This Endangered Planet
Author : Richard A. Falk
Publisher : Vintage Books USA
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 21,41 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Our Endangered Planet
Author : Suzanne Winckler
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 19,1 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822525080
Book Description
Because we depend on soil to help us live and work, we need to take care of this valuable part of our environment. This book will help you understand how soil is formed, how it has become endangered, and how you can protect this important natural resource.
Don't Let Them Disappear
Author : Chelsea Clinton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 23,1 MB
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0593623967
Book Description
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted comes a beautiful book about the animals who share our planet--and what we can do to help them survive. Now abridged for tiny animal activists! Did you know that blue whales are the largest animals in the world? Or that sea otters wash their paws after every meal? The world is filled with millions of animal species, and all of them are unique and special. Many are on the path to extinction. In this book, Chelsea Clinton introduces young readers to a selection of endangered animals, sharing what makes them special, and also what threatens them. Taking readers through the course of a day, Don't Let Them Disappear talks about rhinos, tigers, whales, pandas and more, and provides helpful tips on what we all can do to help prevent these animals from disappearing from our world entirely. With warm and engaging art by Gianna Marino, this book is the perfect read for animal-lovers and anyone who cares about our planet. Praise for Don't Let Them Disappear: "A winning heads up for younger readers just becoming aware of the wider natural world." --Kirkus Reviews "An inviting . . . appeal to care for the planet and its most vulnerable creatures." --Publishers Weekly
Planet Palm
Author : Jocelyn C. Zuckerman
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,2 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1620975246
Book Description
Finalist, Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism In the tradition of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, a groundbreaking global investigation into the industry ravaging the environment and global health—from the James Beard Award–winning journalist Over the past few decades, palm oil has seeped into every corner of our lives. Worldwide, palm oil production has nearly doubled in just the last decade: oil-palm plantations now cover an area nearly the size of New Zealand, and some form of the commodity lurks in half the products on U.S. grocery shelves. But the palm oil revolution has been built on stolen land and slave labor; it’s swept away cultures and so devastated the landscapes of Southeast Asia that iconic animals now teeter on the brink of extinction. Fires lit to clear the way for plantations spew carbon emissions to rival those of industrialized nations. James Beard Award–winning journalist Jocelyn C. Zuckerman spent years traveling the globe, from Liberia to Indonesia, India to Brazil, reporting on the human and environmental impacts of this poorly understood plant. The result is Planet Palm, a riveting account blending history, science, politics, and food as seen through the people whose lives have been upended by this hidden ingredient. This groundbreaking work of first-rate journalism compels us to examine the connections between the choices we make at the grocery store and a planet under siege.
The Endangereds
Author : Philippe Cousteau
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 37,73 MB
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062894188
Book Description
2021 Green Earth Book Award Long List It’s time for animals to take fate into their own paws! The Endangereds is the first book in a thrilling new adventure series by world-renowned environmentalist and Emmy-nominated host of Xploration Awesome Planet Philippe Cousteau and award-winning TURBO Racers author Austin Aslan. Innocent animals are in trouble: temperatures are climbing, tides are rising, and nature is suffering. Someone needs to step in to rescue animals from extinction. Someone needs to turn this mess around, before it’s too late. And that someone is . . . the Endangereds, the unlikeliest heroes you’ll ever meet—a superstrong polar bear, a pangolin with a genius for engineering, an extremely sarcastic narwhal, and an orangutan with a big dream. Together, these four daredevils are determined to save endangered species across the globe, no matter what the risk. Rappelling into an underground cavern to save the day? No problem. Looping video footage to sneak through buildings unnoticed? Got it covered. Opening a doorknob? Okay, pretty hard without thumbs. But don’t worry. No matter what it takes, the Endangereds will get the job done. But when two of their friends get kidnapped by a villain with a dastardly agenda, the team finds themselves up to their snouts in trouble. Can the Endangereds save the day? Or will this villain put humans and animals alike on the extinction list? The A-Team meets the animal kingdom in the first book in the thrilling new adventure series from the host of Xploration Awesome Planet Philippe Cousteau and award-winning author Austin Aslan.
Saving a Million Species
Author : Lee Hannah
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 17,10 MB
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 1610911822
Book Description
The research paper "Extinction Risk from Climate Change" published in the journal Nature in January 2004 created front-page headlines around the world. The notion that climate change could drive more than a million species to extinction captured both the popular imagination and the attention of policy-makers, and provoked an unprecedented round of scientific critique. Saving a Million Species reconsiders the central question of that paper: How many species may perish as a result of climate change and associated threats? Leaders from a range of disciplines synthesize the literature, refine the original estimates, and elaborate the conservation and policy implications. The book: examines the initial extinction risk estimates of the original paper, subsequent critiques, and the media and policy impact of this unique study presents evidence of extinctions from climate change from different time frames in the past explores extinctions documented in the contemporary record sets forth new risk estimates for future climate change considers the conservation and policy implications of the estimates. Saving a Million Species offers a clear explanation of the science behind the headline-grabbing estimates for conservationists, researchers, teachers, students, and policy-makers. It is a critical resource for helping those working to conserve biodiversity take on the rapidly advancing and evolving global stressor of climate change-the most important issue in conservation biology today, and the one for which we are least prepared.
Imagining Extinction
Author : Ursula K. Heise
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 46,1 MB
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 022635816X
Book Description
We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim—the first one caused by humans. Heise argues that understanding these stories and symbols is indispensable for any effective advocacy on behalf of endangered species. More than that, she shows how biodiversity conservation, even and especially in its scientific and legal dimensions, is shaped by cultural assumptions about what is valuable in nature and what is not.
Save Our Species: Endangered Animals and How You Can Save Them
Author : Dominic Couzens
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008438625
Book Description
Whether you would like to learn how to build a bird box, dig a hedgehog tunnel or implement broader environmental changes in your community, this practical guide to saving our most endangered species will teach you how you can help on an individual, local and national level.
Can We Save Them?
Author : David Dobson
Publisher : Charlesbridge
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 44,87 MB
Release : 1997-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1607342057
Book Description
Can we save endangered species? Yes, we can! The environment is constantly changing. People are building roads, houses, bridges, and cities. This development has damaged the natural habits of many native organisms. In this important book readers are introduced to a variety of these endangered species. Engaging text and stunning illustrations highlight the plight of these animals and plants and suggest ways to help restore their natural environments. From the beautiful cui-ui to the Puerto Rican parrot, readers will begin to understand how each living species contributes to our planet and how we can strive to save each of them.
Endangered
Author : George McGavin
Publisher : Buffalo, N.Y. ; Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 14,16 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN :
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