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What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?
Tony Juniper
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Description for What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?
Paperback. Money doesn't grow on trees. Or does it? From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, nature provides 'natural services', 24/7. This book offers impactful stories, containing both warnings (such as in the tale of India's vultures, killed off by drugs given to cattle, leading to an epidemic of rabies) and also the positive. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going. From the recycling miracles in the soil; an army of predators ridding us of unwanted pests; an abundance of life creating a genetic codebook that underpins our food, pharmaceutical industries and much more, it has been estimated that these and other services are each year worth about double global GDP. Yet we take most of Nature's services for granted, imagining them free and limitless ... until they suddenly switch off. This is a book full of immediate, impactful stories, containing ... Read more
From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going. From the recycling miracles in the soil; an army of predators ridding us of unwanted pests; an abundance of life creating a genetic codebook that underpins our food, pharmaceutical industries and much more, it has been estimated that these and other services are each year worth about double global GDP. Yet we take most of Nature's services for granted, imagining them free and limitless ... until they suddenly switch off. This is a book full of immediate, impactful stories, containing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846685606
SKU
V9781846685606
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Tony Juniper
Tony Juniper is an independent sustainability and environment adviser, including as Special Advisor with the Prince's Charities International Sustainability Unit and as a Senior Associate with the University of Cambridge Program for Sustainability Leadership. He is a founder member of the Robertsbridge Group that advises international companies. He speaks and writes on many aspects of sustainability and is the author ... Read more
Reviews for What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?
Praise for Tony Juniper: 'He is by popular consent the most effective of Britain's eco-warriors
Independent
One of the top ten environmental figures of the last thirty years
The ENDS Report [Tony Juniper] is among the 100 people who are making the decisions that affect your life
Country Life
A brilliant resume ... Read more
Independent
One of the top ten environmental figures of the last thirty years
The ENDS Report [Tony Juniper] is among the 100 people who are making the decisions that affect your life
Country Life
A brilliant resume ... Read more