Population -- Meat Consumption in Bhutan -- Discussion and Recommendations on Animal Protection and Animal Rights -- Animal Protection Policy of Bhutan -- Population control of Livestock Animals -- Institutionalization and Implementation Arrangement -- Monitoring & Implementation -- Dog Population Control -- GNH Index for Animal Kingdom -- References (1-125) -- Annexure 4.1 God’s Country: The New Zealand Factor, by Michael Charles Tobias and Jane Gray Morrison, Dancing Star Foundation, 2010 -- CHAPTER 5. GAP ANALYSIS OF THREATENED, RARE AND UNDER-REPRESENTED SPECIES IN BHUTAN -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Impacts of Extinction of Species -- Taxonomic Classification – Seven Kingdoms Model -- Objectives -- Methodology -- Assessment of Under-Represented Species in Kingdoms -- Under-Represented Species in Classification of Groups -- Records of Species Groups under Animalia Kingdom -- Vertebrates.-Invertebrates -- Species Groups under Plantae Kingdom -- Tracheophytes -- Chromista Kingdom.-Fungi Kingdom -- Protista Kingdom -- Eubacteria Kingdom -- Archaebacteria Kingdom.-Assessment of Threatened Species -- Conservation Status of Fish in Bhutan -- Threatened Endemic Plants in Bhutan -- Under-Representation of Medicinal Plants -- Documentation of Agro-Biodiversity -- Community Participation and Citizen Science -- Discussion and Recommendations -- Foot Notes -- Annexure 5.1 List of Threatened Species of Plants (IUCN Status-2019) -- Annexure 5.2 List of Threatened Species of Mammals in Bhutan (IUCN Status-2019) -- Annexure 5.3 List of Threatened Species of Birds in Bhutan (IUCN) – 2019 NBC.-Annexure 5.4 List of Threatened Fish Species -- Annexure 5.5: List of Threatened Amphibian and Reptile Species -- Annexure 5.6 Monotypic Species of Seed Plants under each Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species (Source Flora of Bhutan, Volume 1, 2 & 3) -- CHAPTER 6 -- CONSERVATION STRATEGY OF THREATENED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED MAMMALIAN SPECIES -- Landscape Conservation Approach -- Mammalian species -- Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Conservation -- Recommendations for Conservation Strategies.-Pygmy Hog (Sus salvanius) Conservation -- Recommendation for Conservation Strategy of Pygmy Hog (Sus salvanius) -- Alpine Musk Deer (Moschus Chrysogaster) and Himalayan Musk Deer (Moschus leucogaster) Conservation -- Recommendations for Conservation Strategy of Musk Deer -- Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Conservation Strategy -- Recommendations for Dhole Conservation Strategy -- Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei) Conservation Strategy.-Recommendation for Conservation Strategy of Golden Langur -- Conservation of Arunachal Macaque (Macaca munzala) -- Conservation of Hispid Hare (Caprolagus hispidus) -- Conservation of Hog Deer (Axis Porcinus) -- Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) Conservation -- Discussion on Conservation of Bats -- Foot Notes (1-131) -- CHAPTER 7. CONSERVATION OF THREATENED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED SPECIES OF PLANTS -- Introduction.-Endemic Plant Species -- Monotypic Plant Species -- Discussion on Threatened Orchids -- Critically Endangered flowering plants -- Endangered Flowering Plants -- Recommendations for Conservation Strategy of Plant Species -- Conservation of Bryophytes -- Ecological significance of Bryophytes -- Economic Uses of Bryophytes -- Medicinal Use of Bryophytes -- Bryophytes as Pollution indicators -- Bryophytes in Science and Education -- Threats to Bryophytes -- Lesser Known Timber Species in Bhutan -- Foot Notes -- Annexure 7.1 Most commonly used timber species (Source: FRMD/DoFPS) -- Annexure 7.2 High value timber with less utilization (Source: FRMD/DoFPS) -- CHAPTER 8. CONSERVATION OF THREATENED BIRDS, REPTILES, FISHES AND PARASITES -- Birds Conservation -- Conservation of White Bellied Heron (Ardea insignis) -- Conservation of Vultures -- Discussion on Conservation of White Winged Duck -- Conservation Strategy of Baer’s Pochard -- Conservation Strategy of Eagles.-Recommendations for Conservation Strategy of Threatened Birds -- Conservation of Turtles.-Importance of Turtle Conservation -- Conservation Strategies -- Conservation of Threatened Fish Species -- CHAPTER 9 -- CONSERVATION FOR FOOD SECURITY AND UNDER-REPRESENTED MICROBES -- Abstract -- Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources -- Agro-Biodiversity Gene Banks -- Preservation under Permafrost Conditions -- Microbial Conservation Strategies -- FOOT NOTES. |
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Tshewang Ugyen
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom : Ecology, Economics and Ethics in Bhutan / / by Ugyen Tshewang, Jane Gray Morrison, Michael Charles Tobias
| Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom : Ecology, Economics and Ethics in Bhutan / / by Ugyen Tshewang, Jane Gray Morrison, Michael Charles Tobias |
| Autore | Tshewang Ugyen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 pages) |
| Disciplina | 954.98 |
| Collana | Fascinating Life Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Ecology Life sciences Nature Environment Environmental law Environmental policy Animal welfare Environmental sciences—Philosophy Conservation Biology/Ecology Popular Life Sciences Popular Science in Nature and Environment Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics Environmental Philosophy |
| ISBN | 3-319-94655-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword (By an internationally well-known individual) -- Acronyms and Glossary of Bhutanese Terminology -- Introduction -- 1. Environment Matters: Himalayan Happiness -- 2. National Parks & Protected Areas -- 3. Bhutanese Bio-Culturalism & Sustainability -- 4. The Anthropocene in Bhutan -- 5. Water Towers and Mountains in the Dragon Kingdom -- 6. Pragmatic Conscience: Ecological Governance in the Last Shangri-la -- Coda -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298395003321 |
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Tshewang Ugyen
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Hypothetical Species : Variables of Human Evolution / / by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison
| The Hypothetical Species : Variables of Human Evolution / / by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison |
| Autore | Tobias Michael |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 pages) |
| Disciplina |
573.2
599.938 |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolutionary biology
Nature Environment Environmental sciences - Philosophy Biology - Philosophy Philosophy of nature Ecology Evolutionary Biology Popular Science in Nature and Environment Environmental Philosophy Philosophy of Biology Philosophy of Nature Ecology |
| ISBN | 3-030-11319-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introdution -- Between the Theoretical and the Hypothetical -- Taxonomic Uncertainties -- A Biosphere in Flux -- As Far as the Microscope Reveals -- Human Contradictions -- Varieties of Social Contracts -- Biological Consensus Mechanisms: The Future of Co-Existence. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337952303321 |
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Tobias Michael
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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The Theoretical Individual : Imagination, Ethics and the Future of Humanity / / by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison
| The Theoretical Individual : Imagination, Ethics and the Future of Humanity / / by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison |
| Autore | Tobias Michael Charles |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XV, 138 p.) |
| Disciplina | 500 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nature
Environment Philosophy Life sciences Conservation biology Ecology Environmental sciences—Philosophy Philosophy of nature Popular Science in Nature and Environment Popular Science in Philosophy Popular Life Sciences Conservation Biology/Ecology Environmental Philosophy Philosophy of Nature |
| ISBN | 3-319-71443-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299400603321 |
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Tobias Michael Charles
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why Life Matters : Fifty Ecosystems of the Heart and Mind / / by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison
| Why Life Matters : Fifty Ecosystems of the Heart and Mind / / by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison |
| Autore | Tobias Michael |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7
333.72 344.046 36370561 500 570 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Nature Adaptation (Biology) Environmental law Environmental policy Conservation biology Nature conservation Ecology Popular Science in Nature and Environment Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice Environment, general Conservation Biology/Ecology Nature Conservation |
| ISBN | 3-319-07860-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part One: Nature & Human Economics -- 1) “Technology, Business and Nature: An Economic Primer on Winners and Losers” -- 2) “Women, Wall Street and Mitigating Climate Change: The Critical Importance of WOCAN” -- 3) “The New Business of Business: Evolution of Culture and the Survival of Humankind”.-4) “Wall Street After Rio: A Discussion With Calvert Investments’ Senior Sustainability Research Analyst, Ms. Ellen Kennedy" -- 5) “Investing in the End-Game: An Earth Day Post-Mortem” -- 6) “Just When You Thought You Could Bank On It” -- Part Two: The Carbon-Negative Ideal -- 7) “Super Grid” -- 8) “Ecuador’s Imperiled Paradise: One of the World’s Most Important, If Least Known Battles – A Conversation with Dr. Ivonne Baki” -- 9) “Native American Tribes Get a Seat at the Climate Table” -- 10) “Climate Shock: UC-Berkeley Scientist Dr. John Harte Puts the World On Notice” -- Part Three: Human Health and a Living Earth -- 11) “Occupy Your Diet: A Discussion About Food, Health and Kindness With Dr. Neal Barnard" -- 12) “Eating You Alive: Environmental Cancer” -- 13) Food That Might Protect Your Brain and Save Your Life: A Discussion About the Ecology of Alzheimers With Dr. Neal Barnard” -- 14) “Biological Shock-Treatment: A Discussion With ‘Deadly Monopolies’ Author Harriet A. Washington” -- 15) “Bioeconomics: A New National Blueprint” -- Part Four: Ecology and the Human Population Explosion -- 16) “Six Billion or Fifteen Billion People: A Discussion With Environmental Scientist Leon Kolankiewicz” -- 17) “A King’s Speech That Could Help Save The World: A Discussion With UC-Berkeley’s Dr. Malcolm Potts” -- 18) “Planet Under Siege: Family Planning Critics Soon to See Global Population Reach 7,000,000,000” -- 19) “China’s Demographic and Ecological Conundrum” -- Part Five: Ecological Heroes -- 20) “One Woman’s Remarkable Quest to Save Africa’s White Lion” -- 21) “A Discussion With UNOPS Luminary Ms. Maria-Noel Vaeza” -- 22) “Down To Earth: The World According to Ted Turner” -- 23) “How the Life of a Chipmunk in Michigan Came to Save Elephants and a Million Acres in Cambodia” -- 24) “Helen Clark: UNDP’s Pragmatic Visionary” -- 25) “A Jain Leader Addresses the World” -- 26) “A Discussion With Jane Goodall” -- Part Six: The State of the World -- 27) “China Declares Global State of Emergency: An Urgent Telegram from Taihu” -- 28) “Japan’s Tragedy: Global Ecological Uncertainty” -- 29) “Before the Fall: Syria’s Ecosystems” -- 30) “Sir Simon Jenkins, England’s National Trust, and the Future of Conservation in Great Britain” -- 31) “Extinction: Poachers Test the Right to Life” -- Part Seven: Animal Rights -- 32) “Compassionate Conservation: A Discussion From the Frontlines with Dr. Marc Bekoff” -- 33) “Animal Rights in China” -- 35) “Why Insects Sing: A Discussion With David Rothenberg” -- 36) “Protecting Bambi With Drones: PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk on Hunters, Horsemeat and More” -- Part Eight: Why Your Neighbor Is Important: New Strategies for a Bright Future -- 37) “The Heart of Education: A Discussion With Zoe Weil” -- 38) “Journey to the Center of the World: An Interview With Dr. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian" -- 39) “How A Single National Park Might Help Transform a Nation: Haiti’s Pic Macaya” -- 40) “Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises” -- 41) “The Future of Life on Earth” -- 42) “On Parrots, Eagles and Fighting Species Extinction” -- Part Nine: Ecological Paradise? -- 43) “An Ecological Paradise in Southern India: A Discussion About the Todas With Dr. Tarun Chhabra” -- 44) “J. P. Morgan, Edward Curtis and Christopher Cardozo: An Inspired Collaboration” -- 45) “A New Natural History Blueprint for Universities: A Discussion With Graham Arader” -- 46) “God’s Country: The New Zealand Factor” -- 47) “New Territories: Artist Astrid Preston Celebrates the Earth in a Landmark Nature Exhibition” -- 48) “Lenin Moreno 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Reflects on Human Welfare and the Rights of Nature” -- 49) “Nigel Brown: A New Zealand Original” -- 50) “The Last Shangri-la? A Conversation With Bhutan’s Secretary of the National Environment Commission, Dr. Ugyen Tshewang”. 51) Afterword: "A Paris Declaration on Climate Change: Humanity's Last Chance for Meaningful Action to Combat Irreversible Global Biological Disaster". . |
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Tobias Michael
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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