The Abc S To The Vegetation Of Belize
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The Abc S To The Vegetation Of Belize
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Author : Laura Marsh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Abc S To The Vegetation Of Belize written by Laura Marsh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Botany categories.
Messages From The Gods
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Author : Michael J. Balick
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Messages From The Gods written by Michael J. Balick and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Science categories.
Despite its small size, Belize is one of the most ecologically and culturally diverse nations in Central America. Over 3,400 species of plants can be found here, within a diversity of ecological habitats. Because of this, Belize is paradise for ecotourists, hosting over 900,000 visitors annually, who enjoy the natural habitat and friendly people of this nation. Many of the plants of Belize have a long history of being "useful," with properties that have served traditional herbal healers of the region as well as those who use plants as food, forage, fiber, ornament, in construction and ritual, along with many other purposes. With Messages from the Gods: A Guide to the Useful Plants of Belize, Drs. Michael Balick and Rosita Arvigo give us the definitive resource on the many species of plants in Belize and their folklore, as well as the natural history of the region and a detailed discussion of "bush" uses of plants, including for traditional healing and life in the forest, past and present. Both Balick and Arvigo bring important perspectives to the project, Balick as ethnobotanical scientist from The New York Botanical Garden, and Arvigo as a former apprentice to a Belizean healer and an experienced physician. The book has been decades in the making, a culmination of a biodiversity research project that The New York Botanical Garden and international and local collaborators have had in motion since 1987. Drs. Balick, Arvigo and their colleagues have collected and identified thousands of plants from the region, and have worked extensively with hundreds of Belizean people, many of them herbal healers and bushmasters, to record uses for many of the species. This collaboration with local plant experts has produced a fascinating discussion of the intersection of herbal medicine and spiritual belief in the area, and these interviews are used to compliment and contextualize the numerous species accounts presented. The book is both a cultural study and a specialized field guide; information is provided on many different native and introduced plants in Belize and their traditional and contemporary uses including as food, medicine, fiber, in spiritual practices and many other purposes. Richly illustrated with over 600 images and photographs, Messages from the Gods: A Guide to The Useful Plants of Belize will serve as the primary reference and guide to the ethnobotany of Belize for many years to come.
The Last Flight Of The Scarlet Macaw
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Author : Bruce Barcott
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-01-13
The Last Flight Of The Scarlet Macaw written by Bruce Barcott and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-13 with Nature categories.
“The first time we came here I didn’t know what to expect,” she told me as we paddled upstream. “What we found just blew me away. Jaguars, pumas, river otters, howler monkeys. The place was like a Noah’s Ark for all the endangered species driven out of the rest of Central America. There was so much life! That expedition was when I first saw the macaws.” As a young woman, Sharon Matola lived many lives. She was a mushroom expert, an Air Force survival specialist, and an Iowa housewife. She hopped freight trains for fun and starred as a tiger tamer in a traveling Mexican circus. Finally she found her one true calling: caring for orphaned animals at her own zoo in the Central American country of Belize. Beloved as “the Zoo Lady” in her adopted land, Matola became one of Central America’s greatest wildlife defenders. And when powerful outside forces conspired with the local government to build a dam that would flood the nesting ground of the last scarlet macaws in Belize, Sharon Matola was drawn into the fight of her life. In The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, award-winning author Bruce Barcott chronicles Sharon Matola’s inspiring crusade to stop a multinational corporation in its tracks. Ferocious in her passion, she and her confederates–a ragtag army of courageous locals and eccentric expatriates–endure slander and reprisals and take the fight to the courtroom and the boardroom, from local village streets to protests around the world. As the dramatic story unfolds, Barcott addresses the realities of economic survival in Third World countries, explores the tension between environmental conservation and human development, and puts a human face on the battle over globalization. In this marvelous and spirited book, Barcott shows us how one unwavering woman risked her life to save the most beautiful bird in the world. "Barcott’s compelling narrative is suspenseful right up to the last moment." –Publisher's Weekly "An engrossing but sad account of a brave and quirky champion of nature."–Kirkus “…A riveting account of one woman’s fight to save one of the last bastions of an endangered Species. . . Barcott writes of international politics, ecology and endangered species, and human relations with equal facility. This real page-turner of narrative nonfiction is hard to put down.” –Booklist
Timber Tourists And Temples
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Author : Richard B. Primack
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2013-04-10
Timber Tourists And Temples written by Richard B. Primack and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-10 with Business & Economics categories.
Stretching across southern Mexico, northern Guatemala, and Belize, the Maya Forest, or Selva Maya, constitutes one of the last large blocks of tropical forest remaining in North and Central America. Home to Mayan-speaking people for more than 5,000 years, the region is also uncommonly rich in cultural and archaeological resources. Timber, Tourists, and Temples brings together the leading biologists, social scientists, and conservationists working in the region to present in a single volume information on the intricate social and political issues, and the complex scientifc and management problems to be resolved there. Following an introductory chapter that presents GIS and remote sensing data, the book: considers perspectives on managing forest resources and the forestry and conservation policies of each nation examines efforts by communities to manage their forest resources explains the connections between resource conservation and use by local people highlights research projects that integrate baseline biological research with impact assessments explains the need to involve local people in conservation effort Timber, Tourists, and Temples explores methods of supporting the biological foundation of the Maya Forest and keeping alive that unique and diverse ecosystem. While many areas face similar development pressures, few have been studied as much or for as long as the Maya Forest. The wealth of information included in this pathbreaking work will be valuable not only for researchers involved with the Maya Forest but for anyone concerned with the protection, use, and management of tropical forest ecosystems throughout the world.
Trees Of Belize
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Author : Kate L. Harris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Trees Of Belize written by Kate L. Harris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Botany categories.
Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve And Tropical Forests Conservation Education Manual
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Author : Amy E. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve And Tropical Forests Conservation Education Manual written by Amy E. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Conservation of natural resources categories.
La Selva Maya
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Author : Richard B. Primack
language : es
Publisher: Siglo XXI
Release Date : 1999
La Selva Maya written by Richard B. Primack and has been published by Siglo XXI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Un término general engloba la formación forestal que se extiende por Belice, Guatemala y el sureste de México: la Selva Maya; región que constituye el mayor macizo neotropical después de la Amazonia. Reuniendo datos geográficos, tecnológicos, políticos, ecológicos, biológicos y demográficos, este libro analiza con profundidad histórica y una visión regional y multidisciplinaria los procesos vividos en esa zona a lo largo de los años para tratar de conservar y manejar racionalmente sus recursos.
British Journal Of Entomology And Natural History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
British Journal Of Entomology And Natural History written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Entomology categories.
Encyclopedia Of Environment And Society
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Author : Paul Robbins
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2007-08-27
Encyclopedia Of Environment And Society written by Paul Robbins and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-27 with Science categories.
The Encyclopedia of Environment and Society brings together multiplying issues, concepts, theories, examples, problems, and policies, with the goal of clearly explicating an emerging way of thinking about people and nature. With more than 1,200 entries written by experts from incredibly diverse fields, this innovative resource is a first step toward diving into the deep pool of emerging knowledge. The five volumes of this Encyclopedia represent more than a catalogue of terms. Rather, they capture the spirit of the moment, a fascinating time when global warming and genetic engineering represent only two of the most obvious examples of socio-environmental issues.
North American Terrestrial Vegetation
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Author : Michael G. Barbour
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000
North American Terrestrial Vegetation written by Michael G. Barbour and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Nature categories.
This second edition provides extensively expanded coverage of North American vegetation from arctic tundra to tropical forests.