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Engage with Island Press authors on the latest ideas and solutions to critical environmental issues through our selection of podcasts, videos, and slide show presentations.
Latest Podcasts
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Diagnosis: Mercury
Soundings from Island Press: Jane Hightower
July 08, 2011
She continues to publish scientific papers and give lectures on the subject. In Diagnosis: Mercury, now available in paperback, Hightower tells the story of unlikely allies like the coal industry, the fishing industry, and even the Food & Drug Administration working to hide the truth from consumers. And the truth is simple: people get sick when they eat too much fish with too much mercury.
Foundations of Restoration Ecology: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration
Soundings from Island Press: Don Falk
May 11, 2011
In restoration ecology, scientists work with ecosystems under great stress to return them to their natural state. Today, with the promise of altered world ecosystems due to climate change, many ask what role restoration ecologists can play. Don Falk, Associate Professor in the School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, speaks to these concerns. As a leading researcher and educator in ecosystem restoration, Falk sees the potential of large scale system restoration to positively address climate change.
Latest Video
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The Most Important Fish in the Sea
Bruce H. Franklin
March 30, 2011
In this brilliant portrait of the oceans' unlikely hero, H. Bruce Franklin shows how menhaden have shaped America's national -- and natural -- history, and why reckless overfishing now threatens their place in both.
Latest Slide Show Presentations
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Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities
Patrick M. Condon
February 15, 2011
