Defending the Land of the Jaguar - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Defending the Land of the Jaguar write by Lane Simonian. This book was released on 2010-07-05. Defending the Land of the Jaguar available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mexican conservationists have sometimes observed that it is difficult to find a country less interested in the conservation of its natural resources than is Mexico. Yet, despite a long history dedicated to the pursuit of development regardless of its environmental consequences, Mexico has an equally long, though much less developed and appreciated, tradition of environmental conservation. Lane Simonian here offers the first panoramic history of conservation in Mexico from pre-contact times to the current Mexican environmental movement. He explores the origins of conservation and environmental concerns in Mexico, the philosophies and endeavors of Mexican conservationists, and the enactment of important conservation laws and programs. This heretofore untold story, drawn from interviews with leading Mexican conservationists as well as archival research, will be important reading throughout the international community of activists, researchers, and concerned citizens interested in the intertwined issues of conservation and development.
Defending the Land of the Jaguar
Defending the Land of the Jaguar - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Defending the Land of the Jaguar write by Lane Peter Simonian. This book was released on 1992. Defending the Land of the Jaguar available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Land Between Waters
A Land Between Waters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Land Between Waters write by Christopher R. Boyer. This book was released on 2012-09-01. A Land Between Waters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first book to explore the relationship between the people and the environment of Mexico. Featuring a dozen essays by leading scholars, it heralds the arrival of environmental history as a major area of study in the field of Mexican history and introduces a new book series: “Latin American Landscapes.”
Shades of Green
Shades of Green - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shades of Green write by Christof Mauch. This book was released on 2006. Shades of Green available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Shades of Green examines the impact of political, economic, religious, and scientific institutions on environmental activism around the world. Discussing issues unique to different parts of the world, Shades of Green shows that environmentalism around the globe has been strengthened, weakened, or suppressed by a variety of local, national, and international concerns, politics, and social realities.
Saving the Gray Whale
Saving the Gray Whale - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Saving the Gray Whale write by Serge Dedina. This book was released on 2000-01-01. Saving the Gray Whale available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Once hunted by whalers and now the darling of ecotourists, the gray whale has become part of the culture, history, politics, and geography of Mexico's most isolated region. After the harvesting of gray whales was banned by international law in 1946, their populations rebounded; but while they are no longer hunted for their oil, these creatures are now chased up and down the lagoons of southern Baja California by whalewatchers. This book uses the biology and politics associated with gray whales in Mexican waters to present an unusual case study in conservation and politics. It provides an inside look at how gray whale conservation decisions are made in Mexico City and examines how those policies and programs are carried out in the calving grounds of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay, where catering to ecotourists is now an integral part of the local economy. More than a study of conservation politics, Dedina's book puts a human face on wildlife conservation. The author lived for two years with residents of Baja communities to understand their attitudes about wildlife conservation and Mexican politics, and he accompanied many in daily activities to show the extent to which the local economy depends on whalewatching. "It is ironic," observes Dedina, "that residents of some of the most isolated fishing villages in North America are helping to redefine our relationship with wild animals. Americans and Europeans brought the gray whale population to the brink of extinction. The inhabitants of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay are helping us to celebrate the whales' survival." By showing us how these animals have helped shape the lifeways of the people with whom they share the lagoons, Saving the Gray Whale demonstrates that gray whales represent both a destructive past and a future with hope.
