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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Contents 1. The Periyar Inheritance Western Ghats wonderland. 2. Benefits beyond boundaries the gift of life. 3. Looking back in time a Periyar history. 4. Green gables in praise of plants. 5. Seasons in the sun an Avian rhapsody. 6. Creatures great and small Periyar's maintenance engineers. 7. A walk on the wild side trekking in Periyar. 8. A naturalist in Periyar an aficionado remembers. 9. A day in Periyar long long ago. 10. Protecting wildlife and people the way forward. 11. Tourism as conservation the Periyar experiment. 12. Periyar's changing paradigm a researcher's point of view. 13. Defending paradise an inside story. 14. Securing the future Protecting the Periyar inheritance. 15. Voices. 16. Periyar's checklists birds mammals reptiles and amphibians. 17. Faces behind the book photographers and writers. 18. Glossary and bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index. The Periyar Tiger Reserve is one of India's most inspirational wildlife success stories. Protected for more than a century by far sighted people who saw the connection between the health of a large dam built across the Periyar River and the forests that cloak its catchment area this wildlife haven is now a shining example of the benefits that flow beyond boundaries when nature is allowed to manage itself with minimal interference from humans. Declared a reserve forest in the late 19 century a wildlife sanctuary in the 1930s and a Tiger Reserve in 1977 Periyar is a Land of Emerald Vistas studded with exuberant colours and staggering species diversity. Productive grasslands orchid studded rainforests moss laden trees and dripping ferns provide food and shelter to insects amphibians reptiles birds and mammals that together help maintain this valuable carbon sink in whose Canopy Great Hornbills Lion tailed Macaques Nilgiri Langurs and giant squirrels can be seen with relative ease. This book highlights the value of this natural treasure and demands that our generation hands over the Periyar inheritance in pristine condition to our children the rightful heirs to this unique wonderland. 160 pp.

Softcover, quite good wirth light wear, crease to front cover, gift inscription. Book.

The high Himalaya verdant peninsular forests sparkling wetlands mighty rivers rolling grasslands and productive coasts we have been blessed with all these and more There was a time when some people believed that protecting this wealth was an animal rights issue and testily asked advocates of wildlife conservation "Are tigers more important than humansFortunately no one any longer disputes the fact that floods droughts and climate change are a direct result of unwise land use primarily deforestation coupled with uncontrolled industrialisation and chemical agriculture Put another way ecological destruction inevitably lowers the quality of human life By contrast scientists confirm that protecting the natural habitats of the wild animals that have been depicted on the pages of this book is the most efficient most economical way out of the climate change crisis that threatens to overwhelm us all India Naturally seeks to sow seeds of appreciation for the beauty and worth of our nations incredible wildernesses And to communicate that the most valuable assets we can pass on to our children are living forests clean rivers healthy soils and a stable climate In working towards this objective the authors gently point out that those of us lucky to be living in India today will reap the benefit of a revitalised spirit which is one of the most enduring gifts that nature offers to all who surrender themselves to its magical charm 160 pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized hardcover, weight 1.36kg. Very good clean condition with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Limited signs of gentle handling wear.

This book is a virtual catalogue of India?s true wealth its forests mountains coasts deserts wetlands grasslands and all the wild species that collectively crafted these spaces into the havens they have becomeWith climate change a reality now and the knowledge that in India deforestation is the source of more than 25 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions our nation would do well to resurrect the sage advice of Kailash Sankhala one of India?s visionary wildlifers To the day he died he worked to protect natural ecosystems pointing out that wild species were critical to our own survival It is to ensure that his voice is not forgotten that Sanctuary undertook to publish this account of his travels through India 160 pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. mild shelf wear on the book and jacket. a clean and neat copy. excellent binding. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.