Bibliograph

The nature of nature, why we need the wild, Enric Sala

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Label

The nature of nature, why we need the wild, Enric Sala

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-250) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The nature of nature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1129778655

Responsibility statement

Enric Sala

Sub title

why we need the wild

Summary

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

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