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"The 12-chapter text discusses the natural history of each of the major groups of animals that visitors encounter on the archipelago as well as providing information about Galapagos human history, geology, climate, and plant life. The first edition was designed as a mixture of information taken from current scientific literature as well as from Kricher's own experiences on the islands. The book was modestly illustrated with one color signature containing fifty photos as well as scattered black-and-white images, mostly photographs, in the text. Included was a map of the islands and some graphics of oceanic current patterns and basic plate tectonics. In the 13 years that have passed since the publication of Kricher's book, new information has been accumulated on such topics as the taxonomy and classification of Darwin's finches, tortoises, iguanas (both sea and land), as well as within other groups. The new edition will bring the narrative up to date, especially for animal species typically of most interest to visitors. There will be much more discussion of the effects of climate change, as well as various conservation initiatives and challenges: invasive species, human population increase on the islands, ecotourism increase, and fisheries controversies. In addition, many visitors now enjoy extensive snorkeling opportunities in Galapagos and this new edition will include more on Galapagos marine life, especially fish diversity. Most significantly, the book will have circa 600 of Kevin Loughlin's high-quality color photographs scattered throughout."--

Evolution (Biology) --- Natural history

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Disasters caused by natural hazards are increasingly threatening the lives and livelihoods of the world's poor and disaster-vulnerable populations. Climate change is further exacerbating the negative impacts of disasters caused by natural hazards. Investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR) has strong economic and social benefits and is essential for achieving climate change adaptation. IEG's evaluation shows that the World Bank is successfully supporting clients to increasingly take up DRR actions through strategic and comprehensive country engagement. The World Bank has developed an extensive portfolio of DRR activities, tripling its support over FY10-20. It focuses its DRR work on countries with the most serious natural hazards, uses synergistic pillars of DRR engagement, and increasingly mainstreams DRR into sector operations. Support for DRR in IDA, small island developing states, and IDA-FCV countries has been comprehensive. The Bank has also shifted from post-disaster response toward pre-disaster risk reduction. The Bank has shown that it is able to overcome political and financial constraints to DRR client uptake by engaging the right decision makers using rigorous evidence and by building on disaster reconstruction efforts. Analytical work that quantified risks, assessed costs and benefits and communicates impacts has highly influenced DRR uptake. However, there are gaps in coverage for some regions, sectors, and hazards that require attention. There are DRR coverage gaps in Europe and Central Asia and the Middle East and North Africa for all serious hazards. Also, while the World Bank is conducting analytical work on the needs of disaster vulnerable groups, there has been slow progress on incorporating their needs into operations. There are also missed opportunities to use conflict-sensitive approaches to mitigate conflict risks and pursue peace-building. Also, the Bank's frequent inability to demonstrate the effects of its DRR activities on reduced exposure and vulnerability has consequences on its ability to make a development case for risk reduction. Most DRR operations are not providing sufficient information to establish the level of DRR being achieved, inhibiting an understanding of how DRR contributes to development impacts, such as reduced economic loss and mortality. IEG offers the World Bank four recommendations to improve their performance on disaster risk reduction: (i) Incorporate DRR activities in regions and sectors and for hazards that exhibit significant coverage gaps. (ii) Identify and measure the effects of DRR activities on exposure and vulnerability to strengthen the development case for clients facing serious disaster risks. (iii) Integrate the needs of populations disproportionately vulnerable to disasters caused by natural hazards into DRR project targeting and design, implementation, and results reporting. (iv) In countries affected by serious natural hazards and fragility and conflict risks, identify and assess the ways in which hazards and conflict interrelate and use this to inform country engagement and project design.

Natural history. --- Nature study.

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"As climate change becomes an increasingly important part of public discourse, the relationship between nature and time is changing. Nature can no longer considered to be a slow and immobile background to human history, and the future can no longer be viewed as open and detached from the past. Times of History, Times of Nature engages with this historical shift in temporal sensibilities through a combination of detailed case studies and synthesizing efforts. Focusing on the history of knowledge, media theory, and environmental humanities, this volume explores the rich and nuanced notions of time and temporality that have emerged in response to climate change"-- Provided by publisher.

Natural history --- Philosophy.

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This book will allow naturalists, nature stewards, and graduate students to appreciate and comprehend basic statistical concepts as a bridge to more complex themes relevant to their daily work. Although there are excellent sources on more specialized analytical topics relevant to naturalists, this introductory book makes a connection with the experience and needs of field practitioners. It uses aspects of the natural history of the Florida scrub relevant for conservation and management as examples of analytical issues pertinent to the naturalist in a broader context. Each chapter identifies important ecological questions and then provides approaches to evaluate data, focusing on the analytical decision-making process. The book guides the reader on frequently overlooked aspects such as the understanding of model assumptions, alternative model specifications, model output interpretation, and model limitations.

Natural history --- Statistical methods.

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«Après la petite enfance, la tendance actuelle se porte sur l'adolescence : mieux comprendre et accompagner les adolescents en tenant compte des découvertes scientifiques de ces dernières années. Il serait inexact de voir leur cerveau comme celui de l'adulte à qui il manque l'expérience et le savoir. Tout est différent ! Le cerveau aborde la dernière étape de son développement. Au-delà de l'acquisition de savoirs, des compétences précises sont fondamentales pour révéler leur potentiel immense et prévenir les fragilités de cet âge. Ce livre propose d'aider enseignants et éducateurs en mettant en lien plusieurs domaines : neurosciences, neurosciences affectives et sociales, pédagogie, éducation positive, communication non-violente, ou techniques de coaching. Ils contribuent tous de façon cohérente à une approche holistique de l'éducation et au bien-être scolaire. La crise sanitaire ne dément pas cette approche, elle la révèle comme essentielle. Pour l'OCDE ou l'OMS, les compétences métacognitives, émotionnelles et sociales seront au centre de l'éducation du XIXe siècle. Elles font aujourd'hui l'objet de nombreuses études. À quel point contribuent-elles à une meilleure réussite scolaire et professionnelle et une vie personnelle plus épanouie ? Alors que le cerveau est encore immature, nous comprenons mieux pourquoi et comment la qualité de la relation pédagogique influence la scolarité. Cet ouvrage se base sur des résultats d'études scientifiques, l'expérience de l'auteure et s'inspire de pratiques éducatives en pays anglo-saxons et scandinaves. »--Quatrième de couverture.

Natural history --- Study and teaching.