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.

About the Contributor(s)

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.

Paperback - 410 pages
Width: 8 Inches x Height: 10 Inches
Weight: 1200 Grams
BISAC: NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Publisher: Silva Forest Foundation
ISBN: 9780973477900
Pub. Date: 2009-04-01
$CAD 49.95
$USD 49.95

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