The Nature of Nature
Why We Need the Wild
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2020]
Format: Book
Description: 255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
In this book, world-renowned marine ecologist Enric Sala illuminates the many reasons why preserving Earth's biodiversity makes logical, emotional, and economic sense. Using key moments from his own scientific awakening, Sala reveals that our survival depends on all species. The natural world, he explains, is a perfect circular economy, where every species, in life and in death, sustains everything else. Sala also builds a cogent argument for the practical value of preserving our planet's wild places, demonstrating the long-lasting economic benefits of establishing wilderness preserves on land and no-catch zones in the ocean. And, in a timely epilogue, Sala shows how saving nature can save us all, by reversing conditions that led to the coronavirus pandemic and preventing other global catastrophes.-- adapted from book jacket
Other Authors:
Charles, III, King of Great Britain, 1948- writer of foreword.
Wilson, Edward O., writer of introduction.
Charles, III, King of Great Britain, 1948- writer of foreword.
Wilson, Edward O., writer of introduction.
Contents:
Re-creating nature -- What's an ecosystem? -- The smallest ecosystem -- Succession -- Boundaries -- Are all species equal? -- The biosphere -- How are we different? -- Diversity is good -- Protected areas -- Rewilding -- The moral imperative -- The economics of nature -- Why we need the wild -- Epilogue: The nature of coronavirus.
ISBN:
9781426221019
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SCIENCE Conserve Sal | Wheatley (Shandon) | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 4/25/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-250) and index.