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This is the Danum Big Book everyone has been waiting for, a summary of the place and the research done in it since the foundation of Danum Valley Field Centre by Yayasan Sabah (The Sabah Foundation) and the start of overseas research input by the SE Asia Rainforest Research Programme of the Royal Society of [...] 
Colour photos of endangered plants and animals, with Latin & common names, habitat preference and status. The central forest reserves of this small island stand out as of critical importance in maintaining these species. A ‘lighthouse’ for conservation activities in Singapore. First published in 1994, this 2nd Edition dates from 2008 and is widely quoted. [...] 
If you really want to identify a Malaysian plant, this is the book to do it, or rather one in a series of detailed taxonomic works that provide revisions for seed plant species that occur in Peninsular Malaysia (and which in most cases occur also in the Malaysian states of Sabah & Sarawak on the [...] 
Harnessing the Tropical Herbal Heritage: Recent Advances in R&D and Commercialisation. The talks in this volume date back to August 2010 and are mostly highly technical organic chemistry reports. Nevertheless, there are thought-provoking general articles and some interesting results to be picked up by the non-specialist. There are references for each paper. The book [...] 
One of a series of 80 high quality chromolithographs from a broken-backed copy of the book ‘The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States’ published in Boston USA by L. Prang & Co in 1878. Illustrated by Alois Lunzer with text by Thomas Meehan, who was at the time Professor of ‘Vegetable Physiology’ (what [...] 
Quite the dingiest book that we have ever put on this website, but none of our previous books have been as rare as this. Originally we bought the last 3 copies when a book warehouse was being cleaned out. We have sold one, we are keeping another for BBooks private library, and we now offer [...] 
The latest volume of this now well-established journal begins with a stylish obituary of Peter Geoffrey Taylor, formerly a Principal Scientific Officer of Kew Gardens, and is followed by 12 articles as detailed below. All credit to the editors and to Natural History Publications (Borneo) for producing another high quality, lively and informative issue. The [...] 
Vol 9 of a twice yearly, peer reviewed journal of orchid systematics, morphology & natural history. 8 articles describing new species or new geographical records. Memorable photograph of ‘tree fern grassland’ (grassland with plenty of tree ferns but not merging to form a forest).
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To many in the Western World concerned about the wholesale clearance of primary rainforest and with it the loss of livelihood and living space of tribal groups like the Penan of Sarawak, Bruno Manser became a hero in the 80′s & 90′s. He lived with the Penans and encouraged them to resist development pressures, before [...] 
‘A Journey Through a Changing World’ is the subtitle. It is an account of life and work in Sarawak, Papua New Guinea and Brunei. Peter Eaton’s experience of SE Asia began with national service with the UK armed forces during the Malayan Emergency. He then moved to Sarawak and taught as a headmaster before moving [...] |
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