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Ever Green
Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet
Taschenbuch von John W. Reid (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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Five stunningly large forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska's Bering seacoast to Canada's Atlantic shore; the Amazon, covering almost the entirety of South America's bulge; the Congo, occupying parts of six nations in Africa's wet equatorial middle; and the island forest of New Guinea, twice the size of California.

These mega forests are vital to preserving global biodiversity, thousands of cultures and a stable climate, as economist John W. Reid and celebrated biologist Thomas E. Lovejoy argue convincingly in Ever Green. Mega forests serve an essential role in decarbonising the atmosphere-the boreal alone holds 1.8 trillion metric tons of carbon in its deep soils and peat layers, 190 years' worth of global emissions at 2019 levels-and saving them is the most immediate and affordable large-scale solution to our planet's most formidable ongoing crisis.

Reid and Lovejoy offer practical solutions to address the biggest challenges these forests face, from vastly expanding protected areas, to supporting Indigenous forest stewards, to planning smarter road networks. In gorgeous prose that evokes the majesty of these ancient forests along with the people and animals who inhabit them, Reid and Lovejoy take us on an exhilarating global journey.

Five stunningly large forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska's Bering seacoast to Canada's Atlantic shore; the Amazon, covering almost the entirety of South America's bulge; the Congo, occupying parts of six nations in Africa's wet equatorial middle; and the island forest of New Guinea, twice the size of California.

These mega forests are vital to preserving global biodiversity, thousands of cultures and a stable climate, as economist John W. Reid and celebrated biologist Thomas E. Lovejoy argue convincingly in Ever Green. Mega forests serve an essential role in decarbonising the atmosphere-the boreal alone holds 1.8 trillion metric tons of carbon in its deep soils and peat layers, 190 years' worth of global emissions at 2019 levels-and saving them is the most immediate and affordable large-scale solution to our planet's most formidable ongoing crisis.

Reid and Lovejoy offer practical solutions to address the biggest challenges these forests face, from vastly expanding protected areas, to supporting Indigenous forest stewards, to planning smarter road networks. In gorgeous prose that evokes the majesty of these ancient forests along with the people and animals who inhabit them, Reid and Lovejoy take us on an exhilarating global journey.

Über den Autor
John W. Reid is a conservationist and economist whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, Atlantic, and Scientific American. He lives in Sebastopol, California.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Produktart: Geschenkbücher
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781324050377
ISBN-10: 1324050373
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 345037
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Reid, John W.
Lovejoy, Thomas E.
Hersteller: Norton & Company
Abbildungen: 61 photographs; 6 maps
Maße: 205 x 137 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: John W. Reid (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.03.2023
Gewicht: 0,378 kg
Artikel-ID: 121961548
Über den Autor
John W. Reid is a conservationist and economist whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, Atlantic, and Scientific American. He lives in Sebastopol, California.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Produktart: Geschenkbücher
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781324050377
ISBN-10: 1324050373
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 345037
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Reid, John W.
Lovejoy, Thomas E.
Hersteller: Norton & Company
Abbildungen: 61 photographs; 6 maps
Maße: 205 x 137 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: John W. Reid (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.03.2023
Gewicht: 0,378 kg
Artikel-ID: 121961548
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