Our world is far richer than previously conceived, yet so ravaged by human activity that half its species could be gone by the end of the present century. These two contrasting themes--unexpected magnificence and underestimated peril--have originated during the past two decades of research. In this timely and important new book, one of our greatest living scientists describes exactly what treasures of the natural world we are about to lose forever and what we can do right now to save them. Destruction of natural habitats, the rampant spread of invasive species, pollution, uncontrolled population growth and overharvesting are the main threats to our natural world. Wilson explains how each of these elements works to undo the web of life that supports us, and why it is in our best interests to stop it.
THE FUTURE OF LIFE is a magisterial accomplishment - both a moving description of the world's astonishing animals and plants and a guidebook for the protection of all its species, including our own.
- 'One of the clearest and most dedicated popularizers of science since T.H.Huxley' TIME
- 'By far the best argued and certainly the best-written book I have read on the topic' DAILY MAIL
- '[A] beautifully written, deeply spiritual ode to the magnificence of nature.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
- 'A giant among pygmies' INDEPENDENT
- 'A picture of the delicate interrelatedness of the 10 million species with which we share that biosphere.' OBSERVER
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£9.99
Published 03/07/2003
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