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Land Preservation

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Around the world, many ecosystems on land are being affected by climate change, and they often have difficulty recovering from the overuse of their resources. This title examines the history of using and preserving land around the world as well as some of the greatest threats different environments face today. It also looks at steps being taken to protect vulnerable ecosystems, ways in which activists have taken action to preserve land, and how everyday people can get involved. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Interest Level Grade 6 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 8
BISACS JNF051100, JNF037060
Genre Nonfiction
Subject Science & Technology
Copyright 2025
Division Abdo Publishing
Imprint Essential Library
Language English
Number of Pages 112
Season 2024-08-01
ISBN 9781098293444, 9798384912712
Title Format Reinforced Library Bound Hardcovers, Multi-user eBook
Dewey 333.951
Graphics Full-color photographs
Dimensions 6.25 x 9.25
Lexile 1050
Accelerated Reader® Quiz Pending
Features Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Sources for further research, and Table of contents
 

Land Preservation - Booklist

This entry in the Protecting Our Planet series (6 titles) offers a comprehensive exploration of land use by humans. Because human activities, such as agriculture and construction, have disrupted natural environments, degraded soil, increased carbon dioxide, and caused other harmful effects, Buckey explains why land preservation is needed. Following a look at early preservation efforts – for example, controlled burns by Native Americans and the creation of U.S. national parks – the author dedicates individual chapters to preserving specific ecosystems, including forests, wetlands, drylands, and the Arctic and Antarctica. Each chapter, in turn, describes the role the ecosystem plays in the health of the planet, threats from and destruction by humans, and strategies to protect it. The final chapter, along with activist spotlights, gives readers ideas on how to become agents of environmental change.

Author: A. W. Buckey