La vida secreta de las plantas

Showcased in nearly 400 spectacular color photographs, the natural beauty of Hispaniola is unveiled in this volume of essays--in both English and Spanish--that make known the islands fungi, plants, and animals by the experts who know them best.

Clima, hidrología y meteorología combina de manera novedosa, tanto para zonas rurales como urbanas, las siguientes temáticas de estudio: la atmósfera, sus manifestaciones meteorológicas y climáticas, la incidencia de los fenómenos atmosféricos en el ciclo del agua y en la hidrología aplicada a las obras hidráulicas. Este libro incluye conceptos, análisis y métodos de sencilla comprensión y presenta tanto las hipótesis de cambio climático de origen antrópico impulsadas por el IPCC, como otras más recientes que podrían considerarse contradictorias. Este libro es el resultado...

The Consultation on the Management of Fishing Capacity, Shark Fisheries and Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from October 26-30, 1998. It was attended by delegations from 80 members of FAO and by observers. The Consultation approved drafts of an International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries, an International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks and an International [Guidelines] [Plan of Action] for the Management of Fishing Capacity. The Consultation discussed...

Love Letter to the Earth is Thich Nhat Hanh's passionate appeal for ecological mindfulness and the strengthening of our relationship to the Earth. While many experts point to the enormous complexity in addressing issues ranging from the destruction of ecosystems to the loss of millions of species, Thich Nhat Hanh identifies one key issue as having the potential to create a tipping point. He believes that we need to move beyond the concept of the "environment," as it leads people to experience themselves and Earth as two separate entities and to see the planet only in terms of what it can do...