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A rollicking deep dive into the invasive spread of Burmese pythons, from their devastation of regional ecosystems to the eclectic group of scientists, hunters, and snake enthusiasts fighting to protect the South's last wild spaces Somewhere in Miami in the 1970s, someone got tired of owning a...

Du möchtest vegan leben – aber weißt nicht, wo du anfangen sollst? Zwischen Nährstoffen, Lebensmitteln, Kosmetik, Kleidung, Familie und Alltag kann der Einstieg schnell komplizierter wirken, als er sein muss. „Von Null Plan zu Vegan" zeigt dir Schritt für Schritt, wie du deinen eigenen veganen Weg findest – fundiert, alltagstauglich und ohne Perfektionsdruck. Denn vegan zu leben bedeutet weit mehr als nur anders zu essen.

From the WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATION From the WINNER OF THE RICHARD JEFFERIES PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING This book reveals what nature can truly look like on our planet, in its most chaotic, unbridled forms. It takes you to wildernesses so improbable, so ancient...

UNA (MUY) BREVE HISTORIA DE LA VIDA EN LA TIERRA 4600 millones de años en solo 12 capítulosEl autor consigue explicar en forma entretenida y entendible el complicado proceso de transformación de nuestro planeta desde una bola de gases perdidos en el Universo hasta nuestros días.Un libro...

Neste livro, Noam Chomsky, um dos mais importantes intelectuais públicos do mundo, e Robert Pollin, um economista progressista de renome, mapeiam as consequências catastróficas das crescentes e descontroladas mudanças climáticas – e apresentam um plano realista de superação: o Green New...

In a riveting investigation of the science and ecology of wildfires, journalist M.R. O'Connor ventures into some of the oldest, most beautiful, and remote forests in North America to explore the powerful and ancient relationship between trees, fires, and humans. Along the way, she describes...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE From the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe, a powerful and important workabout the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a compelling account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes. Over the last half...

That man should have dominion “over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it’s said we live in a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. The question we now face is: Can we change nature, this time in order to save it? Elizabeth Kolbert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction, takes a hard look at the new world we are creating.

A stunning, wonderfully rich exploration of the small but mighty beings that profoundly shape our world: insects How important are bugs in your life? Some are benign but annoying, others are jaw-droppingly beautiful. Some have obvious benefits to humans and still others are downright scary. But...

Die Zukunft denkbar machen. Eine Idee von Zukunft entwickeln. Darüber nachdenken, wovon wir Menschen uns verabschieden müssen, wenn wir die Zivilisation und unsere existenziellen Lebensgrundlagen bewahren möchten. Marc Pendzich möchte das. Mit dem zentralen Essay „Eine neue Geschichte der Zukunft" stellt er eine neue mögliche Grunderzählung vor, darüber, wer wir Menschen sind, wo wir herkommen und wer wir künftig sein können.

Leopold's essays on conservation will open the mind of any listener who gives them a chance. The first part uses essays for each of the 12 months to share the rhythm of life on his restored Wisconsin farmland, and uses the stories to branch into eye opening lessons on the history of man's use and abuse of it. The second part continues using stories from Leopold's experiences in wild places across North America to expand the lessons to a much wider view. The final part of the work seeks to lay out a better path for humanity, using solid logic and deep philosophical questioning.

We need land for so many of humanity's growing needs, such as food, renewable energy, carbon storage and housing. Traditionally, we've stolen it from nature, but this has led to a mounting toll of extinction and pollution that is now punishing us. So, as there's no land left to take, how do we...

The world needs to turn away from fossil fuels and use clean, renewable sources of energy as soon as we can. Failure to do so will cause catastrophic climate damage sooner than you might think, leading to loss of biodiversity and economic and political instability. But all is not lost! We still have time to save the planet without resorting to 'miracle' technologies. We need to wave goodbye to outdated technologies, such as natural gas and carbon capture, and repurpose the technologies that we already have at our disposal.

Brought to you by Penguin. Venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping-and actionable-plan to conquer humanity's greatest challenge: climate change. In 2006, John Doerr was challenged by his fifteen-year-old daughter to solve the climate crisis. And for 15 years, that has been his goal...

If 20 percent of the population implemented half the solutions in this book, it would solve the biggest global problems. All without writing to politicians, joining protests, signing petitions, or being angry at the people that are causing the problems. Good solutions are often different from conventional environmental wisdom. The average American adult has a carbon footprint of 30 tons per year. Replacing a petroleum car with an electric car will cut 2 tons. But if you live in a cold climate and you switch from electric heat to a rocket mass heater, you will cut 27 tons!

In One Size Fits None, Anderson follows diverse farmers across the United States: A South Dakota bison rancher who provides an alternative to the industrial feedlot; an organic vegetable farmer in Florida who harvests microgreens; a New Mexico super-small farmer who revitalizes communities; and a North Dakota midsize farmer who combines livestock and grain farming to convert expensive farmland back to native prairie. The use of these nontraditional agricultural techniques show how varied operations can give back to the earth rather than degrade it.

Feeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, antibiotics, and plastics - the list of concerns seems endless. But what is most pressing, what are the knock-on effects of our actions, and what should we do first? Do we all need to become vegetarian? How can we fly in a low-carbon world? Should we frack? How can we take control of technology? Does it all come down to population? And, given the global nature of the challenges we now face, what on Earth can any of us do?

In this Very Short Introduction, Warwick Vincent outlines the essential features of lake environments and their biology, offering an up-to-date view of lake ecosystems. Vincent traces the origins of lake science (limnology) from the seminal work of Francois Forel on Lake Geneva at the edge of the Swiss Alps, to modern approaches such as environmental sensors, satellite observations, stable isotope analysis, and DNA-based technologies which are used to probe the microbial life support systems that lead from sunlight to fish.  

Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In The Wayfinders, renowned anthropologist, winner of the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures.

No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio, or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. The Way Home is a modern-day Walden - an honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life lived in nature without modern technology. Mark Boyle, author of The Moneyless Man, explores the hard-won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the stream, foraging, and fishing.