{"product_id":"the-atlas-of-global-conservation-jonathan-hoekstra-9780520262560","title":"The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference","description":"Visually rich, up-to-date, and authoritative, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of Global Conservation \u003c\/i\u003eis a premier resource for everyone concerned about the natural world. Drawing from the best data available, it is an unprecedented guide to the state of the planet and our most pressing resource and environmental issues. Top scientists at The Nature Conservancy, the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and water, have joined forces to create this extraordinary reference. It features 79 richly-detailed, fullcolor maps and other graphics paired with an informative, inviting discussion of major trends across the world's terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. Interspersed throughout, essays by noted international authorities point the way forward in confronting some of our greatest conservation challenges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The most comprehensive single volume on global environmental conservation and future sustainability\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Includes the latest data on environmental threats, such as climate change, water use, habitat protection, deforestation and overfishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Full-color maps and graphics are designed to facilitate sideby-side comparisons, empowering readers to draw their own conclusions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Brings together information that has been widely dispersed across myriad publications and databases in a format thatinvites evaluation and application\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Supporting data is available on an accompanying website\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Hoekstra, Jennifer L. Molnar, Michael Jennings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520262565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520262560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.24h x 8.78w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Reference Sources\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2009 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2010 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2010 - Recommended - Better Than Most","brand":"Jonathan Hoekstra","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050090131711,"sku":"9780520262560","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2007209-6144-4bca-ac05-2c1dd7721d8d.jpg?v=1685005159","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-atlas-of-global-conservation-jonathan-hoekstra-9780520262560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}