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Author : Nikolaĭ Leontʹevich Dobret︠s︡ov
Publisher : Publishing House Sb Ras
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Baikal as a World Natural Heritage Site written by Nikolaĭ Leontʹevich Dobret︠s︡ov and published by Publishing House Sb Ras. This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nikolaĭ Leontʹevich Dobret︠s︡ov
Publisher : Publishing House Sb Ras
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Baikal as a World Natural Heritage Site written by Nikolaĭ Leontʹevich Dobret︠s︡ov and published by Publishing House Sb Ras. This book was released on 1999 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan D. Roe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190914572
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Into Russian Nature written by Alan D. Roe and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early twentieth century, nations around the world have set aside protected areas for tourism, recreation, scenery, wildlife, and habitat conservation. In Russia, biologists and geographers had been intrigued with the idea of establishing national parks before the Revolution, but instead persuaded the government successfully to establish nature reserves (zapovedniki) for scientific research during the USSR's first decades. However, as the state pushed scientists to make zapovedniki more useful during the 1930s, some of the system's staunchest defenders started supporting tourism in them. In Into Russian Nature, Alan D. Roe offers the first history of the Russian national park movement. In the decades after World War II, the USSR experienced a tourism boom and faced a chronic shortage of tourism facilities. During these years, Soviet scientists took active part in Western-dominated international environmental protection organizations and enthusiastically promoted parks for the USSR as a means to expand recreational opportunities and reconcile environmental protection and economic development goals. In turn, they hoped they would bring international respect to Soviet nature protection efforts and help instill in Russian/Soviet citizens a love for the country's nature and a desire to protect it. By the end of the millennium, Russia had established thirty-five parks to protect iconic landscapes in places such as Lake Baikal. Meanwhile, national park opponents presented them as an unaffordable luxury during a time of economic struggle, especially after the USSR's collapse. Despite unprecedented collaboration with international organizations, Russian national parks received little governmental support as they became mired in land-use conflicts with local populations. Exploring parks from European Russia to Siberia and the Far East, Into Russian Nature narrates efforts, often frustrated by the state, to protect Russia's vast and unique physical landscape.
Author : K. Minoura
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080535357
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (353 download)
Download or read book Lake Baikal written by K. Minoura and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000-12-08 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lake Baikal is the oldest lake and largest freshwater reservoir in the world. As a result of its exceptionally long geological history, the lake has been a theatre of evolution and speciation of organisms, and it currently harbors more species than any other lake in the world. Based on its unique nature, Lake Baikal was recently designated a World Heritage site and is regarded as a hotspot for evolution, speciation, and biodiversity. With its tremendously peculiar biota, Lake Baikal is now awaiting modern analytical approaches to the profound problems of speciation and evolution. In late autumn 1998 a symposium was held in Japan with the theme "Lake Baikal: A mirror in time and space for understanding global change processes" to bring together scientists from different disciplines who are studying Lake Baikal. Three international scientific associations: The BICER (Baikal International Center for Ecological Research), BDP (Baikal Drilling Project), and DIWPA (Diversitas Western Pacific and Asia) were involved in the organisation. This book contains a selection of papers presented at this symposium. They are interdisciplinary in nature and bring together results from geology, paleontology, chemistry, biology, limnology and physics.
Author : Corinne Geering
Publisher : V&R Unipress
ISBN 13 : 3847009591
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Building a Common Past written by Corinne Geering and published by V&R Unipress. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did a kremlin, a fortified monastery or a wooden church in Russia become part of the heritage of the entire world? Corinne Geering traces the development of international cooperation in conservation since the 1960s, highlighting the role of experts and sites from the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation in UNESCO and ICOMOS. Despite the ideological divide, the notion of world heritage gained momentum in the decades following World War II. Divergent interests at the local, national and international levels had to be negotiated when shaping the Soviet and Russian cultural heritage displayed to the world. The socialist discourse of world heritage was re-evaluated during perestroika and re-integrated as UNESCO World Heritage in a new state and international order in the 1990s.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264266453
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)
Download or read book Improving Economic Instruments for Water Resources Management in the Republic of Buryatia (Lake Baikal Basin) written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major challenge facing the Republic of Buryatia, subject of the Russian Federation, is how to balance the task of protecting Lake Baikal – a unique water object and ecological system included in the UNESCO list of World Natural Heritage Areas – with the need for dynamic and sustainable ...
Author : Valentin A. Koptyug
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642614299
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Development of the Lake Baikal Region written by Valentin A. Koptyug and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lake Baikal is the oldest, largest and deepest lake in the world. Its unique animal life and the beauty of the surrounding landscapes are renowned. The book discusses the sustainable development of the lake and its use as a model for the rest of the world. It consolidates existing data on the current state of the environment and economy of the region, develops a system of indicators of sustainable developments, makes recommendations on additional components to the existing monitoring system and considers a legal framework and instrument for its implementation.
Author : Aleksey Anisimov
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9815049178
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Environmental Law in the Russian Federation written by Aleksey Anisimov and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Law in the Russian Federation presents a comprehensive textbook on the current state of environmental legislation of the Russian Federation. The textbook is divided into three sections that are ordered for an increasing level of specialization in the subject. - The first section (General Part) gives a definition of environmental law, formulates its principles and considers the sources of environmental law and legal relations. Readers will learn about the issues related to the ownership of natural resources, the legal framework and specifics of environmental protection and management, and associated human and civil rights. The distinguishing features of economic regulation in the area of environmental protection as well as issues of responsibility for environmental offenses are also covered. - The second section (Special Part) sets forth the main environmental requirements for certain types of economic and other human activities and the specifics of environmental protection in areas with a special environmental legal regime (specially protected areas and ecological disaster zones). Chapters in this section consider the main areas of protection of certain natural objects (water, forests, land, etc.). - The third section (Specialized Part) clarifies the main areas of international cooperation in the field of environmental protection and considers the main characteristics of the environmental protection experience of other countries. The textbook is an essential reference for law and business students in Russian schools. It is also of interest to entrepreneurs planning ventures in Russia and researchers involved in comparative legal analysis.
Author : Valentin A. Koptyug
Publisher : Nato Science Partnership Subseries: 2
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Development of the Lake Baikal Region written by Valentin A. Koptyug and published by Nato Science Partnership Subseries: 2. This book was released on 1996 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop "Sustainable Development of the Lake Baikal Region as a Model Territory for the World", held in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, September 12-17, 1994
Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231042564
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Free flow written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is an essential resource for mankind and our ecosystems. Free Flow is a fully illustrated book with over 100 authors work on water management and cooperation at international, regional, national, municipal and local levels. Their commentaries draw upon experiences around the world, reflecting how people are changing their interaction with water to improve sustainable development. The publication reflects progresses and challenges in these fields, highlighting good practices in a wide variety of societies and disciplines. The book strives to project experiences into future actions and encourages further institutional commitments to better understanding of and more effective management of water cooperation in order to achieve sustainable development.
Author : Peter Thomson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198038115
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Sacred Sea written by Peter Thomson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siberia's Lake Baikal is one of nature's most magnificent creations, the largest and deepest body of fresh water in the world. And yet it is nearly unknown outside of Russia. In Sacred Sea--the first major journalistic examination of Baikal in English--veteran environmental writer Peter Thomson and his younger brother undertake a kind of pilgrimage, journeying 25,000 miles by land and sea to reach this extraordinary lake. At Baikal they find a place of sublime beauty, deep history, and immense natural power. But they also find ominous signs that this perfect eco-system--containing one-fifth of earth's fresh water and said to possess a mythical ability to cleanse itself--could yet succumb to the even more powerful forces of human hubris, carelessness, and ignorance. Ultimately, they help us see that despite its isolation, Baikal is connected to everything else on Earth, and that it will need the love and devotion of people around the world to protect it.
Author : Daniel Karthe
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 3838268539
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (382 download)
Download or read book Water and Environment in the Selenga-Baikal Basin written by Daniel Karthe and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The water resources of the Selenga River/Lake Baikal system are essential to the ecosystems and economic development of the surrounding region. In this large river and lake basin, there are strong contrasts between relatively pristine areas and massive anthropogenic impacts on the environment. The effects of climate change are more pronounced than in most other parts of the earth, and the transition from socialism into a market-oriented economy has led to a boom in mining but also to a partial collapse of environmental monitoring and urban wastewater management systems. Moreover, the expansion of agriculture and mining has triggered considerable land use change, rising water consumption, and the release of contaminants that had previously been unknown to the region. The consequences for the water resources and the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems depending on them have become increasingly visible in recent years. This book, which is based on contributions to the 2014 Bringing Together Selenga-Baikal Research Conference, provides multidisciplinary insight into current water-related challenges and strategies for their solution from the viewpoint of the international scientific community.
Author : John Tiefenbacher
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9535100335
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Perspectives on Nature Conservation written by John Tiefenbacher and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perspectives on Nature Conservation demonstrates the diversity of information and viewpoints that are critical for appreciating the gaps and weaknesses in local, regional and hemispheric ecologies, and also for understanding the limitations and barriers to accomplishing critical nature conservation projects. The book is organized to emphasize the linkages between the geographic foci of conservation projects and the biological substances that we conceptualize as "nature", through original research. The reader moves through perspectives of diminishing spatial scales, from smaller to larger landscapes or larger portions of the Earth, to learn that the range of factors that promote or prevent conservation through the application of scholarship and academic concepts change with the space in question. The book reflects disciplinary diversity and a co-mingling of science and social science to promote understanding of the patterns of, pressures on and prospects for conservation.
Author : Sascha Muller-Kraenner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317740904
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Energy Security written by Sascha Muller-Kraenner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Essential reading.' Bernice Lee, Chatham House 'Lays out the energy security landscape with a commendable clarity that I have not seen elsewhere. It could help save the world.' Science, People & Politics Accessible and exciting ... [this] is the first truly objective examination of the relationship between resource scarcity, security and ecological destruction. Neues Deutschland Cuts through the confusion and complexity, clarifying the options for a sustainable energy future. Dan Esty, Yale University Humanity stands at a threshold: will its shared energy future be peaceful, or will it be threatened by resource wars? How can rapidly depleting resources be managed to the advantage of all, and therefore conflicts averted? How can we avoid irreparable damage to the last areas of untouched natural beauty, all in the name of accessing valuable resources? And how do we arrive at an international energy policy which not only provides safe, economical energy without conflict, but also addresses the all-important issue of climate change: What is the best way to achieve greater energy security? Energy Security addresses all of these questions, arguing for an urgent overhaul of international law and institutions to control relations with countries such as Russia, which own the worlds remaining fuel supplies. The book presents alternatives to fossil fuels as two diametrically opposing strategies: the increased use of atomic energy; and a comprehensive climate protection policy with a focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy. In times of international terrorism, there are heightened concerns about nuclear proliferation, and Energy Security argues that the future must belong to renewable energy. Published with the Heinrich Bll Foundation
Author : Hartmut Vogtmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402044922
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (449 download)
Download or read book Environmental Security and Sustainable Land Use - with Special Reference to Central Asia written by Hartmut Vogtmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-24 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Environmental Security and Sustainable Land Use of Mountain and Steppe Territories of Mongolia and Altai, held in Barnaul, Russia, 25-27 October 2004
Author : Richard Conniff
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300211635
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book House of Lost Worlds written by Richard Conniff and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping tale of 150 years of scientific adventure, research, and discovery at the Yale Peabody Museum This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum's storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. Some became famous for wresting Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs from the earth, others pioneered the introduction of science education in North America, and still others rediscovered the long-buried glory of Machu Picchu. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum's history. Readers will encounter renowned paleontologist O. C. Marsh who engaged in ferocious combat with his "Bone Wars" rival Edward Drinker Cope, as well as dozens of other intriguing characters. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody's history and special objects from the museum's 13-million-item collections. For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights.
Author : Hopkinson, Leo
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231004980
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Saving our World Heritage written by Hopkinson, Leo and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
