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Detection and Control of Forest fires for the Protection of the Human...
This report describes the adverse effects of forest fires on the human environment; identifies three areas of the world which are highly susceptible to fires (Mediterranean,... -
Drought, Fire and Deforestation in the Amazon: Feedbacks, Uncertainty and...
The Amazon is widely considered to be one of the world's most important natural areas and a high priority for conservation. Its importance to the global carbon cycle makes... -
Les Risques Naturels en Méditerranée: Situation et Perspective
Les pays méditerranéens, au Nord comme au Sud, connaissent actuellement de rapides changements démographiques, sociaux, culturels, économiques et écologiques. Où mènent ces... -
Satellite Images Record How Wildfires Have Destroyed One Million Hectares of...
Recent satellite images show that the summer fires in 2010 destroyed more than one million hectares of forests in western Russia alone and harmed approximately 40 000 ha of... -
Conservation and Wise Utilization of Tropical Forests : A Directory of...
The present directory on tropical forests represents a listing of some 350 institutions able to supply information to enquirers, on request and under mutually agreed terms, on... -
The El Nino Phenomenon - UNEP/GEMS Environment Library No. 8
Places as far apart as Australia and North America, Peru and India are affected by recurrent climatic anomalies known as El Niño. Originating in the Pacific region, El Niño... -
Pachamama: Our Earth, Our Future
This book is a perfect introduction for young people to the environmental challenges that await us in the 21st century. Based on the United Nations Environment Programme's... -
Largest Fire in Israel's History Consistent with Climate Change Predictions...
A wildfire in early December, described as the largest in Israel's history, burned nearly 2000 ha of pine and oak forest surrounding Mt. Carmel. The fire is consistent with...