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Around the World in 80 Birds
Around the World in 80 Birds is just what it sounds like, a world tour seen through 80 carefully selected bird species. There’s a brief profile of each bird accompanied by wonderful illustrations. You’ll find some of your old favorites and probably discover some new favorites too. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged biodiversity, birds, book review, mike unwin, nature, nonfiction, ryuto miyake
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Not the End of the World
Not the End of the World is a powerful antidote to climate doom-ism. Hannah Ritchie shows how our situation today, awful as it is, is still far better than the past. And she points to solutions that could make the future even better. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged biodiversity, book review, climate change, deforestation, hannah ritchie, nonfiction, sustainability
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Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid
We know that climate change is having a devastating impact on our planet: rising sea levels, more intense forest fires, more frequent and more powerful storms. We also know that many plant and animal species are going extinct or suffering … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged biodiversity, birds, book review, climate change, evolution, nature, nonfiction, salmon, thor hanson
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Ever Green
Forests are special places. Walking through a forest — I don’t do this often enough — makes me feel calmer and more alive at the same time. My senses seem more alert or maybe more receptive. And I know they’re … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged biodiversity, book review, carbon, climate change, deforestation, forest, indigenous, nonfiction, sustainability, tree
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Rewilding
What would it mean to “restore” Earth’s environment? Scientists are warning us that climate change, deforestation, mass extinctions and a host of other environmental problems are driving the biosphere to a tipping point. How do we pull back from the … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, book review, cain blythe, ecology, non-fiction, paul jepson, rewilding
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A Life on Our Planet
David Attenborough has spent his entire career making documentary films about life on our planet. Series like Life on Earth, and The Blue Planet set the standards for outstanding film-making and educated hundreds of millions of people about the beauty, … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, book review, david attenborough, doughnut economics, nonfiction, planetary boundaries, rewilding, sustainability
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