In 1994, representatives from all over the world met in Costa Rica to discuss the impact of ecological economics on developing countries. That groundbreaking conference laid the foundation for this new collection of research on environmental sustainability.
While most discussions on sustainable development focus on the industrialized nations, Environmental Sustainability: Practical Global Applications takes a different angle: it presents the views of the developing countries themselves on issues such as wildlife resources in Nambia, timber production in Costa Rica, property rights and...

The story is about a family who are on holiday with their father in Scotland. This is the first time that their father has joined his three children on their summer holiday and they are staying, as they have before with their Grandparents who own a large highland estate.The children have friends who are the daughters of another estate owner on the other side of the Loch which they look out on. Witch Island is the mysterious dark island that lies between the two estates in the middle of the Loch and where the children have their summer adventures.

An important part of pastoral ministry for many clergy is conducting funerals for families who have had little or no contact with the church, sometimes in circumstances involving suicide, death of a baby or child, or even murder. This book has been written with the aim of drawing the bereaved family as far as possible into the preparation of the funeral, and contains services for various occasions combined with resources material of readings, prayers and suggestions of appropriate music.