Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Richard Primack

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 712

ISBN-13: 1783747536

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Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic development in the region. Boxes covering specific themes written by scientists who live and work throughout the region are included in each chapter, together with recommended readings and suggested discussion topics. Each chapter also includes an extensive bibliography. Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa provides the most up-to-date study in the field. It is an essential resource, available on-line without charge, for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a handy guide for professionals working to stop the rapid loss of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.

Diplomacy and Negotiation for Humanitarian NGOs
Diplomacy and Negotiation for Humanitarian NGOs

Author: Larry Winter Roeder, Jr.

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-05-25

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1461471133

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​​​​​​​ Diplomacy and Funding for Humanitarian Non-Profits is a practical guide to best practices in diplomacy and negotiation for non-profits (NGOs) who work to convince governments and international institutions to effectively protect humans through disaster assistance, sustainable development and the protection of cultures. The volume proposes a holistic approach to humanitarian assistance by integrating non-traditional and traditional humanitarian partners. Users of the book will be prepared to speak to diplomats and government officials in any setting, including war zones. The book mainly focuses on approaching local and national governments, the United Nations system, the international Red Cross movement and other international organizations. The reader will learn the rules of “diplomatic protocol", and much about the rules and procedures of major international bodies, as well as how to leverage media and knowledge management for planning, establishing, and managing a humanitarian initiative. To provide balance and real world relevance, the guide draws on a compilation of the extensive activities of both authors across a range of development, emergency management, knowledge management, and climate issues in government and in the NGO world, as well as interviews with a broad range of scholars and officials from NGOs, diplomatic missions, the media, the United Nations, the Red Cross, governments and corporations.​

Cultural Spaces and Design
Cultural Spaces and Design

Author: Regine Halter

Publisher:

Published: 2019-10

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9783906897318

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Throughout the discussions about globalisation and design, what has been missing until now are deliberations regarding necessary changes towards a design education which puts conceptual acting in the context of global movements and problem situations. This publication pleads for a revision of design education. It addresses students, teachers, and design practitioners. On the basis of concrete examples, concepts, methods and tools are presented for discussion. They can open up new directions and possibilities of design education. Consequently, this book focuses on design students experiences and reflections as contributions to a design education understood as a school for differentiated perception. The local level the respective Cultural Space is appreciated as the actual hot spot of globalisation. The book offers reports, case studies, analyses, and reflections by lecturers, artists, and students about their working experiences in Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Nigeria, Botswana, South Sudan, India, Canada, Albania, the USA and others.

Africa
Africa

Author: United Nations Environment Programme

Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9789280728712

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This stunning 400-page Atlas is a unique and powerful publication which brings to light stories of environmental change at more than 100 locations spread across every country in Africa. There are more than 300 satellite images, 300 ground photographs and 150 maps, along with informative graphs and charts that give a vivid visual portrayal of Africa and its changing environment that provide scientific evidence of the impact that natural and human activities have had on the continent's environment over the past several decades. The observations and measurements of environmental change help gauge the extent of progress made by African countries towards reaching the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. More importantly, this book contributes to the knowledge and understanding that are essential for adaptation and remediation, and should be of immense value to all those who want to know more about Africa and who care about the future of this continent.

Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research
Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2004-01-16

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 0309090539

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The weather on planet Earth is a vital and sometimes fatal force in human affairs. Efforts to control or reduce the harmful impacts of weather go back far in time. In this, the latest National Academies' assessment of weather modification, the committee was asked to assess the ability of current and proposed weather modification capabilities to provide beneficial impacts on water resource management and weather hazard mitigation. It examines new technologies, reviews advances in numerical modeling on the cloud and mesoscale, and considers how improvements in computer capabilities might be applied to weather modification. Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research examines the status of the science underlying weather modification in the United States. It calls for a coordinated national research program to answer fundamental questions about basic atmospheric processes and to address other issues that are impeding progress in weather modification.

Law Enforcement Field Guide
Law Enforcement Field Guide

Author: Informed

Publisher: Informed

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781890495312

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The Law Enforcement Field Guide(tm) provides instant access to critical information in an easy-to-use checklist format. At only 3"x5", this guide fits in your pocket, is waterproof, alcohol-fast, and street tough.This guide covers: Patrol Information & Tactics Updated DUI Detection & Enforcement EMS with New AHA Cardiac Guidelines Updated Hazmat Response Spanish Commands Updated Incident Guides Officer Safety Active Shooter Response Drug Impairment Recognition Response to Suspicious Packages

Homeland Security Field Guide
Homeland Security Field Guide

Author: Jan Glarum

Publisher: Informed

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 9781890495336

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The Homeland Security Field Guide Is An Essential Tool For Law Enforcement, Fire & Rescue, First Responders, EMS Personnel, Nurses And Physicians. Includes: Chemical Diagnosis Guidelines, Suspicious Packages, Explosives, Incendiary Compounds, Booby Traps, Suicide Bombings, Biological Agents, Such As Anthrax, Ebola, Q Fever, Smallpox, Tularemia, Cholera, Plague, Hemorrhagic Fevers, Ricin, Blister Agents, Nerve Agents, Cyanide, Ammonia, Phosgene, Chlorine, Mustard, Lewisite, Tabun, Sarin, Soman, VX, And Much More! This Handy Pocket Guide Is Only 3" X 5," Fits Easily In Your Pocket, Has Color-Coded Tabs, And Contains The Latest Information For WMD And Terrorism Response. Covers: Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Terrorist Incident, Incident Command, Hazmat Tactics / Decon Special Rescue Situations, Medical Response / Triage, Radioactive Substances, Dispatch Procedure, Biological Hazards, Personal Security.