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Paperback – 410 pages
8 Inches × 10 Inches (w × h)

Weight: 1200 Grams
BISAC: NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Publisher: Silva Forest Foundation
ISBN: 9780973477900
Pub. Date: 2009-04-01

About the Author

Herb Hammond

Herb Hammond is a forest ecologist, researcher, teacher, consultant and the pioneer of ecosystem-based conservation planning. He is the founder of the Silva Forest Foundation and author of the award-winning Seeing the Forest Among the Trees. Herb is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop leader, and the 2003 recipient of the Gold Canadian Environment Award for sustainable living.

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Maintaining Whole Systems on Earth's Crown

Ecosystem-Based Conservation Planning for the Boreal Forest

by Herb Hammond



Boreal forests account for nearly one quarter of the total carbon storage in Earth's biosphere. Protecting them is a key tool in the mitigation of global climate change.

Beautifully illustrated and easily accessible, Maintaining Whole Systems on Earth's Crown provides an introduction to all aspects of ecosystem-based conservation planning including:

  • Protecting and restoring ecological integrity, biological diversity, carbon storage and water purification functions
  • Developing diverse, sustainable community economies
  • Preserving and restoring cultural integrity
  • Practicing adaptive ecosystem management and land-use planning

Maintaining Whole Systems on Earth's Crown is essential reading for anyone concerned with conservation and sustainable land use now and for future generations.

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