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The Life Cycle: 8,000 Miles in the Andes by Bamboo Bike

Door Kate Rawles

Categorie
Ontdekkingsreizen & Expedities
Boeknummer
#401534-VG58
Titel
The Life Cycle: 8,000 Miles in the Andes by Bamboo Bike
Auteur
Rawles, Kate
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Icon Books
Jaar van uitgave
2023
ISBN10
178578787X
ISBN13
9781785787874
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original orange boards, dust jacket, illustrated with photographs in colour, 8vo.
Samenvatting
'A gripping read for anyone who cares about what we're doing to the planet and how we can change it' - DAVID SHUKMAN, FORMER BBC NEWS SCIENCE EDITOR 'Searing observations focused on our need to protect biodiversity - A tour de force' - SIR TIM SMIT OBE, CO-FOUNDER OF THE EDEN PROJECT 'An informative, uplifting and truly important book' i JONATHON PORRITT, AUTHOR AND CAMPAIGNER One woman's journey through South America - and the devastating story of our planet's disappearing biodiversity Pedalling hard for thirteen months, eco adventurer Kate Rawles cycled the length of the Andes on an eccentric bicycle she built herself. The Life Cycle charts her mission to find out why biodiversity is so important, what's happening to it, and what can be done to protect it. From the Pacific Ocean to rainf... (Lees verder)orests and salt flats, Kate learns that armadillos can cross rivers by holding their breath, that Colombia has more species of birds than North America and Europe combined, and that in threatening species and ecosystems, we're tearing down our own life support system. En route, she witnesses the devastation of goldmining and oil drilling but finds hope in the incredible people working to regenerate habitats and communities. As she reaches the 'end of the world', she realises that to tackle biodiversity loss we all have a role to play.
Pagina's
439
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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