Bibliograph

Rescuing the planet, protecting half the land to heal the earth, Tony Hiss ; introduction by E.O. Wilson

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Rescuing the planet, protecting half the land to heal the earth, Tony Hiss ; introduction by E.O. Wilson

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rescuing the planet

Oclc number

1163936359

Responsibility statement

Tony Hiss ; introduction by E.O. Wilson

Sub title

protecting half the land to heal the earth

Summary

Beginning in the North American Boreal Forest that stretches through Canada, and roving across the continent from the Northern Sierra to Alabama's Paint Rock Forest to a ranch in Mexico, Hiss sets out on a journey to take stock of the "superorganism" that is the earth: its land, its elements, its occupants, its greatest threats, and what we can do to keep it, and ourselves, alive. He invites us to understand not only the scope and gravity of the problems we face in this challenge, but just why protecting half the land is the way to fix them, introducing us to the many institutions and organizations already involved in the fight. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Getting to half -- Solitudes -- All of life inside and nowhere else -- The science of 50 percent -- The animal as storyteller -- A planetary feeling -- A planetary perspective -- Next steps -- Spark bird

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