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Half-Earth

Our Planet's Fight for Life

Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University)

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English
Liveright
05 May 2017
In his most urgent book to date, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and world-renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson states that in order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet. Half-Earth argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal, and Wilson proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature. Identifying actual regions of the planet that can still be reclaimed-such as the California redwood forest, the Amazon River Basin, and grasslands of the Serengeti, among others- Wilson puts aside the prevailing pessimism of our times and creates a call to arms that offers an attainable goal that we can strive for on behalf of all life.

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Imprint:   Liveright
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 211mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   230g
ISBN:   9781631492525
ISBN 10:   1631492527
Pages:   272
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Edward O. Wilson is widely recognized as one of the world's preeminent biologists and naturalists. The author of more than twenty books, including The Creation, The Social Conquest of Earth, The Meaning of Human Existence, and Letters to a Young Scientist, Wilson is a professor emeritus at Harvard University. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Reviews for Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life

[Wilson's] book... is provocative in all the best ways... -- The Guardian It's time to make protecting the biodiversity of our planet the next great cause of planetary health. If one text could ignite this movement for biodiversity, it might be E 0 Wilson's book, Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life. -- The Lancet ... in his new, important work Half-Earth... Wilson's gauntlet has been thrown: let the revolution begin. -- Geographical ...the conclusion to [Edward O. Wilson's] best-selling trilogy... -- BBC Wildlife As an outline of our terrible ecological plight, it [Half-Earth] does a first-class job. Wilson is, if nothing else, a gifted wordsmith and Half-Earth is a much-needed antidote to the views of those who assert that our worldly woes are exaggerated and that everything is tickety-boo in the Garden of Eden. -- The Observer


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