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Georgia's Forests, 2019

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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (138 download)

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Download or read book Georgia's Forests, 2019 written by and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georgia’s 24.4 million acres of forest are a diverse mix of hardwood and softwood tree species typical of the South. Hardwood forests account for 54.5percent of the forested area (which includes 1.3 percent in non-stocked) versus 45.5 percent for softwood types. Georgia’s forest resources are considerable and slightly decreasing from 2014 in terms of the number of trees ≥1.0 inch diameter at breast height. The rate at which the State gained forest land acreage from converted agricultural land increased until 2012 and then decreased slightly from 59.5 thousand acres to 34.9 thousand acres. The rate at which forest was lost to development decreased steadily since 2009 and has stayed relatively stable through 2019. There were 24.1 billion cubic feet of wood volume in softwoods and 23.4 billion cubic feet in hardwoods, for a total of 47.5 billion cubic feet. Several tree species in Georgia have serious health issues. Redbay and sassafras are affected by laurel wilt disease. Flowering dogwood shows a high rate of mortality, most likely due to several factors such as anthracnose. The emerald ash borer threatens native ash trees, and hemlocks are under attack from the hemlock woolly adelgid. Japanese honeysuckle is the most prevalent invasive nonnative plant in Georgia forests, followed by Chinese/European privets. Despite these threats to forest health, Georgia still has one of the strongest and most successful forestry programs in the South.

Sustainability Report for Georgia's Forests

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Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Sustainability Report for Georgia's Forests written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Forests of Georgia, 2019

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Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Forests of Georgia, 2019 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Urban Forests

Author : Jill Jonnes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101632135
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Urban Forests written by Jill Jonnes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Far-ranging and deeply researched, Urban Forests reveals the beauty and significance of the trees around us.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction “Jonnes extols the many contributions that trees make to city life and celebrates the men and women who stood up for America’s city trees over the past two centuries. . . . An authoritative account.” —Gerard Helferich, The Wall Street Journal “We all know that trees can make streets look prettier. But in her new book Urban Forests, Jill Jonnes explains how they make them safer as well.” —Sara Begley, Time Magazine A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists, scientists, nurserymen, and tree nerds—whose arboreal passions have shaped and ornamented the nation’s cities, from Jefferson’s day to the present As nature’s largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cities; they are living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four-fifths of Americans live in or near urban areas, surrounded by millions of trees of hundreds of different species. Despite their ubiquity and familiarity, most of us take trees for granted and know little of their fascinating natural history or remarkable civic virtues. Jill Jonnes’s Urban Forests tells the captivating stories of the founding mothers and fathers of urban forestry, in addition to those arboreal advocates presently using the latest technologies to illuminate the value of trees to public health and to our urban infrastructure. The book examines such questions as the character of American urban forests and the effect that tree-rich landscaping might have on commerce, crime, and human well-being. For amateur botanists, urbanists, environmentalists, and policymakers, Urban Forests will be a revelation of one of the greatest, most productive, and most beautiful of our natural resources.

Ecology of a Cracker Childhood

Author : Janisse Ray
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
ISBN 13 : 1571317953
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Ecology of a Cracker Childhood written by Janisse Ray and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2023-07 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the memories of a childhood marked by extreme poverty, mental illness, and restrictive fundamentalist Christian rules, Janisse Ray crafted a “heartfelt and refreshing” (New York Times) memoir that has inspired thousands to embrace their beginnings, no matter how humble, and to fight for the places they love. This new edition updates and contextualizes the story for a new generation and a wider audience desperately searching for stories of empowerment and hope. Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound travelers by hulks of old cars. In language at once colloquial, elegiac, and informative, Ray redeems her home and her people, while also cataloging the source of her childhood hope: the Edenic longleaf pine forests, where orchids grow amid wiregrass at the feet of widely spaced, lofty trees. Today, the forests exist in fragments, cherished and threatened, and the South of her youth is gradually being overtaken by golf courses and suburban development. A contemporary classic, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood is a clarion call to protect the cultures and ecologies of every childhood.

Comprehensive analysis of the disaster risk reduction system for the agricultural sector in Georgia

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251356920
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Comprehensive analysis of the disaster risk reduction system for the agricultural sector in Georgia written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report aims to highlight the current strengths of the institutional DRR system for agriculture in Georgia as well as indicate existing gaps and capacity needs to further enhance it. A comprehensive assessment is conducted, which includes a general overview of the country’s agricultural sector and outlines the most frequent natural hazards that are impacting the sector. It is followed by an analysis of the existing legal, policy, and institutional structure and discusses various components of the system, including the functioning of early warning systems, assessments of disaster risks, post-disaster needs assessments, including damages and losses assessments, and the availability of agricultural insurance for farmers. It concludes by providing recommendations for capacity-building interventions to strengthen the current system to reduce the adverse impacts of natural hazards, in particular, floods, landslides and droughts, and climate change on agriculture in Georgia.

Georgia Land Cover Image Atlas

Author : Jeong Seong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733201520
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Georgia Land Cover Image Atlas written by Jeong Seong and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GeorgiaView Image Atlas

Devoured

Author : Ayurella Horn-Muller
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807182400
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Devoured written by Ayurella Horn-Muller and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2024-03-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kudzu abounds across the American South. Introduced in the United States in the 1800s as a solution for soil erosion, this invasive vine with Eastern Asian origins came to be known as a pernicious invader capable of smothering everything in its path. To many, the plant’s enduring legacy has been its villainous role as the “vine that ate the South.” But for a select few, it has begun to signify something else entirely. In its roots, a network of people scattered across the country see a chance at redemption—and an opportunity to rewrite a fragment of troubled history. Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South detangles the complicated story of the South’s fickle relationship with kudzu, chronicling the ways the boundless weed has evolved over centuries, and dissecting what climate change could mean for its future across the United States. From architecture teams experimenting with it as a sustainable building material, to clinical applications treating binge-drinking, to chefs harvesting it as a wild edible, environmental journalist Ayurella Horn-Muller spotlights how kudzu’s notorious reputation in America is gradually being cast aside in favor of its promise. Weaving careful research with personal stories, Horn-Muller investigates how kudzu morphed from a miraculous agricultural solution to the monstrous archetypal foe of the southern landscape. Devoured is a poignant narrative of belonging, racial ambiguity, outsiders and insiders, and the path from universal acceptance to undesirability. It is a deeply reported exploration of the landscapes that host the many species we fight to control. Above all, Devoured is an ode to the earth around us—a quest for meaning in today’s imperiled world.

Georgia

Author : International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1475594658
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book Georgia written by International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses Georgia’s Request for Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-by Arrangement (SBA). The authorities in Georgia have formulated a comprehensive program to preserve macro and financial stability and advance structural reforms to bolster growth. The program envisions fiscal consolidation over the medium term, anchored in keeping debt at its current level while shifting spending toward capital investment to address infrastructure bottlenecks. The IMF staff supports the authorities’ request for the approval of the three-year Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and the cancellation of the SBA arrangement.

Environmental and Sustainable Development Through Forestry and Other Resources

Author : Arnab Banerjee
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000007243
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental and Sustainable Development Through Forestry and Other Resources written by Arnab Banerjee and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at using forestry and several other innovative measures to facilitate environmental sustainability, covering an important selection of research that focuses on scientific applications and trends. Chapters discuss such diverse topics as using agroforestry for resource management, employing legumes in agroforestry, livestock management for climate change mitigation, introducing higher plants for air pollution mitigation in urban industrial areas, the uses and benefits of sludge, technological assessment of sewage treatment plants, and much more. This book will be a helpful and informative reference for those in the disciplines of forestry, agriculture, ecology, and environmental science and will also be a pathway to addressing new concepts for a sustainable world.

Eterna Brisa

Author : Fernando G. Mancha
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781539516521
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Eterna Brisa written by Fernando G. Mancha and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ETERNA BRISA es una hermosa historia acerca de dos mujeres que buscan, cada una a su manera, la libertad. Brisa y Amelia proceden de mundos muy distintos y, sin embargo, la casualidad -o el destino- hace que sus caminos se crucen. A partir de ese momento surge una amistad y un amor peculiares, desinteresados y puros que las conducirá a vivir una intensa aventura, plena de momentos sencillos, amables y humanos que permitirán que ambas puedan crecer. Acompañar a estas dos mujeres extraordinarias en su particular viaje resulta un verdadero placer para los sentidos y un perfecto alivio para almas cansadas, no nos cabe la menor duda. ETERNA BRISA es una hermosa historia llena de sensibilidad y verdad, una novela romántica distinta, un extraordinario canto a la vida.

The Vegetation of Georgia (South Caucasus)

Author : George Nakhutsrishvili
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642299156
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Vegetation of Georgia (South Caucasus) written by George Nakhutsrishvili and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes richness and diversity of Georgia’s vegetation. Contrasting ecosystems coexist on the relatively small territory of the country and include semi-deserts in East Georgia, Colchic forests with almost sub-tropical climate in West Georgia and subnival plant communities in high mountains. West Georgia lacks xerophilous vegetation zone and mesophilous forest vegetation spreads from the sea level to subalpine zone. The Colchic refugium (West Georgia) ensured survival of the Tertiary’s mesophilous forest flora. Vertical profile of the vegetation is more complex in East Georgia with semi-desert, steppe and arid open forest zone. In South Georgia the montane zone represented by montane steppe is devoid of forests

A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia

Author : Robert Burton
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691156611
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia written by Robert Burton and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Georgia is rich in wildlife and spectacular scenery, and it is a prime destination spot on most Antarctic tours. This beautifully illustrated field guide depicts the birds, mammals, insects, flowering plants, and other vegetation found in this unique part of the world. It features 368 full-color photographs of more than 180 species, including 65 species of birds, 20 species of sea mammals, nearly 60 species of insects, and more than 40 species of flowering and nonflowering plants. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, with information on status, behavior, threats, and distribution. This one-of-a-kind photographic guide also includes introductory chapters on South Georgia's geography, climate, ecology, and conservation. Features 368 photos of more than 180 species Covers birds, sea mammals, insects, and plants Provides detailed species accounts Includes chapters on geography, climate, ecology, and conservation The only photographic field guide to focus specifically on South Georgia

Report on monitoring schemes and data collection on biodiversity for food and agriculture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251350167
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Report on monitoring schemes and data collection on biodiversity for food and agriculture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodiversity protection encompasses key aspects directly related to the sustainability of our food systems: BFA provides a diverse and heterogenous biological basis for diverse and resilient production systems, for the pollination of cultures, for increased diversity of food, and is strongly linked to local and indigenous knowledge on local crops and breeds acknowledged as cultural heritage. This study examines the existence of data collection, monitoring systems, and conservation initiatives as well as legislation and policies related to biodiversity for food and agriculture in the three following regions: (1) Central Asia, (2) the South Caucasus countries, Turkey, Belarus and Ukraine and (3) the Western Balkan countries and the Republic of Moldova. From this study, it appears that none of the three studied regions currently have any solid monitoring schemes for agricultural biodiversity, nor do they have a strong legal framework for protecting farmers’ rights to seeds that would allow them, amongst other things, to maintain biodiversity. Conservation actions, policies, and legislation generally concern wild biodiversity conservation (through habitat protection) and crop genetic resources conservation but rarely address biodiversity for food and agriculture or wild biodiversity loss caused by food systems. The three regional reports conducted in the framework of this study reported a general lack of capacities and a particularly low level of involvement of farmers and other food producers in monitoring, data collection, and conservation activities. The combination of these two major observations leads us to the conclusion that the governance of BFA should be transformed to put food producers at the centre of biodiversity monitoring and conservation, in dialogue with scientists and institutional actors. Their specific expertise must be acknowledged and valued in the efforts of preserving the biodiversity that they cultivate and sustain. Beyond this needed shift in the governance of monitoring activities, we highlight the necessity of a regional articulation of monitoring efforts and a specific focus on local threatened varieties and breeds (beyond habitat conservation), while very comprehensively considering BFA and wild biodiversity impacted by food systems. Regarding biodiversity protection, we recommend – in addition to farmer-centered data collection and monitoring system implementation – addressing the root causes of biodiversity loss, adopting a systematic approach in legislations, policies, and actions while supporting agroecology, and fulfilling international instruments that guarantee the rights of producers to grow and raise local varieties and breeds.

The Soils of Georgia

Author : Lia Matchavariani
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030185095
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Soils of Georgia written by Lia Matchavariani and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an extensive overview of the diversity of soils in Georgia. It highlights the soil-forming environment (climate, geology, geomorphology), the characterization of the physical, chemical and morphological (macro-, micro-) properties of soils, the history of soil research in Georgia, and the geographic distribution of different soil types. In addition to describing the soil cover, the book also zones and classifies the soils. Past and current land use issues, ecological properties and implications of soils, and many other aspects are elaborated on; special attention is paid to anthropogenic soil degradation due to the contamination and erosion of soils in Georgia. This comprehensive and richly illustrated book, which includes a wealth of pictures and soil maps, offers an essential field guide for soil scientists, geographers and researchers in related areas.

Land Use Changes Involving Forestry in the United States, 1952 to 1997, with Projections to 2050

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Land Use Changes Involving Forestry in the United States, 1952 to 1997, with Projections to 2050 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Georgia

Author : Zaal Kikvidze
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000326713
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Georgia written by Zaal Kikvidze and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multidisciplinary book develops a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge in the Caucasus region in Georgia – a hotspot of natural and cultural diversity. Traditional ecological knowledge connects the knowledge of natural phenomena with the culture of a given human society, and Georgia is an excellent case study for observing this knowledge. The Caucasus region in particular is notable for its natural and ethnocultural diversity and this book weaves together the disciplines of history, environment and ethnography to develop a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge. Tracing the history of Georgia through two main phases, the hunter and gatherer bands and the agrarian phase, the author examines important events such as the breeding of naked hexaploid wheat, the domestication of the grapevine and the development of viticulture. By utilising this historic perspective it allows us to clearly see how traditional ecological knowledge has increased in sophistication during the long prehistory of Georgia, and most importantly how this type of knowledge underpins the social and economic progress of traditional societies, not only in Georgia, but throughout the world. This book will be of great relevance to interdisciplinary-minded scholars and students who have an interest in the relationships between nature and human society, including anthropologists, historians, biologists, ecologists, botanists, sociologists and ethnographers.