What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?: How Money Really Does Grow on Trees
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0907791476 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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From providing ecology and conservation experiences for primary school children, to making the case for new recycling laws, to orchestrating international campaigns for action on rainforests and climate change, his work has sought change at many levels. Tony Juniper is a campaigner, writer, sustainability adviser and a well-known British environmentalist. Juniper presently works as a Special Adviser to the Prince of Wales Charities' International Sustainability Unit.His R
From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going. This is a book full of immediate, impactful stories, containing both warnings (such as in the tale of India's vultures, killed off by drugs given to cattle, leading to an epidemic of rabies), but also the positive (how birds protect fruit harvests, coral reefs protect coasts from storms and how the rainforests absorb billions of tons of carbon released from cars and power stations). Yet we take most of Nature's services for granted, imagining them free and limitless until they suddenly switch off. Tony Juniper's book will change the whole way you think about life, the planet and the economy.. From the recycling miracles in the soil; an army of predators ridding us of unwanted pests; an abundance of life creating a genetic codebook that underpins our food, pharmaceutical industries and much more, it has been estimated that these and other services are each year worth about double global GDP
"One of those rare books that can change how we see our world."-- Michael Brune, Executive Director, Sierra Club"Put simply, nature is worth a lotand Juniper uses fascinating examples to build his case." -- Charlotte McCann, Financial Times" Juniper brings the ecology versus economy debate into the mainstream through riveting and accessible anecdotes that display how important environmental balance is to a booming economy."-- Craig Manning, Independent Publisher
James Roberts said western society has put a great deal of emphasis on the progress of the machine. In recent history, western society has put a great deal of emphasis on the progress of the machine, technology, and science. This “progress” has often come at the expense of nature but was always justified by mathematically projected values like GDP and job creation. What Has Nature Ever Done For Us is an important part of a movement to better understand the even more technologically advanced natural systems that already exist around us and provide us with services of immeasurable monetary value. Once disregarded due to a lack of understanding, this book paves the way to a future where we are sustainably integrated into our envir. More than most imagine. Omar Fayed An essential read, a great eye-opening story every-body can and must read.Understanding our planet and possibilities to live and thrive will determine how each of us as individuals and humanity as a collective can shape our destiny, rather than be burdened by the fate of less aware behavior towards our planet's Eco-systems (home-systems).This is one of the key messages for a turbulent 21st Civilization to understand, Juniper spells it out, asks great questions and offers a number of great solutions.An extra-ordinary introduction by HRH The Prince of Wales.I found Tony Juniper to be a educational, enjoyable and enlightening author.. The title is answered in the first few pages. Just read the Prologue and the Forward and you will not be able to put this book down. Illustrates, dramatically, the actions and consequences of human presence on this planet. A good deal of man's activities are for his betterment and the detriment of nature.Don't believe that? Read this book!