Natural history and adventure travel collide in this powerful book about the decline and recovery of the world's forests--with a provocative argument for their survival.In A Trillion Trees, veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce takes readers on a whirlwind journey through some of the most spectacular forests around the world. Along the way, he charts the extraordinary pace of forest destruction, and explores why some are beginning to re...
A fascinating scientific journey through the world's forests - revealing what they do for us, what we're doing to them, and how we can help nature repair the damage.
A provocative exploration of the 'new ecology' and why most of what we think we know about alien species is wrong, from "New Scientist"'s Environment and Development Consultant.
Environmental journalist Fred Pearce travels the globe to investigate our complicated seven-decade long relationship with nuclear technology, from the bomb to nuclear accidents to nuclear waste. While concern about climate change has led some environmentalists to embrace renewable energy sources like wind and solar, others have expressed a renewed interest in nuclear power as an alternative source of carbon-neutral energy. But can humanity han...
Gekündigte Atomabkommen, drohendes Wettrüsten, marode Kernkraftwerke¿... der Geist der Radioaktivität schwebt weiter über uns. Aber was genau wissen wir über die Folgen von Verstrahlung und die Gefahren, die von stillgelegten Meilern ausgehen? Wie leben die Menschen in und um die Sperrzonen? Und wohin mit dem ganzen Atommüll? Eine fesselnde Reportagereise durch das nukleare Zeitalter.Hiroshima, Bikini Atoll, Sellafield, Tschernobyl, Fukushima,...
Pearce's clear-eyed analysis of the dwindling supply of water, fully updated for 2019. Presents the potential for taking back control of the situation with a more careful attitude to water.
A renowned environmental writer investigates humanity's complicated seven-decade-long relationship with nuclear technology, from the bomb to nuclear accidents to nuclear waste.
A renowned environmental writer investigates humanity's complicated seven-decade-long relationship with nuclear technology, from the bomb to nuclear accidents to nuclear waste.
Cibo, abiti, telefoni, computer, giocattoli, aerei, automobili... L'elenco è sconfinato, e comprende quasi tutte le cose che mangiamo, beviamo o di cui facciamo uso ogni giorno. Di rado però ci fermiamo a considerare il fatto che ognuno di questi prodotti ha una storia che precede e segue l'intervallo, più o meno breve, durante cui ce ne serviamo, e che questa storia è spesso intrecciata con sovrasfruttamento delle risorse, inquinamento e ingi...
Lange Zeit war Fred Pearces Meinung zu invasiven, gebietsfremden Arten eindeutig: Bärenklau, Waschbär und Co. gehören nicht nach Mitteleuropa und bedrohen unsere heimische Tier- und Pflanzenwelt. Doch was, wenn unsere traditionelle Sicht auf die Natur falsch ist? Was, wenn echter Naturschutz gerade darin besteht, die Eindringlinge willkommen zu heißen? Sein aktuelles Buch ist eine scharfe Kritik an einem rückwärtsgewandten Naturschutz, der inv...
Now in paperback, this explores the 'new ecology' and why most of what we think we know about the introduction of alien species into an environment is wrong. Looks at ecosystems from Pacific islands to the Australian outback, and argues that keeping out alien species is flawed.