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Wildlife in Trust: A Hundred Years of Nature Conservation
Tim Sands
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Description for Wildlife in Trust: A Hundred Years of Nature Conservation
Paperback. A beautifully produced, lavish history to celebrate the centenary of The Wildlife Trusts Num Pages: 750 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: RNK; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 172 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1888. A Hundred Years of Nature Conservation. 750 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). A beautifully produced, lavish history to celebrate the centenary of The Wildlife Trusts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNK; WNC. Dimension: 238 x 172 x 42. Weight: 1896.
In May 1912, banker and naturalist, Charles Rothschild, laid the foundations for nature conservation as we know it today. His new organisation, the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves had one main objective - to save Britain's finest wildlife sites. Wildlife in Trust is a history of The Wildlife Trusts. It charts the changing fortunes of UK wildlife and the nature conservation movement founded to protect it. Beginning with Rothschild's first list of potential nature reserves in 1915, it covers: the landmark political Acts, the explosion of the local Trust movement in the 1960s and its subsequent ... Read more
In May 1912, banker and naturalist, Charles Rothschild, laid the foundations for nature conservation as we know it today. His new organisation, the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves had one main objective - to save Britain's finest wildlife sites. Wildlife in Trust is a history of The Wildlife Trusts. It charts the changing fortunes of UK wildlife and the nature conservation movement founded to protect it. Beginning with Rothschild's first list of potential nature reserves in 1915, it covers: the landmark political Acts, the explosion of the local Trust movement in the 1960s and its subsequent ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Number of pages
750
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
750
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908739490
SKU
V9781908739490
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Ref
99-50
About Tim Sands
Tim Sands, has worked for more than 45 years in wildlife conservation, experiencing and influencing at first hand the dramatic development of the non-Governmental sector. For much of this time he has been involved with The Wildlife Trusts, helping to lead on issues, including better protection for badgers, otters, wetlands and peatlands.
Reviews for Wildlife in Trust: A Hundred Years of Nature Conservation
This is a truly indispensable reference-work, both for detailed insight into the British voluntary wildlife-bodies, and as a source of illustrative material for studies of environmental perception and planning, and of voluntary and charitable causes. No assessment of whether Britain underwent 'an environmental revolution', or spawned 'an environmental movement', will now be complete without close reference to this volume.
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