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The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. This urgent, inspiring book of essays dedicated to 23 unusual and underappreciated creatures is a clarion call insisting that we look at the world around us with new eyes.

For listeners fascinated by conspiracy theories, mysteries, and the unseen forces shaping our world, this book invites you to step into a reality where weather isn’t just a force of nature, but a tool of control.

How Food Really Works shows how we misunderstand the essentials of where our food really comes from, how our dietary requirements shape us, and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways. Ultimately, this data-based, rigorously researched guide explains how we will survive and thrive long into the future.

Many scientists believe that we are currently living through the Earth’s sixth mass extinction, with species disappearing at a rate not seen for tens of millions of years – a trend that will only accelerate as climate change and other pressures intensify. What does it mean to live in such a time? And what exactly do we lose when a species goes extinct? In Lost Wonders conservationist and science writer Tom Lathan tells the stories of ten species that have lived, died out and been declared extinct since the turn of the twenty-first century.

As climate change has escalated into a crisis, the reuse of existing structures is the only way to even begin to preserve our wood, sand, silicon, and iron, let alone stop belching carbon monoxide into the air. Our housing crisis means that we need usable buildings now more than ever, but architect and critic Aaron Betsky shows that new construction—often seeking to maximize profits rather than resources, often soulless in its feel—is not the answer.

Claudia Praxmayer und ihr Mann kaufen einen alten Hof im Chiemgau, um auf dem riesigen Grundstück Lebensräume zu schaffen, in denen bedrohte Arten Zuflucht finden. Die Biologin legt Totholzhecken und Terrassenbeete an, lässt Wildblumenwiesen wachsen und Tümpel volllaufen – und überall sprießt das Leben! Igel, Vögel und Fledermäuse ziehen ein, Wildbienen und andere Insekten finden reichlich Nahrung, sogar die friedliche Koexistenz im Gemüsebeet ist (mit kleinen Kompromissen) möglich. Dieses Buch zeigt, wie Mensch und Natur miteinander das größte Gartenglück erreichen.

Offering innovative ideas for protecting coastlines and cleaning the toxic seas, Scales insists we need more ethical and sustainable fisheries and must prevent the other existential threat of deep-sea mining, which could significantly alter life on earth. Inspiring us all to maintain a sense of awe and wonder at the majesty beneath the waves, she urges us to fight for the better future that still exists for the Anthropocene ocean.

Across the world, an increasing number of people are turning to veganism, changing not just their diets, but completely removing animal products from their lives. For some, this is prompted by concerns over animal ethics; for others, it’s a response to the part played by animal agriculture in the climate crisis or an attempt to improve their own health. Catherine Oliver shows why the veganism movement has become a powerful social, political and environmental force, taking an honest look at how we live and eat

2020년 코로나 19라는 초유의 사태로, 일찍이 경험해 보지 못한 일들이 잇달아 일어나고 있다. 모든 것이 그 이전과는 다른, 우리가 경험해보지 못한 '달라진 세계'에 대한 전망과 담론장이 폭발하고 있다. 하지만 그런 담론의 범람 속에서 고민의 '방향'을 함께 질문하려는 시도가 드문 것이 사실이다.

Erleben Sie die dramatische Geschichte des Klimawandels und die entscheidenden Herausforderungen, denen wir uns gegenübersehen. In diesem fesselnden und informativen Buch erklärt Maximilian Verde auf verständliche Weise die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen, die erschreckenden Auswirkungen auf unseren Planeten und die vielversprechendsten Lösungen, die bereits heute existieren.

De acuerdo, el cambio climático es el mayor reto al que nos enfrentamos en el siglo XXI. Lo hemos oído mil veces, ¿pero qué quiere decir eso? ¿Cómo tengo que actuar en medio de mensajes apocalípticos y culpabilizadores? ¿Por qué no hago nada cuando sé que debería hacerlo? ¿Sirve de algo que yo cambie si no cambia el sistema económico? ¿Qué tiene que ver una semana laboral de cuatro días con una cebolla envuelta en plástico?

El creador de Lo que el pulpo me enseñó nos revela, en esta apasionante historia de amor por la naturaleza, como volver a conectar con el mundo natural. En estas emocionantes memorias de una vida dedicada a explorar los lugares más increíbles de la Tierra —desde el Gran Bosque Marino Africano hasta las guaridas de cocodrilos del Delta del Okavango—, Craig Foster revela como podemos prestar atención a la belleza terrenal que nos rodea y hacer crecer nuestro amor por todos los seres vivos.

The field of animal rights raises big questions about how humans treat the other animals with which we share the planet. These questions are becoming more pressing as livestock farming exerts an ever-greater toll on the planet and the animals themselves, and we learn more about their capacity to think and experience pain. This book shows why animals ought to have greater rights and what the world might look like if they did.

As a Pennsylvania Game Warden, Wasserman patrolled 400 square miles of rugged mountain terrain where he investigated thousands of game law violations and arrested many violent career poachers. Throughout his career, he encountered a number of poachers who were convicted felons, including murderers, drug addicts, dope dealers, and outlaw bikers. This fascinating, true-life book contains an enthralling mix of stories about some of the most dangerous and unpredictable men Wasserman encountered during his 32 years as a state game warden.

Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson, narrated by Richard Stibbard, is a foundational work of transcendentalist philosophy that explores the profound connection between humanity and the natural world. In this timeless essay, Emerson encourages readers to look beyond the superficial and appreciate the deeper spiritual and philosophical lessons that nature offers. By finding unity and harmony with nature, Emerson suggests, individuals can achieve greater self-awareness, insight, and enlightenment.

"Ein unverzichtbarer Leitfaden für alle, die die Zukunft aktiv mitgestalten wollen." Claudia Kemfert Inmitten zahlreicher Krisen und verschärfter gesellschaftlicher Debatten verlieren gerade viele Menschen die Hoffnung auf eine gute Zukunft. Wir scheinen vor einer riskanten Wahl zu stehen: Retten wir die deutsche Wirtschaft, sorgen wir für ein auskömmliches Leben für alle, oder verhindern wir gerade noch die Klimakatastrophe? Ein Team renommierter Expert*innen des Club of Rome und des Wuppertal Instituts widerlegt diese Scheinalternativen.

コロナ禍が収束し、各地に観光客が戻ってきたことで再び表面化しているオーバーツーリズム問題。・市民が市バスに乗れない京都・登山道に行列ができる富士山・違法駐車とサンゴ劣化に悩まされる沖縄

Este libro es una guía esencial para entender el presente y futuro de la ecología y el desarrollo sostenible. Desde el cambio climático hasta la participación ciudadana y las empresas responsables, este libro explora los mayores desafíos ambientales de nuestro tiempo y las innovadoras soluciones que nos acercan a un planeta más verde. Perfecto tanto para activistas, estudiantes o personas que buscan transformar su vida diaria en algo más ecológico, esta obra invita a la acción colectiva por un futuro más saludable y justo para todos.

Author Eiren Caffall is the inheritor of a family legacy of two hundred years of genetic kidney disease and the mother of a child who may inherit that legacy. A literary memoir on loss, chronic illness, and generational healing, Caffall’s The Mourner’s Bestiary is also a meditation on grief and survival told through the stories of animals in two collapsing marine ecosystems—the Gulf of Maine and the Long Island Sound—and the lives of a family facing a life-threatening illness on their shores.

In today's world, widespread misinformation presents significant challenges to achieving true environmental sustainability. Unfortunately, even some of the most influential global organizations base their actions on unscientific notions and misconceptions, contributing to the problem. This book confronts commonly held beliefs that shape the global public’s perception of critical environmental issues. By focusing on textiles, a key part of daily life that generates significant waste, it uncovers major gaps in our understanding, from material selection to care practices and disposal methods.