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Who Cares for Planet Earth?
Dr Bill Jordan (Ed.)
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Description for Who Cares for Planet Earth?
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jordan, Bill. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 394.
The public, if consulted at all, are being asked to make decisions on incomplete and often untruthful information. Society is being conned into believing that all is well with planet Earth, that all development is sustainable, that science can rectify past mistakes and that politicians are taking the necessary steps. Nothing can be further from the truth. The planet lies haemorrhaging and poisoned by man made pollution. The destruction of natural resources continues and we are entering the extinction vortex. Zoos are being promoted as conservation backstops where endangered species can be bred when all else fails, in reality most ... Read more
The public, if consulted at all, are being asked to make decisions on incomplete and often untruthful information. Society is being conned into believing that all is well with planet Earth, that all development is sustainable, that science can rectify past mistakes and that politicians are taking the necessary steps. Nothing can be further from the truth. The planet lies haemorrhaging and poisoned by man made pollution. The destruction of natural resources continues and we are entering the extinction vortex. Zoos are being promoted as conservation backstops where endangered species can be bred when all else fails, in reality most ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
Number of Pages
133
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781898595359
SKU
V9781898595359
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-38
About Dr Bill Jordan (Ed.)
Dr Bill Jordan is an internationally recognised expert and founder of the charity Care for the Wild'. He is a consultant to numerous bodies dealing with animal care.
Reviews for Who Cares for Planet Earth?
"This book sets forth some strong opinions which will not be shared by all who read them I recommend it and hope that through debate we might make a little more progress." From the Foreword by Dr. Richard Leakey