What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?: How Money Really Does Grow On Trees - Softcover

Juniper, Tony CBE

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0907791476 ISBN 13: 9780907791478

Publisher: Synergetic Press, 2014

Synopsis

What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going. 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. Yet we take most of Nature's services for granted, imagining them free and limitless ... until they suddenly switch off. This is a book full of immediate, impactful stories, containing both warnings (such as in the tale of India's vultures, killed off by d...

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Review:

"Put simply, nature is worth a lot...and Juniper uses fascinating examples to build his case." -- Charlotte McCann, Financial Times

"One of those rare books that can change how we see our world." -- Michael Brune, Executive Director, Sierra Club

..". 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

About the Author:

Tony Juniper is one of the top ten environmental figures of the last thirty years; a campaigner, author, and sustainability adviser to the Prince of Wales and other NGOs; and former director of Friends of the Earth.

About this edition

• Publisher: Synergetic Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0907791476
• ISBN 13: 9780907791478
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336