The end of the wild

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Label

The end of the wild

Statement of responsibility

Stephen M. Meyer

Creator

• Meyer, Stephen M

Subject

• Biodiversity conservation
• Biologisk mångfald
• Biodiversity conservation
• Naturschutz
• Naturvård
• Conservación de la diversidad biológica

Language

eng

Summary

"Marshaling evidence from the last ten years of research, Stephen M. Meyer argues that nothing - not national or international laws, global bioreserves, local sustainability schemes, or "wildlands"--Will change the course we have set: the loss of half of the earth's species by the end of the century. We will come to share the planet only with species that thrive in human-dominated environments." "Although we have lost the race to save biodiversity, Meyer argues, we still must act. Without intervention, the ecosystems we depend on for a range of services - including water purification and storm damage control - could fail, and the global spread of pests and disease carriers could explode. If humanity is to survive, we must give up both the idea that we can restore wilderness and the haphazard strategy of protecting species-specific habitats. Instead, our conservation efforts should begin to focus on transregional "meta-reserves," designed primarily to protect the crucial functions of ecosystems."--Jacket

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

333.95

Index

no index present

LC call number

QH75

LC item number

.M478 2006

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography