Back from the Brink: 25 Conservation Success Stories / Desde el Umbral de la Extinción [Signed by Russel A. Mittermeier] [Thomas Lovejoy's Copy]

Russel A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, Wes Sechrest, Penny F. Langhammer, John C. Mittermeier, Michael J. Parr, William R. Konstant and Roderic B. Mast [Thomas Lovejoy's Copy]

ISBN 10: 0994787227 / ISBN 13: 9780994787224

Published by Earth in Focus, 2017

About this Item

Oversized hardcover, with dust jacket. Blue pictorial paper of a whale and calf, over boards, with white and blue lettering. Matching paper dust jacket. Dated 2017 on copyright page. No date on title page. 273 pages. In Spanish and English. Very good condition. Binding is strong and square. No bumps or rubbing. Pages bright and clean. Free of any marks or writing. Glossy, full color photographs throughout. Dust jacket is clean and crisp. Faint scuffing to the jacket, but it is only visible at certain angles. SIGNED by Russel A. Mittermeier on a custom bookplate, affixed to the front free endpaper. Mittermeier was the 2018 Indianapolis Prize Winner. Overall very good condition. This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term biological diversity to the mainstream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalogue here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it. Thomas Lovejoy's name is not in this book. It will come with a card stating provenance, with a picture of Lovejoy. This is an oversized book. Extra shipping may be required for international or priority shipping. Please email with questions or to see any photos.

Seller Inventory # Lovejoy-231

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Back from the Brink: 25 Conservation Success Stories / Desde el Umbral de la Extinción [Signed by Russel A. Mittermeier] [Thomas Lovejoy's Copy]
• Publisher: Earth in Focus
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0994787227
• ISBN 13: 9780994787224
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Lovejoy
  • Signed

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Synopsis

Back from the Brink, written by leading international conservationists, presents species that have been saved from the brink of extinction through the resolve and collaborative initiatives of individuals, communities, organizations, and governments over the past decades. Along with awe-inspiring photographs, the book presents in-depth profiles of 25 threatened species and in all includes the stories of nearly 100 species some formerly believed extinct but now successfully rescued. The detailed information underscores the urgent need to work together to prevent further loss of nature's diversity and beauty and to mitigate the causes of climate change. As ongoing destruction, degradation, and fragmentation of the planet's natural ecosystems increase to make way for human populations, this volume clearly demonstrates every society's obligation to ensure the right balance between urban growth and natural ecosystems. The beauty in these pages serves as an aspiration for our collective work and our shared future.