"An audacious and concrete proposalâ¦Half-Earth completes the 86-year-old Wilsonâs valedictory trilogy on the human animal and our place on the planet." âJedediah Purdy, New Republic
In his most urgent book to date, Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author and world-renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson states that in order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet. In this "visionary blueprint for saving the planet" (Stephen Greenblatt), Half-Earth argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature. Identifying actual regions of the planet that can still be reclaimedâsuch as the California redwood forest, the Amazon River basin, and grasslands of the Serengeti, among othersâWilson puts aside the prevailing pessimism of our times and "speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all" (Oliver Sacks).
25 illustrationsCategories:
- Science & Math
- Nature & Ecology
- Environment
- Environmentalism
- Environment
- Nature & Ecology
Publisher : Liveright
Author : Wilson, Edward O
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2017-04-04
Number Of Pages : 320
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1631492527
ISBN-13 : 9781631492525
Item weight : 0.65 lb
Dimensions : 0.8 in x 5.5 in x 8.2 in
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