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Book SynopsisDespite sporadic news coverage of extreme weather events, high-level climate change diplomacy, special UN days of celebration, and popular media references to impending ecological collapse, most students are not exposed to the detailed presentation and analysis of the international relations and diplomacy of environmental policy-making. Comprehensive and accessibly written for first-year or second-year undergraduates, the second edition of Global Ecopolitics provides students with a panoramic view of the policymakers and the structuring bodies involved in the creation of environmental policies. Detailing a considerable amount of environmental activity since its initial 2012 publication, this up-to-date second edition uses an applicable framework of systemic analysis and important case studies that push students to form their own conclusions about past efforts, present needs, and future directions. Table of ContentsList of Acronyms Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments 1. Planetary Anxiety and Collective Dilemmas Sovereignty, Global Governance, and Public Goods Shades of Green The Crosscutting Dilemma: Our Growing Numbers War, Conflict, and Ecology Delving Deeper into Global Ecopolitics 2. International Arrangements: Actors and Effectiveness Multi-Scaled Adaptive Governance Individuals and Communities Governments and Governance International Law and Institutions Wicked Problems: Measuring Effectiveness in International Arrangements 3. Conserving Biodiversity and Wildlife Rising Concerns: The Historical Context The Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna Redefining the Wealth of Nations 4. Deforestation and Land Degradation Deforestation The International Tropical Timber Agreement Desertification The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Taking Root 5. Air Pollution and Climate Change Atmospheric Pollution The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) The Ozone Layer Arrangement The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Deep Breaths 6. Blue Peril: Oceans and Rivers The Poles The Oceans Crises UNCLOS Freshwater Scarcity The Veins of Life: Shared River Arrangements Surviving the Tides 7. Trade and the Global Environment Toxic Trade The Basel Convention on Trade in Hazardous Substances The WTO and the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Toward Ethical Investments 8. Governance Gaps and Green Goals Invasive Alien Species Nanotechnology Global Tourism Food Security A Global Energy Strategy? Our Plastic World Conclusion: Fatigue or Momentum? 9. Concluding Thoughts toward a Humane Global Ecopolitics Moving From Angst to Resolve Afterword: What Can You Do? References Index

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Book SynopsisFrom Josh Tickell, one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a “fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil can not only help reverse global warming, but also bring greater vitality to our lives” (Wolfgang Puck). “A must read for anyone committed to healing our bodies and our Earth” (Deepak Chopra), Kiss the Ground explains an incredible truth: by changing our diets to a soil-nourishing, regenerative agriculture diet, we can reverse global warming, harvest healthy, abundant food, and eliminate the poisonous substances that are harming our children, pets, bodies, and ultimately our planet. This “richly visual” (Kirkus Reviews) look at the impact of an underappreciated but essential resource—the very ground that feeds us—features fascinating and accessible interviews with celebrity chefs, ranchers, farmers, and top sTrade Review“Kiss the Ground gives us the most practical solution to reversing climate change. The soil is a vital and untapped resource. A must read for anyone committed to healing our bodies and our Earth.” -- Deepak Chopra“Through my life as a chef, one of the most important lessons I have learned is that we have to take care of our Earth, or it won’t be able to go on taking care of us. Every one of us—farmers and chefs, parents and children, business people and world leaders—must play a part in keeping our planet healthy so that it can go on keeping us healthy. That’s why I’m so happy to discover Kiss the Ground, which offers a fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil can not only help reverse global warming but also bring greater vitality to our lives. “ -- Wolfgang Puck“Kiss the Ground is a powerful, provocative new look at how we can all participate in honoring Mother Earth. Our food is the source of our life and the soil is the source of our food. This book shows the simple steps each one of us can take to restore the health of our bodies and our planet.” -- Woody Harrelson“Food, soil, even eating itself…all are fundamental issues in the effort to live a more enlightened life. Kiss the Ground both informs and inspires, as it connects biology and geography and species diversity to the yearnings of the human heart.” -- Marianne Williamson, #1 New York Times bestselling author“Our food choices not only impact our personal health, but the health of the world we all live in. Kiss the Ground is the first book to connect our health to what is going on in the atmosphere. If you care about your kids, about the food you’re feeding them and about the future of the planet, you need to read this book.” -- Vani Hari, New York Times bestselling author and creator of FoodBabe.com“Kiss the Ground paints a hopeful yet achievable picture of a way of growing food that makes our soil healthier, makes us healthier, and ultimately could make our climate healthier too. As somebody who’s thrown his hat into the new ‘regenerative movement’ I recommend this book to anyone wanting to heal themselves and our planet.” -- Kimbal Musk, co-founder of The Kitchen“The book Kiss the Ground shines a beacon of light on the growing global 'regenerative agriculture’ movement, illuminating a new path toward carbon sequestration and hopefully, a path toward a balanced climate. With clear, accessible language, wit and humor, this book gives readers powerful tools to overcome humanity’s greatest challenge." -- Terry Tannimen, CEO of Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and former Secretary of the California EPA“Kiss the Ground re-imagines conventional wisdom and adds to our armory in our existential duty to slow and reverse climate change. We know that we must aggressively reduce our carbon footprint. But as we learn in this profound, timely, and important book, we can also pursue traditional solutions to harness the carbon already in our atmosphere—and replant it here on earth. A simple composting program and healthy soils can be a key weapon in saving our planet (from ourselves).” -- Gavin Newsom, Lt. Governor of California“Tickell entwines his explanation of the new agriculture in vivid reportage…[his] vision is captivating.” * Publishers Weekly *“A journalist, activist, and filmmaker examines how soil-conscious farming practices may affect climate change…refreshingly, the narrative is richly visual.” * Kirkus Reviews *"Kiss the Ground takes the reader on an adventure… with an empowering section on concrete steps everyone can take to be a part of the solution." * Permaculture Magazine North America *"Tickell explains technical jargon in an engaging and fluid style...this well-written and engaging book will appeal to devotees of the cause." * Library Journal *

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Book SynopsisScientists are clear that urgent action is needed on climate change, and world leaders agree. Yet climate issues barely trouble domestic politics. This book explores a central dilemma of the climate crisis: science demands urgency; politics turns the other cheek. Is it possible to hope for a democratic solution to climate change? Based on interviews with leading politicians and activists, and the author’s twenty years on the frontline of climate politics, this book explores why climate is such a challenge for political systems, even when policy solutions exist. It argues that more democracy, not less, is needed to tackle the climate crisis, and suggests practical ways forward.Trade Review“If politicians know the seriousness of the climate crisis, why don’t they act? This highly readable book explains.” Shaun Spiers, Green Alliance"The political process that is central to our democracy is faltering just as we need it most to lead on the climate crisis. Rebecca Willis articulates the problem elegantly and outlines options with great insight.” Juliet Davenport, Good Energy“A wonderful insight into the evolution of democracy that we need in order to deal with the climate crisis - and, even better, says what any of us can do to help bring that change about.“ Mike Berners-Lee, Lancaster University and author of There is No Planet B"Understanding the messy relationship between science and politics is key to delivering on the Paris climate commitments. In this book Rebecca Willis helps navigate a progressive course through these stormy waters." Kevin Anderson, Universities of Manchester (UK) and Uppsala (Sweden)“Asks the most important question in today’s Climate Emergency: how can we manage the most comprehensive transition in the history of humankind while putting citizens at the heart of it? The answer is to ramp up the opportunities for more democratic engagement at every level.” Jonathan Porrit, Forum for the Future"Politics and business as usual has failed us on climate – that’s why I joined Extinction Rebellion. Rebecca Willis argues convincingly that we will find a way through the climate and ecological crisis by renewing democracy, not ignoring it." Farhana Yamin, environmental lawyerTable of ContentsIntroduction: Democracy on hold? A minute to midnight: Governing the planet The energy elephant Dual realities: Living with the climate crisis 20 years of climate action, but emissions are still rising More, and better, democracy A strategy for the climate emergency The personal is political: How to be a good climate citizen

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Book SynopsisIn the teeth of climate emergency, hope has to remain possible, because life insists on it. But hope also has to be realistic. And doesn’t realism about our plight point towards despair? Don’t the timid politicians, the failed summits and the locked-in consumerism all just mean that we have left things far too late to avoid catastrophe? There is a deeper realism of transformation which can keep life powerful within us. It comes at the price of accepting that our condition is tragic. That, in turn, calls for a harsher, more revolutionary approach to the demands of the emergency than most activists have yet been prepared to adopt. This is a book to think with, to argue and disagree with – and to hope with.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Hope, Realism and the Climate Crisis 1. The Demands of Realism 2. Transformation? 3. Creating Possibility 4. Responsibility Beyond Morality 5. The Bounds of Utopia 6. Climate Crisis as Tragedy 7. On the Way to Revolution 8. The New Revolutionary Dynamic 9. The Vanguard of Hope

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Book SynopsisIn the teeth of climate emergency, hope has to remain possible, because life insists on it. But hope also has to be realistic. And doesn’t realism about our plight point towards despair? Don’t the timid politicians, the failed summits and the locked-in consumerism all just mean that we have left things far too late to avoid catastrophe? There is a deeper realism of transformation which can keep life powerful within us. It comes at the price of accepting that our condition is tragic. That, in turn, calls for a harsher, more revolutionary approach to the demands of the emergency than most activists have yet been prepared to adopt. This is a book to think with, to argue and disagree with – and to hope with.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Hope, Realism and the Climate Crisis 1. The Demands of Realism 2. Transformation? 3. Creating Possibility 4. Responsibility Beyond Morality 5. The Bounds of Utopia 6. Climate Crisis as Tragedy 7. On the Way to Revolution 8. The New Revolutionary Dynamic 9. The Vanguard of Hope

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Book SynopsisSocial unrest, political activism, worry about human impact on this earthsound familiar? In 1969, British Columbians were facing concerns that arestill making headlines today. At the end of a decade of changing technological and political landscapes associated with draft dodgers, hippie flower power and the rise of the counterculture, a group of serious-minded citizens created Sierra Club BC to protect and preserve wild places in the province.From that moment, Sierra Club BC played an important role in many of the environmental issues in the province, from the protection of the Nitinat Triangle and the West Coast Trail in 1972; to the 1993 War in the Woods, the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history; to a twenty-year campaign that culminated in protection of the Great Bear Rainforest; to the ongoing opposition to the Site C Dam and the Trans Mountain pipeline. In fifty years, the club has helped to convince governments on both sides of the political spectrum to protect 15per cent of BC's land base and just over 3 percent of BC's marine areas from development. Still active today, Sierra Club BC has thousands of members, volunteers and supporters, all working to protect the province's wild areas and confront climate change.Diane Pinch's non-fiction homage to Sierra Club BC provides an overview of the lasting impact the group has had, not only in BC, but in all of Canada. Replete with first-hand accounts, maps and photos, the book is a heartfelt in-depth look at environmentalism in Western Canada through the years, from the perspective of one of the most influential groups in operation. Sierra Club BC's philosophy of passion and persistence and commitment to science-based evidence and peaceful activism have given the club its incredible staying power.

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Book SynopsisFramed within the common goal of advancing trade justice and South-North solidarity, The Fair Trade Handbook presents a broad interpretation of fair trade and a wide-ranging dialogue between different viewpoints. Canadian researchers in particular have advanced a transformative vision of fair trade, rooted in the cooperative movement and arguing for a more central role for Southern farmers and workers. Contributors to this book question the limits of fair trade against the broader structures of the capitalist, colonialist, racist, and patriarchal global economy.The debates and discussions are set within a critical development studies and critical political economy framework. However, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers, as it translates the key issues for a popular audience.Includes the graphic story 'a lively bean that brightens lives'!, by Bill Barrett and Curt Shoultz

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Book SynopsisOffering insights on violence in conservation in Africa, this timely book demonstrates how and why the state pursues conservation objectives to the detriment of its citizens. It focuses on how the dehumanization of black people and indigenous groups, the insertion of global green agendas onto the continent, a lack of resource sovereignty, and neoliberal conservation account for why violence is a permanent feature of conservation in Africa. Chapters uncover various forms of violence experienced on the continent, revealing the local and global conditions that enable them, and propose pathways towards non-violent conservation. The book concludes that the ideology of conservation is also an ideology about people. Crucially, it highlights the implications of increasing investment in violent instruments and the institutionalization of militarized approaches for conservation, the state, and ordinary people. Scholars and students of political ecology and environmental policy and planning will greatly benefit from this book’s drawing together of perspectives encompassing green violence and the militarization of conservation. It will also be an invigorating read for African studies researchers looking at coloniality and the re-evaluation of the African state, particularly through the lens of nature conservation.Trade Review‘This volume traces the trajectory of the dominant conservation narratives and approaches in Africa, and reveals the myriad ways in which contemporary conservation ideologies and practices reproduce colonial conservation ideologies and practices. The chapters compiled into this volume illuminate the contradictions and contestations of the dominant conservation approaches, and propose alternatives that can produce beneficial outcomes for both people and nature. This book is an important contribution to our understanding of conservation, and is a must read for those who want to envision a conservation which will guarantee sustainable outcomes.’ -- James C. Murombedzi, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia‘The Violence of Conservation in Africa presents a sobering assessment of the toll in human suffering paid by ordinary citizens living in or near Africa's national parks and reserves. The essays reveal the undeniable coloniality of thought permeating twenty-first century nature conservation practices, linking the preservation of Africa’s charismatic wildlife to a long history of “violence against black bodies”. The editors have brought together mostly authors based in African NGOs and universities, giving voice to those close to events on the ground. This is a must read for anyone interested in protecting Africa’s biodiversity without sacrificing the human rights of common citizens.’ -- Rod Neumann, Florida International University, US‘The Violence of Conservation in Africa explores the vexed question of why conservation action in Africa is so often associated with violence and militarisation. Maano Ramutsindela, Frank Matose and Tafadzwa Mushonga have brought together a strong team of African researchers and practitioners to explore this strain of “green” violence through case studies. In a far-reaching and important book, they ask where conservation violence emerged, why it persists, and whether it is inevitable. They call for a future of non-violence in nature conservation, for the sake of both people and non-human nature.’ -- Bill Adams, University of Cambridge, UK, and The Graduate Institute, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii PART I DIMENSIONS OF VIOLENT CONSERVATION IN AFRICA 1 Conservation and violence in Africa 2 Maano Ramutsindela, Frank Matose and Tafadzwa Mushonga PART II THE MILITARIZATION OF CONSERVATION 2 The state and contested natural resources in Africa 23 Frank Matose, Dina Dabo, Tichayana Konono and Simphiwe Tsawu 3 The violence of greening the state in Africa 38 Emmanuel Mogende and Maano Ramutsindela 4 The coloniality of “crisis conservation”: the transnationalization and militarization of Virunga National Park from an historical perspective 53 Esther Marijnen 5 Violent forests, local people and the role of the state in Zimbabwe 73 Tafadzwa Mushonga 6 The new turn in the militarization of conservation in Cameroon, Central Africa 90 Guy Patrice Dkamela and Samuel Nguiffo PART III LOCAL IMPACT AND AGENCY 7 ‘We just saw the fence’: infrastructural violence, fencing and the legacy of South Africa’s bantustan 113 Amber Abrams 8 Postcolonialism, protected areas and Basarwa of Central Kalahari Game Reserve 134 Joseph E. Mbaiwa and Olekae T. Thakadu 9 Green violence along the value chain of illicit trade 155 Shaun Cozett 10 Transgression and the making of local heroes in Mozambique: the conflict of contested illegality 168 Nelisiwe L. Vundla PART IV ALTERNATIVES 11 Protecting (with) Mount Mabo: is another form of nature conservation possible? 188 Anselmo Matusse 12 Princess Vlei – a story of entangled vitality 203 Tania Katzschner and Bridget Pitt 13 Non-violent conservation: the need and possibilities 223 Maano Ramutsindela, Tafadzwa Mushonga and Frank Matose Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook offers a comprehensive outlook on global environmental politics, providing readers with an up-to-date view of a field of ever-increasing academic and public significance. Its critical perspective interrogates what is taken for granted in current institutions and social and power relations, highlighting the issues preventing meaningful change in the relationship between human societies and their biophysical underpinnings.Featuring contributions from over 60 established and emerging international scholars, the Handbook is organized into six thematic sections. It addresses theoretical approaches, contested notions, key issues, governance processes, mobilizations and emergent directions of inquiry, presenting a vital contemporary analysis of the major social science and political ecology debates over environmental questions.Scholars and students in the social sciences, in particular those studying politics and public policy, with an interest in the environment and climate change will find this Handbook to be essential reading. It will also be useful to academics in other disciplines related to ecology and environmental politics, as well as politicians and practitioners involved in green transition policies.Trade Review‘This terrific new Handbook is “critical” in multiple senses. First, it is critical of the tired and inadequate politics of global environmental summitry. Second, the established and emerging European scholars collected here demonstrate the rich and varied insights that a critical environmental politics can offer in the face of our multi-dimensional climate crisis. And finally, it is critical to the work of envisioning, strategizing, and building a more just future.’ -- John M. Meyer, California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt, US‘This magnificent Handbook shows how 21st century politics occupies the interstices of everyday life – from the digitised molecule to the spouse tax; from geopower to post-work. The editors are relational thinkers, well aware that the environment, so-called, is not the same as “nature”; rather, their title conveys an academic field subjecting itself to a reflexive process of decolonisation. This open textured epistemological stance owes much to the Frankfurt School's refusal of modernity. The spectrum of contested themes runs through debates over financialisation of nature, smart cities, genetic engineering, even a psychoanalysis of sustainability narratives! The call is for regulatory proposals and grassroots transitions sensitive to both feminist critique and to epistemic extractivism from Indigenous cultures. That said, the editors want to see discourse deconstruction replaced by a prefigurative politics, grounded in embodied practices. As they say, the task of critique is to make visible other ways of worlding.’ -- Ariel Salleh, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa‘This is an excellent collection of different schools of thought that offer critical insights to modern environmental politics. Useful for students and researchers alike.’ -- Giorgos Kallis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: what is critical environmental politics? 1 Luigi Pellizzoni, Emanuele Leonardi and Viviana Asara PART I THEORETICAL STRANDS 1 Critical theory: praxis and emancipation beyond the mastery of nature 23 Christoph Görg 2 Decolonial ecologies: beyond environmentalism 40 Malcom Ferdinand 3 Feminisms and the environment 58 Corinna Dengler and Birte Strunk 4 Marxism and ecology: an ongoing debate 71 Emanuele Leonardi and Salvo Torre PART II CONTESTED NOTIONS 5 Anthropocene 91 Marija Brajdić Vuković and Mladen Domazet 6 Buen Vivir 104 Philipp Altmann 7 Degrowth 116 Ekaterina Chertkovskaya 8 Limits 129 Erik Gómez-Baggethun 9 Sustainability: buying time for consumer capitalism 141 Ingolfur Blühdorn PART III KEY ISSUES 10 Agrarian development and food security: ecology, labour and crises 157 Maura Benegiamo 11 Bioeconomies 170 Kean Birch 12 Cities and the environment 181 Hug March 13 Climate justice and global politics 192 Stefan Gaarsmand Jacobsen and Oliver Hunt 14 The Common(s) 206 Angelos Varvarousis 15 The cultural political economy of research and innovation: meeting the problem of growth in the Anthropocene 217 David Tyfield 16 Disasters and catastrophes 232 Laura Centemeri and Isabella Tomassi 17 Energy politics and energy transition 245 Natalia Magnani, Dario Minervini and Ivano Scotti 18 Expertise, lay/local knowledge and the environment 257 Rolf Lidskog and Monika Berg 19 Extractivism and neo-extractivism 270 Maristella Svampa 20 Religion and ecology 282 Jens Koehrsen 21 Social metabolism 295 Dario Padovan, Osman Arrobbio and Alessandro Sciullo 22 Technological fixes: nonknowledge transfer and the risk of ignorance 308 Matthias Gross 23 The values of Nature 318 Clive L. Spash and Tone Smith PART IV GOVERNANCE 24 Democracy and democratisation 333 Marit Hammond 25 Environmental violence 347 Gloria Pessina 26 Environment-related human mobility 362 Eleonora Guadagno 27 Financialisation of nature 374 Tone Smith 28 Fossil fuels and state–industry relations: a case study in environmental non-compliance 388 Edwin A. Edou, Debra J. Davidson and Sydney Karbonik 29 Global environmental governance and the state 402 Alina Brad, Ulrich Brand and Etienne Schneider 30 Just transition: a conflict transformation approach 416 Damian McIlroy, Seán Brennan and John Barry 31 Sustainable welfare: urban areas and transformational action 431 Kajsa Emilsson and Max Koch PART V MOBILIZATIONS 32 Climate change consensus: a depoliticized deadlock 443 Erik Swyngedouw 33 Ecological mobilizations in the Global South 456 Pallav Das 34 Engaging the everyday: sustainability, practices, politics 468 Alice Dal Gobbo 35 Environmental movements 483 Viviana Asara 36 More-than-social movements: politics of matter, autonomy, alterontologies 505 Andrea Ghelfi and Dimitris Papadopoulos PART VI NEW DIRECTIONS 37 Decolonising environmental politics 521 Patrick Bresnihan and Naomi Millner 38 Digitalisation as promissory infrastructure for sustainability 540 Ingmar Lippert 39 Eco-feminism and the commons: the Feminization of Resistance in Latin America 554 Silvia Federici 40 Geopower: genealogies, territories and politics 564 Miriam Tola 41 Post-work and ecology 577 Luigi Pellizzoni 42 Transformative innovation 593 Andreas Novy, Nathan Barlow and Julia Fankhauser Index

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Book SynopsisThis book scrutinizes the growth of the ecoterrorism movement operating on a global scale, focusing on the main groups and their more radical offshoots, both historically and currently active. These include Earth First!, the Earth Liberation Front, the Animal Liberation Front and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Gerry Nagtzaam critically examines how these groups formed and how they have evolved, their key personnel, their strategies and tactics, principles, motivating philosophies and attitudes to violence. Specifically, this book seeks to understand whether groups such as these inevitably evolve from activists to militants to terrorists who gravitate towards political violence on behalf of the environment. Particular attention is paid to the future of such groups, predicting whether they will become more prominent as more people become ecologically aware and as global environmental conditions deteriorate, or whether groups like these have peaked as a force for environmental change. Gerry Nagtzaam compares and contrasts the selected ecoterrorist groups, highlighting their similarities and differences as regards to their use of political violence and pathways of radicalization. This book will be of interest to a number of different audiences, including scholars, teachers and students of law enforcement, terrorism, environmental politics, environmental law, international relations theory, geography, environmental science, sociology and development studies. It will also be relevant for activists and environmental NGOs.Trade Review‘From Environmental Action to Ecoterrorism? offers perhaps the clearest and most comprehensive examination of radical environmental groups and tactics to date, and does so in a balanced and richly narrated manner. Taking the Animal Liberation Front, Earth First! and the Sea Shepherds as case studies, Nagtzaam focuses upon the processes by which persons and groups undergo radicalization and come to embrace political violence. Tracing the evolution of group strategies, leaders, and philosophies, his detailed narrative and careful theoretical and empirical analysis underscore the need for a better understanding of radicalization processes. Scholars and students interested in the development of radical environmentalism or in the dynamics of more militant forms of environmental resistance will find much to explore. Those merely interested in the history and internal dynamics of radical environmentalism as a social movement, and the cautionary tale that it contains, will also find much to admire in this engaging book.' -- Steve Vanderheiden, University of Colorado at Boulder, US'In a volume that is non-alarmist in tone, yet inherently attentive to the fact that such groups can constitute challenges to law enforcement and society more generally, Nagtzaam enhances our understandings of radicalisation, reaffirming that it is a process not just currently confined and relevant to Islamist groups and exclusivist nationalist organizations. He approaches and frames radical actors and radicalisation in a neutral, technical manner, advocating that neither should be inherently associated or equated with violence and terrorism. His study also reinforces that while mainstream environmental and animal rights groups and their more militant counter-parts occasionally share affinities, they are distinguished by very different philosophies and modes of operation on resolving ecological crises.' -- Peter Lentini, Monash University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I 1. Cage Fighting: the Animal Liberation Front 2. Rattling the Cages: Animal Liberation Front Actions 3. By Other Means: The Animal Liberation Front and its Purported Splinter Groups PART II 4. Direct Action in Defence of Living Systems: Earth First! 5. Elves Running through the Forest: the Earth Liberation Front PART III 6. Gaia’s Navy: the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society 7. Ramming Speed: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Actions 8. Vigilante Justice: The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Law Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis important book presents a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the effectiveness of environmental policy within the European Union at the dawn of the twenty-first century.The development of environmental policy, including the policymaking process, is analysed from an historical perspective. The authors then examine implementation and enforcement and present a critical appraisal of the impact of environmental policy throughout Europe. Key issues discussed include: trade and the environment environmental protection and the maintenance of industrial competitiveness agriculture and the environment energy and environmental policy transport and the environment tourism and the environment The authors provide insight into the problems of reconciling differing national interests, and present a number of proposals for environmental policy in the future. They conclude that what is required for effective environmental policy is not more radical measures but the opportunity for the measures already in place to be effectively implemented.This book will be of interest to a wide audience including students interested in environmental issues and the European Union, as well as postgraduates and academics working in the fields of environmental management and environmental studies. It will also be of use to environmental policymakers, consultants, advisers and non-government organizations.Trade Review'In the space of some 300 pages, the authors present the reader with a comprehensive treatment of the key features of EU environmental policy. . . This is an excellent addition to the literature and can be recommended to both the academic and practice-based readers of Business Strategy and the Environment.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: The Rationale for a European Union Policy on the Environment 2. Developing the EU’s Environmental Perspective 3. The Makers of Environmental Policy 4. Implementation and Enforcement of Policy 5. Market Forces and the Environment 6. Trade and the Environment 7. Environmental Protection and the Maintenance of Industrial Competitiveness 8. Agriculture and the Environment 9. Energy and Environmental Policy 10. Transport and the Environment 11. Tourism and the Environment 12. The Future for Environmental Policy within the EU Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book of its kind to present sustainable eating with a failsafe 30-way recipe plan for readers to follow and cook from. Based on the simple principle that local ingredients equal the lowest possible carbon footprint, Ollie Hunter endeavours to eat sustainable, desirable and delicious food. Organised into four main chapters: Zero Waste, Organic and Seasonal, 50% of Produce within 30 Miles and What is Sustainability? the straightforward meal plan covers breakfast, lunch and dinner. From fresh soda bread and perfectly prepared scrambled eggs to zingy tomato and raspberry salad and a homemade paprika bean stew, you’ll discover that maximum sustainability equals maximum flavour. The plan is packed with inspiration from international cuisines without the environmentally damaging air miles. And Ollie encourages you to stock your own store cupboard of homegrown/made ingredients like ripe tomatoes, paprika, ketchup, vinegars and oils. With an introduction outlining the globally endorsed guidelines, infographic breakdowns giving advice on how to make the most of seasonal produce, and savvy solutions for leftovers and offcuts it couldn’t be easier to eat tasty, healthy, reasonably priced meals. With Ollie’s clever, ethical approach you can care for the environment and make sustainable eating a pleasure.Trade Review"Based on the simple principle that local ingredients equal the lowest possible carbon footprint, Ollie Hunter makes the complex endeavor to eat sustainably easy, desirable, and delicious." —ALLTHEBEST.COM "We all know that our world is changing. There is a belief that the climate is warming, as it has in the past, but now in ways that may endanger us with rising seas. Or more intense storms. Controversy rages over the extent of these changes and the causes.But, whether the changes are alarmist large or simply modest shifts, we can all do things that ease the strain on our environment and on the planet. And, for sure, we see substantial population gains that stress our planet, beginning with the need to supply more and more food.What can we do, as individuals, to help our planet, our environment and our society? We find thirty answers in 30 Ways to Join the Food Revolution." —COOKING BY THE BOOK

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Book SynopsisWith the rapid destabilization, escalation and convergence of various environmental crises, global environmental politics is facing extreme turbulence. Tracing the causes, consequences and dangers of planetary turbulence, this essential book identifies the emerging opportunities to improve governance in environmental politics and transition the world order toward greater equity, justice and sustainability.Providing a comprehensive understanding of the nature and breadth of global environmental politics, leading scholars investigate the intersecting crisis events of this turbulent era. Chapters explore the political, environmental and economic issues surrounding growing inequality: soaring food and fuel prices; record numbers of migrants and refugees fleeing persecution and destitution; and the intensification of climate change. Finding the sources of turbulence to be overlapping and reinforcing, the book digs deeper into how various actors generate turbulence, looking closely at state sovereignty, civil society and societal organizations. Forward thinking, it reflects how different practices, conditions, lenses, and tools can create future avenues to imagine, facilitate, and actualize solutions for global sustainability during times of extreme turbulence.Interdisciplinary and international in scope, this insightful book will be an invaluable resource to students and scholars of environmental politics, policy, and governance; alongside policymakers and organizations looking to realize the Sustainable Development Goals.Trade Review‘A genuinely novel take on the broad nature of global environmental politics is a rare thing, but Dauvergne and Shipton have succeeded with gusto. Deploying the concept of turbulence – the sense of constant churn, multiple intersecting crises that never resolve but transform, disrupting lives in myriad ways – to great effect, this book provides an overarching framework for understanding how we might pursue sustainability in this context. It also details this in relation to a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar cases alike. All that is solid may be melting into air, but Dauvergne and Shipton help us guide our way through the turbulence.’ -- Matthew Paterson, University of Manchester, UK‘Dauvergne and Shipton’s remarkable volume brings together an amazing array of scholars who collectively provide a deep engagement with the unsettling forces at the root of overlapping global environmental crises, while also highlighting the opportunities that turbulence brings to transform our world for the better. It is a must read.’ -- Matthew Hoffmann, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: INTRODUCTION 1 Understanding environmental politics in a turbulent era 1 Leah Shipton and Peter Dauvergne PART I THE NATURE AND BREADTH OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL TURBULENCE 2 Turbulence, converging crises, and environmental justice 13 David Schlosberg 3 Plastic turbulence: illusions of containment, clean-up, and control, and the emergent promise of diverse economies 25 Ekaterina Chertkovskaya, Jacob Hasselbalch, and Johannes Stripple 4 Rights, resilience, and water in turbulent times 37 Ekta Patel and Erika Weinthal 5 Promoting environmental rights in turbulent times: Latin America and the Escazú Agreement 49 Hayley Stevenson 6 Compound urban crises in global environmental politics 62 Marielle Papin, Linda Westman, Rachel Macrorie, Ahmad Shoaib Azizi, Michael Dede, Julie Greenwalt, Ibinabo Johnson, and Barbara Summers 7 Extractive industries and mineral resources: turbulence all around 75 Stacy D. VanDeveer, Hyeyoon Park, Yixian Sun, and Michele M. Betsill PART II ACTORS AS AGENTS OF TURBULENCE OR TRANSFORMATION 8 People power, disruption, and survival 91 Peter J. Jacques 9 State sovereignty, turbulence, and environmental disasters in global environmental politics 103 Susan Park 10 How philanthropic foundations fuel transformations and with what consequences for sustainable food systems 116 Agni Kalfagianni PART III PATHWAYS TO GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY IN A TURBULENT ERA 11 Thinking gender in times of crisis: reflecting on gender, turbulence, and global environmental politics 130 Nicole Detraz 12 Is technological turbulence sustainable? 142 Leslie Paul Thiele 13 Beyond islands of sustainability? Opportunities and challenges of jurisdictional approaches in tropical forest governance 156 Philip Schleifer 14 Advancing global environmental politics research through systems-oriented analysis 169 Henrik Selin 15 Turbulence and transition to healthy governance 184 D.G. Webster, Mark Axelrod, and Semra A. Aytur 16 Ratcheting-up through competition: global environmental governance in the era of rising geopolitical tensions between China and the West 197 Yixian Sun and Chuyu Liu CONCLUSION 17 Navigating turbulence for sustainability 211 Leah Shipton and Peter Dauvergne Index 224

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Book SynopsisA book that will set the course for the environmental movement for years to come, Confessions of an Eco-Warrior is an inspiring ecological call to arms by America's foremost and most controversial environmental activist. Rude and brilliant. Read it and you will see the future.--William Kittredge.

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Book SynopsisPoses the question 'Will humans adapt their ways of life to conserve the natural systems on which their future and the living world depend?'Trade Review'This book is a pioneering synthesis of what has been learned about environmental problem-solving over roughly the last two decades.' Colorado Journal of International Law and PolicyTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Comprehending the Planet Earth: 1. Science and environment; 2. Science and governance; 3. Geosphere and biosphere; Part II. Developing a Planetary Paradigm: 4. Perspectives and priorities; 5. Politics of environmentalism; 6. Social and economic implications; Part III. An Emerging Planetary Policy: 7. Facing planetary realities; 8. Shaping world institutions; 9. Attaining the attainable; Postscript: between two worlds; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an argument for establishing environmental human rights as the legitimate possession of both present and future generations. It uses these rights - to clean air, water, and soil - to make an argument for justice across generations, that is, for recognizing the obligation that present generations have to preserve the environment and natural resources for future generations.Trade Review'The Human Right to a Green Future does provide a good survey and application of political and philosophical thinkers and their reflections on justice and human rights … the book is a welcome addition for researchers considering issues of environmental human rights from a theoretical and multi-disciplinary perspective.' Andrew Sanger, Web Journal of Current Legal Issues'… Richard P. Hiskes offers a highly original … response with The Human Right to a Green Future. What is original about this work is the way in which [he] combines arguments from the realms of human rights and intergenerational justice in an attempt to make a case for, as he puts it, 'gathering the collective will necessary to preserve the planet' … Hiskes sets the bar laudably high for those communities that his argument can comfortably and rather uncontroversially be extended to, namely, western liberal democratic states with a settled political culture and stable political institutions.' International Affairs'This is a far-reaching book that presents a seminal interpretation of intergenerational justice and a renewed landscape for rights, justice and community. Hiskes' narrative is saturated with responses to salient figures in philosophy and political theory. I regret that [this] synopsis cannot capture the range and richness of his account.' Human Rights ReviewTable of Contents1. Environmental human rights and intergenerational justice; 2. Emergent human rights, identity, harms and duties; 3. Reflexive reciprocity and intergenerational environmental justice; 4. Cosmopolitan ethics, communal reciprocity, and global environmentalism; 5. Toward a global consensus on environmental human rights; 6. Human rights as inheritance: instituting intergenerational environmental justice; 7. Conclusion: environmental justice and the emergent future of human rights.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines whether international law has an impact on the protection of the Amazon by inquiring into the forms of cooperation that exist among the Amazon countries, and between them and the international community, and to what extent international cooperation can help protect the Amazon.Trade Review'This work's outstanding contribution to the broader literature on the Amazon … is its welcome focus on the changing rights and duties of states over time, a subject that has generally received short shrift in studies essentially concerned with the magnitude of the environmental problem and one that has been confined hitherto mainly to the pages of international law journals.' Philip Chrimes, International AffairsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The characteristics of the Amazon; 3. The origins of regional cooperation in the Amazon; 4. The 1978 Amazon Cooperation Treaty; 5. Regional and subregional organizations; 6. Other legal instruments adopted by the Amazon states inter se; 7. Multilateral treaties and global actors in the Amazon; 8. Positive incentives for protecting the Amazon; 9. The legal status of the Amazon: implications for international cooperation; 10. General conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an argument for establishing environmental human rights as the legitimate possession of both present and future generations. It uses these rights - to clean air, water, and soil - to make an argument for justice across generations, that is, for recognizing the obligation that present generations have to preserve the environment and natural resources for future generations.Trade Review'The Human Right to a Green Future does provide a good survey and application of political and philosophical thinkers and their reflections on justice and human rights … the book is a welcome addition for researchers considering issues of environmental human rights from a theoretical and multi-disciplinary perspective.' Andrew Sanger, Web Journal of Current Legal Issues'… Richard P. Hiskes offers a highly original … response with The Human Right to a Green Future. What is original about this work is the way in which [he] combines arguments from the realms of human rights and intergenerational justice in an attempt to make a case for, as he puts it, 'gathering the collective will necessary to preserve the planet' … Hiskes sets the bar laudably high for those communities that his argument can comfortably and rather uncontroversially be extended to, namely, western liberal democratic states with a settled political culture and stable political institutions.' International Affairs'This is a far-reaching book that presents a seminal interpretation of intergenerational justice and a renewed landscape for rights, justice and community. Hiskes' narrative is saturated with responses to salient figures in philosophy and political theory. I regret that [this] synopsis cannot capture the range and richness of his account.' Human Rights ReviewTable of Contents1. Environmental human rights and intergenerational justice; 2. Emergent human rights, identity, harms and duties; 3. Reflexive reciprocity and intergenerational environmental justice; 4. Cosmopolitan ethics, communal reciprocity, and global environmentalism; 5. Toward a global consensus on environmental human rights; 6. Human rights as inheritance: instituting intergenerational environmental justice; 7. Conclusion: environmental justice and the emergent future of human rights.

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Book SynopsisIn light of growing urgency in tackling the global environmental crisis, there is a need for new visions and strategies to ensure a more sustainable and just world. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Green perspectives on a range of global issues, including security, the economy, the state, global governance, development and the environment. Drawing on academic literature on Green political theory, combined with insights from real-world practice and the author''s own extensive personal experience, it provides a timely and accessible account of why we need to embrace Green politics in order to tackle the multiple crises facing the world today. Presenting alternative visions and concrete strategies for achieving change, this book will be of interest to activists and policy-makers as well as students of environment, development and politics.Trade Review'With young people on the streets and the climate emergency top of the political agenda, Green politics has never been more important. With everybody trying to steal the Greens' political clothes, a book that explains the role Green politics can play in ensuring a safe, sustainable and happy life for all global citizens is very timely.' Molly Scott Cato, Member of the European Parliament'Change can simmer for decades then happen overnight. Peter Newell has concentrated years of thought into a single, landscape-shaping publication which reveals the potential of Green politics and the perils of it remaining the poor relation of how we try to understand the world. He shows that, without a Green perspective, there can be no answer to our epochal challenges of conflict, inequality, migration and climate breakdown.' Andrew Simms, NewWeather Institute'Radical, ecologically oriented political perspectives have much to teach us about the study and practice of world politics. For the first time, Global Green Politics fully exposes the deep insights and essential lessons from these perspectives. Anyone who wants to understand why our global sustainability crisis is escalating, and what action is necessary, should rush to read Peter Newell's visionary book.' Peter Dauvergne, University of British Columbia'Accessible, timely and comprehensive, Peter Newell's latest book provides a lucid and thorough review of the various strands of Green politics and discusses how they might enrich the broader field of international relations. Most valuable is the insightful and pragmatic way that Global Green Politics offers a set of tools and frameworks that enable the systematic application of these perspectives to a range of key contemporary issues, including the economy, security and development. Overall, the book illuminates how Green politics can provide the conceptual frameworks, critical analysis, and practical strategies needed to address the severe challenges facing our societies and the planet.' David Levy, University of Massachusetts–Boston'Global Green Politics makes the case for international relations scholarship to take seriously Green politics … as an important critical normative and analytical approach to IR issues ranging from state security and sovereignty to 'globalisation' and international political economy. Against the backdrop of growing (if uneven) recognition of the scale and urgency of the changes necessary to meet the challenges and transformative opportunities of climate and ecological breakdown, Newell makes the persuasive case for the long overdue acknowledgement of the insights of Green political theory and political economy within IR thinking. Global Green Politics not only is the first comprehensive integration of Green political analysis and IR, but in doing so constitutes an invaluable and pioneering guide to how to think globally in the twenty-first century, and how to understand and navigate our uncertain and turbulent times.' John Barry, Queens University Belfast'At last, here is a critical introduction to global Green politics from one of the field's most versatile intellectual pioneers. Grounded in a deep appreciation of the inextricable interconnections between social and ecological systems, this book offers a clear normative vision, a penetrating critique of business and politics as usual and a set of practical strategies for sustainability transitions. Younger generations can now take heart!' Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne'Newell's incisive analysis brings a vital Green lens to the study of global politics that has been largely neglected by mainstream scholars of international relations. Global Green Politics provides powerful insights and critiques that arise from taking an expressly ecological perspective on humanity's most pressing global concerns.' Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo'In addition to its relevance for international relations, this volume provides a well-documented survey of the current state of green thought … In the end, Newell is convincing in arguing that an approach such as the one he lays out is needed if the global society is to ward off catastrophic collapse.' J. C. Berg, Choice'In addition to its relevance for international relations, this volume provides a well-documented survey of the current state of green thought … In the end, Newell is convincing in arguing that an approach such as the one he lays out is needed if the global society is to ward off catastrophic collapse.' J. C. Berg, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Global Green politics: for the common good; 2. What is green politics?; 3. Green security; 4. Green economy; 5. Green state; 6. Green global governance; 7. Green development; 8. Green sustainability; 9. Conclusions: global politics for the common goal; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisEcologists and economists both use models to help develop strategies for biodiversity management. The practical use of disciplinary models, however, can be limited because ecological models tend not to address the socioeconomic dimension of biodiversity management, whereas economic models tend to neglect the ecological dimension. Given these shortcomings of disciplinary models, there is a necessity to combine ecological and economic knowledge into ecological-economic models. Gradually guiding the reader into the field of ecological-economic modelling by introducing mathematical models and their role in general, this book provides an overview on ecological and economic modelling approaches relevant for research in the field of biodiversity conservation. It discusses the advantages of and challenges associated with ecological-economic modelling, together with an overview of useful ways of integration. Although being a book about mathematical modelling, ecological and economic concepts plTrade Review'… the book aims to give a comprehensive survey of useful mathematical methods relevant to environmental policy design. The author stops to explain core concepts and provide historical context where necessary.' Chay Paterson, zbMATHTable of ContentsPart I. Modelling: 1. What is a model?; 2. Purposes of modelling; 3. Typical model features; Part II. Ecological Modelling: 4. Homogenous deterministic population models; 5. Homogenous stochastic population models; 6. Spatial population models; 7. Models with individual variability; 8. Models of biodiversity; Part III. Economic Modelling: 9. Instruments for biodiversity conservation; 10. Game theory; 11. Incentive design; 12. Modelling human decisions; 13. The agglomeration bonus; Part IV. Ecological-Economic Modelling: 14. Foundations of ecological-economic modelling; 15. Benefits and challenges of ecological-economic modelling; 16. Integration of ecological and economic models; 17. Examples of ecological-economic modelling; 18. Outlook.

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Book SynopsisIn light of growing urgency in tackling the global environmental crisis, there is a need for new visions and strategies to ensure a more sustainable and just world. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Green perspectives on a range of global issues, including security, the economy, the state, global governance, development and the environment. Drawing on academic literature on Green political theory, combined with insights from real-world practice and the author''s own extensive personal experience, it provides a timely and accessible account of why we need to embrace Green politics in order to tackle the multiple crises facing the world today. Presenting alternative visions and concrete strategies for achieving change, this book will be of interest to activists and policy-makers as well as students of environment, development and politics.Trade Review'With young people on the streets and the climate emergency top of the political agenda, Green politics has never been more important. With everybody trying to steal the Greens' political clothes, a book that explains the role Green politics can play in ensuring a safe, sustainable and happy life for all global citizens is very timely.' Molly Scott Cato, Member of the European Parliament'Change can simmer for decades then happen overnight. Peter Newell has concentrated years of thought into a single, landscape-shaping publication which reveals the potential of Green politics and the perils of it remaining the poor relation of how we try to understand the world. He shows that, without a Green perspective, there can be no answer to our epochal challenges of conflict, inequality, migration and climate breakdown.' Andrew Simms, NewWeather Institute'Radical, ecologically oriented political perspectives have much to teach us about the study and practice of world politics. For the first time, Global Green Politics fully exposes the deep insights and essential lessons from these perspectives. Anyone who wants to understand why our global sustainability crisis is escalating, and what action is necessary, should rush to read Peter Newell's visionary book.' Peter Dauvergne, University of British Columbia'Accessible, timely and comprehensive, Peter Newell's latest book provides a lucid and thorough review of the various strands of Green politics and discusses how they might enrich the broader field of international relations. Most valuable is the insightful and pragmatic way that Global Green Politics offers a set of tools and frameworks that enable the systematic application of these perspectives to a range of key contemporary issues, including the economy, security and development. Overall, the book illuminates how Green politics can provide the conceptual frameworks, critical analysis, and practical strategies needed to address the severe challenges facing our societies and the planet.' David Levy, University of Massachusetts–Boston'Global Green Politics makes the case for international relations scholarship to take seriously Green politics … as an important critical normative and analytical approach to IR issues ranging from state security and sovereignty to 'globalisation' and international political economy. Against the backdrop of growing (if uneven) recognition of the scale and urgency of the changes necessary to meet the challenges and transformative opportunities of climate and ecological breakdown, Newell makes the persuasive case for the long overdue acknowledgement of the insights of Green political theory and political economy within IR thinking. Global Green Politics not only is the first comprehensive integration of Green political analysis and IR, but in doing so constitutes an invaluable and pioneering guide to how to think globally in the twenty-first century, and how to understand and navigate our uncertain and turbulent times.' John Barry, Queens University Belfast'At last, here is a critical introduction to global Green politics from one of the field's most versatile intellectual pioneers. Grounded in a deep appreciation of the inextricable interconnections between social and ecological systems, this book offers a clear normative vision, a penetrating critique of business and politics as usual and a set of practical strategies for sustainability transitions. Younger generations can now take heart!' Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne'Newell's incisive analysis brings a vital Green lens to the study of global politics that has been largely neglected by mainstream scholars of international relations. Global Green Politics provides powerful insights and critiques that arise from taking an expressly ecological perspective on humanity's most pressing global concerns.' Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo'In addition to its relevance for international relations, this volume provides a well-documented survey of the current state of green thought … In the end, Newell is convincing in arguing that an approach such as the one he lays out is needed if the global society is to ward off catastrophic collapse.' J. C. Berg, Choice'In addition to its relevance for international relations, this volume provides a well-documented survey of the current state of green thought … In the end, Newell is convincing in arguing that an approach such as the one he lays out is needed if the global society is to ward off catastrophic collapse.' J. C. Berg, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Global Green politics: for the common good; 2. What is green politics?; 3. Green security; 4. Green economy; 5. Green state; 6. Green global governance; 7. Green development; 8. Green sustainability; 9. Conclusions: global politics for the common goal; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisGreening Democracy explains how nuclear energy became a seminal political issue and motivated democratic engagement in West Germany during the 1970s. It charts how anti-nuclear protest became the basis for citizens' increasing engagement in self-governance, expanding conceptions of democracy beyond electoral politics and helping to make quotidian personal concerns political.Trade Review'This is what democracy looks like! Milder magnificently brings together politics from all quarters, offering fresh and compelling insights into democratic practice and how change happens. A must-read for scholars of contemporary Germany and Europe - and for students of social change.' Belinda Davis, Rutgers University, New Jersey'Greening Democracy will make the reading list of anyone interested in the post-war transformation of West Germany. In this well-argued and deeply researched book, Stephen Milder probes the relationship between environmental protest and democracy and shows that anti-nuclear activism in the 1970s not only transformed the party political landscape but broadened the possibilities of political engagement as such. Faced with impenetrable technocratic decision-making processes that took no heed of local concerns, residents embraced liberal democracy to counter such illiberal tendencies. Milder reminds us of the radical democratic potential that inhabited the protest movements.' Astrid M. Eckert, Emory University, Georgia'Greening Democracy offers a fresh perspective on West German anti-nuclear protest and environmental politics of the 1970s by recovering the voices and aspirations of the grassroots activists who transformed their 'kitchen table' concerns about nuclear power in the Rhine Valley into a transnational coalition. Moving beyond tired debates about the supposed narrowness of 'post-material' environmental concerns or lamentations over the co-opting of the emancipatory potential of the '68 New Left by the traditional party system, Milder shows the radical potential of the heterogeneous group of provincials who came together at Wyhl and other sites to foster new and inclusive forms of democracy and challenge what they perceived as an unfeeling 'atomic state'. The other major contribution of the book is to use the grassroots perspective to situate the 1970s as a unique moment of environmental coalition building generated by new citizen initiatives with its own dynamics and integrity - not an outgrowth of traditional nature conservation in Germany but also not something that emerged suddenly as a result of Stockholm and the OPEC crisis.' Thomas Lekan, University of South Carolina'Stephen Milder's impressive new book seeks to recast our understanding of this history on multiple fronts. He breaks not only with conventional narratives that explain 1970s environmentalism by way of elite ideas and international organizations but also with social movement research confined to a national framework … This book makes an important intervention with which not only scholars of the environmental movement and the nuclear age but also anyone interested in protest, popular politics and political imaginaries in post-war Western Europe should contend.' Sean Forner, German History'In his searching, informative account of resistance toward Swiss, French, and West German nuclear reactor projects along the Upper Rhine, Stephen Milder's Greening Democracy recounts how strange bedfellows - radical students and conservative locals - planted the seeds of Germany's Green Party and ecological politics throughout Western Europe.' Jonathan Hunt, Environmental History'… inspiring regional approach … an important book.' Jan Kellershohn, Moving the SocialTable of ContentsIntroduction: taking the democratic dimensions of antinuclear activism; 1. 'Today the fish, tomorrow us:' the threatened Upper Rhine and the grassroots origins of West European environmentalism; 2. A different watch on the Rhine: how antinuclear activists imagined the Alemannic community and united a region in resistance; 3. Onto the site and into significance? The Wyhl Occupation in its contexts, from Strasbourg to Kaiseraugst and Constance to Kiel; 4. 'Wyhl and then what …?' Between grassroots activism and mass protest; 5. Political questions, grassroots answers: shaping an environmental approach to electoral politics; 6. Organizing a 'decisive battle against nuclear power plants': Europe and the nationalization of Green politics in West Germany; Conclusion: protesting nuclear energy, Greening democracy.

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Book SynopsisEight engaging biographies to inspire a new generation of conservationists. It's easy to feel small and powerless in the face of big environmental challenges. When climate change forces species to fight for their very survival and the planet's last places of wilderness are growing smaller and smaller, what can a single person do? But environmentalism's greatest change-makers started out living ordinary lives. In Nature's Allies, Larry Nielsen uses the inspiring stories of conservation pioneers to show that through passion and perseverance we can each make a difference. In eight engaging biographies, John Muir, Ding Darling, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Chico Mendes, Billy Frank Jr., Wangari Maathai, and Gro Harlem Brundtland, we meet individuals who have little in common except that they all made a lasting mark on our world. Some famous and some little known to readers, they all spoke out to protect wilderness, wildlife, fisheries, rainforests, and wetlands. They exposed polluting practices and fought for social justice. They wrote books, marched, performed acts of civil disobedience, and, in one case, were martyred for their defence of nature.Nature's Allies pays tribute to them all as it seeks to rally a new generation of conservationists to follow in their footsteps.

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Book SynopsisDo you have, work for, or dream of starting a business or organization that positively impacts the world while also turning a profit?Radical Business is a blueprint for business owners and businesses ready to usher in a newer, practical form of doing business. By learning more about what a social enterprise is and how it can apply to any business, employee, activist, consumer, or citizen, we can use the golden rule as a catalyst for a different mindset.Radical business is not a brand new operational system, it's a way of returning to the root or origin. A genuinely radical business goes back to its root purpose: to meet a customer's need, solve a problem, and provide value.David Gaines outlines his Seven Seeds framework for a truly radical business model, including:-?Supply Chain: Behind Every Product Is a Story-?Employees: Successful Brands Are Built By HappyTeams-?Customers: What is Ethical Marketing? -?Community: Fostering Healthy Interdependence-?Competitors: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats-?Environment: Rethinking the Costs & Benefits to GoingGreen-?Self: True Sustainability Requires Self CareIn Radical Business, Gaines provides?real-life business insight?with?case studies of successful companies?who have taken action to grow their profitability and positive impact. He provides actionable steps towards making a positive impact with in-depth analysis of supply chain, employee, customer, competitor, communal, and environmental interactions. As the world rapidly changes, and we realize that it needs more businesses that do good, Radical Business can help us leave the world better than we found it.

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Book SynopsisThe rise of technology in human culture has changed almost every facet of society. Technology is especially useful regarding sustainable development. These technologies can cause significant greenhouse gas reductions and other benefits in terms of logistics and smart cities. New technology applied in this way can greatly help the human effort to restore the environment. Disruptive Technologies and Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Development provides an in-depth look into the new techniques, strategies, and technologies for achieving environmental sustainability through best business and technology practices. The book covers topics such as eco-innovation, green criteria, Agriculture 4.0, and topics related to logic, philosophy, and history of science and technology from the green/sustainable point of view. It is essential for managers, academicians, scientists, students, and researchers in various government, public, and private sectors.

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Book SynopsisIn Nature's Fortune, Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy and former investment banker, and science writer Jonathan Adams argue that nature is not only the foundation of human well-being, but also the smartest commercial investment any business or government can make. The forests, floodplains, and oyster reefs often seen simply as raw materials or as obstacles to be cleared in the name of progress are, in fact as important to our future prosperity as technology or law or business innovation. Who invests in nature, and why? What rates of return can it produce? When is protecting nature a good investment? With stories from the South Pacific to the California coast, from the Andes to the Gulf of Mexico and even to New York City, Nature's Fortune shows how viewing nature as green infrastructure allows for breakthroughs not only in conservation, protecting water supplies; enhancing the health of fisheries; making cities more sustainable, liveable, and safe; and dealing with unavoidable climate change, but in economic progress, as well. Organisations obviously depend on the environment for key resources, water, trees, and land. But they can also reap substantial commercial benefits in the form of risk mitigation, cost reduction, new investment opportunities, and the protection of assets. Once leaders learn how to account for nature in financial terms, they can incorporate that value into the organisation's decisions and activities, just as habitually as they consider cost, revenue, and ROI. A must-read for business leaders, CEOs, investors, and environmentalists alike, Nature's Fortune offers an essential guide to the world's economic, and environmental, well-being.

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Book SynopsisA collection of personal essays detailing the life and achievements of a renowned environmental hero and activist.Mr. Mindbomb is a chronology of the significant events of Bob Hunter's life, written chapter by chapter by those who knew him. Where one contributor leaves off, the next picks up, moving the reader through another moment in time, sharing some new insight. This is the real life and legacy of Bob Hunter: Canadian eco-hero, author of 14 books, winner of a Governor General's Award, popular journalist, and recipient of a magical salute of gratitude from a pod of whales.Part adventure thriller, part comedy, part documentary, and part provocation for individuals to stand up for the environment, it's a rare look through the lens and perspective of those touched by Bob's influence. By finding kindred spirits in the voices of each of the contributors, many of whom continue the work, it's a powerful reminder that things don't happen in a vacuum. Fifteen years after Bob's much-too-early passing, Mr. Mindbomb is a reminder that any one person, fuelled by commitment and love, can find others who feel the same, and together they can do extraordinarily heroic deeds for the well-being of all.Contributors include: Cathy Anderson, Aline Barber, David Berner, Jim Deacove, Marlayna Demco, Patricia Demco, Janine Ferretti, Bill Gannon, Douglas Gibson, Bobbi Hunter, Darren Hunter, Donald Hunter, Emily Hunter, Justine Hunter, Will Hunter, Stephen Hurlbut, Teri Innes, Ryan Jackson, Lea Ann Mallett, Marnie Marchant, Rod Marining, Sandy Maskell, Elizabeth May, Joyce Mclean, Peter O''Brian, Chris Pash, Walt Patterson, Ronald Precious, Jim Robb, Jerry Rothwell, Paul Ruzycki, Stephen Scharper, Steve Shallhorn, Todd Southgate, Peter Speck, Paul Spong, Carlie Trueman, Captain Paul Watson, Linda Weinberg, Rex Weyler, Hap Wilson, Dinah Yvonne, and Moses Znaimer.

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays highlighting the splendour and diversity of the landscape of southern Alberta.Streams of Consequence weaves together a bit of ?ecology for dummies,? a cross-section of stories and essays on Alberta?s biodiversity riches and treasured landscapes, and a backdrop of selections on conservation issues. These are stories of the land and of Alberta?s plants, fish, and wildlife told through the voice of a biologist with decades of experience on the front lines of conservation efforts. Through stories, metaphor, and allegory, basic ecological principles are made clear, ecosystems are described, and our human role in stewarding these natural treasures is revealed.Infused in these ?dispatches from the conservation world? is the special magic of biology, taking mute organisms at a variety of scales and understanding their lives and habitats so that they have meaning and a connection to us. The role, the unstated objective of biologists, is to remind us, unceasingly, that it is only in our minds that we live apart from the natural world.These stories have power to engage and educate, to help create and sustain an ecologically literate constituency that knows and cares about Alberta?s wilder side. Readers can look back on the changes, weigh their significance, and think about where we came from, where we are today, and where the trend might take us if we choose one road or another.There are some rocks heaved at our economy-centred, consumer-driven world. Scattered between them are the acts of altruism, of caring, of forethought, and of stewardship. These are rays of hope amid dark clouds threatening our very existence.

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Book Synopsisaeo This book introduces environmental ideas to a sociology audience. It is designed for a growing field in the sociology of environmental issues, and will be of great use to sociologists wanting to fill a gap in teaching.Trade Review'Its unusual perspective makes this an interesting text. It does more than just catalogue ideas and events, it tries to analyse these so that key strands can be extracted.' TEG News 'Martell has pulled off a difficult trick: he has written a book that will both inform students and engage professional scholars, and he has secured himself a place in future discussions regarding the relationship between environment and society.' The Sociological review 'In aiming to provide a theoretically informed undergraduate text on contemporary green issues, the book goes some way to filling a gap where the level of support material is widely regarded as insufficient.' Antipode "Ecology and Society makes an important contribution to this emerging literature by providing an introduction to green ideas for students of social science. This book will appeal to both students and researchers. It is written in an accessible style, provides useful summaries of key literature and suggests further reading at the end of each chapter ... a useful contribution to the literature on environment-society relations and a valuable addition to student reading lists.' Local EnvironmentTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Ecology and Industrialism. 2. The Sustainable Society. 3. Green Philosophy. 4. The Green Movement. 5. Ecology and Political Theory. 6. Rethinking Relations Between Society and Nature. 7. The Future of Environmentalism. Notes. References. Index.

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Book Synopsis_______________________________— Ever wanted to save the world? —It’s easy to feel like we can’t make a difference. But small, easy actions, if taken by enough people, can move mountains – and save planets.Written in collaboration with leading environmental experts from WWF, this short book provides simple changes we can all make to our everyday lives, from morning to night.These aren’t the only things you can do. Nor are they things you have to do. But these 12 small acts are basic steps anybody can take, and if even one of them sticks, our children will inherit a better world.Acts like:– Turning off devices instead of leaving them on standby– Buying less cotton clothing (a T-shirt needs 2,400 litres of water to make!)– Using reusable straws when possible– Turning off the tap while you brush your teethwill take only moments, but if enough people commit to them, we can make a real difference to our planet._______________________________'Now really is the time to act. You don’t have to be a superhero – everyone can make a difference by following this book’ – Ben Fogle

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Book SynopsisThere is a saying in Russian jails. Ne ver ne boysya ne prosi: don't trust, don't fear, don't beg. Don't trust because life here will always disappoint you. Don't fear because whatever you're scared of, you are powerless to prevent it. And don't beg because nobody ever begged their way out of a Russian prison cell.The plan was to attach a Greenpeace pod to Gazprom's platform and launch a peaceful protest against oil being pumped from the icy waters of the Arctic. However, heavily armed commandos flooded the deck of the Arctic Sunrise and the Arctic Thirty began their ordeal at the hands of Putin's regime. Told in the activists' own words and for the first time, this is a dramatic and inspiring story of incarceration and the ensuing emotional campaign to bring the protestors home.

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Book SynopsisAimed at all concerned about the environment, this book presents a radical vision of the future of farming and community life, based on hidden insights from the life and spirit of the soil and on the author's experiences of growing up in the small, agricultural community of Clatt in North-East Scotland.

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Book Synopsis"The Green New Deal is the most exciting idea in American politics for decades––and as theses powerful posters make clear, it’s grabbed the attention not just of policy wonks but of artists who can translate these ideas into images that move us.”––Bill McKibben, bestselling author of Deep Economy Posters with a purpose. A clarion call for our time, the Green New Deal is a bold and far-reaching legislative plan to fight climate change, create millions of good-paying jobs, promote economic and racial equality, and so much more. In its ambition, it’s a vision that mirrors President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, which helped pull the country out of the Great Depression. And just as WPA artists mustered support for the New Deal with their work, here are 50 powerful posters to champion the Green New Deal. The posters are original, colorful, and visually striking, with text on the back that explains each issue and how the Green New Deal seeks to address it. Perforated pages make them easy to tear out and hang or use as signs at marches and demonstrations, because it’s not just a book to flip through. Climate change affects everything: the air we breath, the water we drink, the food we eat, the places we call home, and the people we love. And the time to act on it is now.

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Book SynopsisPost-war Afghanistan is fragile, volatile, and perilous. It is also a place of extraordinary beauty. Evolutionary biologist Alex Deghan came to Afghanistan and created a startup, Conservation X Labs, to save Afghanistan's unique and extraordinary wildlife and natural landscape after decades of war. His workplace was so remote that roads themselves would disappear, and travel was by foot, yak, or mule, following ancient pathways for weeks into the mountain kingdoms and desolate landscapes.Conservation, it turned out, provided a common bond between Alex's team and the people of Afghanistan, where his international team worked unarmed in some of the most dangerous places in the country. They successfully built the country's first national park, completed the first wildlife survey in thirty years, and worked to stop the poaching of the country's iconic endangered animals, including the elusive snow leopard. In doing so, they restored a part of Afghan identity that is ineffably tied to the land itself. For a people who had spent decades as refugees or subject to the horrors and desolation of war, the quest to restore Afghanistan's wildlife became the restoration of Afghanistan's very culture and deep history.

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Book SynopsisThe world is functioning outside the lines. The governance structures currently abided by are not supportive enough when it comes to fighting climate change and other environmental degradation. Perhaps it's time to start anew. In his first book, Forbes advocates for global taxation and regulation to protect this global asset, the planet. Packed full of facts, data, statistics, and figures, Forbes' book offers a compelling argument to save the planet. Angus Forbes has a long experience working at the coal face of capitalism, consumerism, and capital allocation, and his passion for progressive governance and sound knowledge of environmental degradation have led him to advocate for quite a unique solution, the Global Planet Authority.

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Book SynopsisWhile Greens in the UK have always suffered from a grossly unfair electoral system, in the European Union they have been able to flourish as part of a small but effective group of European Greens since their first election in 1999. Greens have had a significant influence on the policies impacting more than 500 million EU citizens, underlining environmental standards and challenging economic and social orthodoxy. While Greens have often been marginalised by the political and media elites in Britain, across Europe, Greens have been seen as 'the voice of reason' and the 'adults in the room'. With Brexit threatening our ongoing influence on European policy-making, former and current UK Green MEPs Caroline Lucas, Jean Lambert, Keith Taylor and Molly Scott Cato reflect on their time in Brussels and chart a course for the party's new relationship with the EU-wide Green movement. This guide to two decades of UK Green achievements in Europe also brings together analysis from prominent academics, journalists, campaigners and Green MEPs from across the EU.

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Book SynopsisBest New Books on Space 2024 – Forbes ‘Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging’ – Forbes Trade Review'A heartfelt, necessary and very enjoyable book.'Tristan Gooley, author of The Secret World of Weather 'A hymn of praise to darkness and the unfathomable wonder of a true night sky, this book is also an urgent call to arms. As Dani Robertson shows, our health, and that of the planet around us, is inextricably linked with the power of the dark. We are losing it at great speed, and to our great peril. Read the book, look up in awe, and act.'Mike Parker, author of All the Wide Border 'Discreet, glowing insights throw gentle but piercing light onto what we are doing to what Dani Roberston calls one of the most endangered landscapes on Earth – the night sky'Mary Colwell, author of Curlew Moon 'Woven through All Through the Night is a wonderful story of what natural darkness means to Dani. Her story is more than an anecdote, it's a powerful recounting of what is lost when the night burns like day, and the simple steps we can all take to reclaim natural darkness to benefit us all'Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director at International Dark-Sky Association 'Passion and urgency lie beneath poetic and whimsically written passages'Sky at Night Magazine 'Dani Robertson is a fine writer – lyrical and eloquent in extolling the beauty of our world – especially the dark starry sky … her book is more than a memoir; it’s filled with episodes enlivening her theme with history, science and topography, and with individual biographies. All through the Night is fascinating and inspiring – it deserves wide readership'Lord Martin Rees ‘An utterly illuminating book that will open your eyes to an overlooked world in deep peril. Dani makes a compelling case for just how urgently we need to reform our relationship with darkness. Everyone interested in nature will find surprise, intrigue and awe on every page.’Nicholas Gates, co-author of Orchard: A Year in England’s Eden

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Book SynopsisIn Thanks for Sharing, features writer Eleanor Tucker takes us along as her family embark on a year in the sharing economy, showing along the way how through sharing, lending, renting and borrowing we can all live more sustainably.

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