Sukiman catharina (15 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 160 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.47 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The horrifying pollution within China is well-known. What's not so well-known is China's devastating impact on the entire world's forests, wildlife, oceans, rivers and climates. In New Guinea, many of the world's last great forests are being felled and exotic rare birds threatened to meet China's demand for timber; in Brazil, large swaths of the Amazon are being cleared to plant soybeans for China; in India, poachers are hunting and killing tigers and other endangered animals to extinction to feed Chinese demand; in New Zealand, land is being turned over to dairying at an alarming rate to provide food for China; in Australia, countryside is being eaten up and polluted for mines supplying coal to China. In this brilliant book, Craig Simons visits many of the places, people and communities affected and produces a devastating report. The Devouring Dragon looks at how an ascending China has rapidly surpassed the U.S. and Europe as the worst-polluting superpower. This book asks questions that need urgent answers if life on Earth is to survive. 'An urgent call for all of us to change our patterns of consumption before it is too late' - Judith Shapiro, author of China's Environmental Challenges and Mao's War against Nature Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Catharina Sukiman (illustratore).…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 160 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: Very Good. A bright, square, and overall a nice copy. Catharina Sukiman (illustratore).

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Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 160 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 289 pages. cover worn China's rise is assaulting the natural world at an alarming rate. In a few sh ort years, China has become the planet's largest market for endangered wildlife, its top importer of tropical trees, and its biggest emitter of greenhouse gases . Its rapid economic growth has driven up the world's very metabolism: in Brazil , farmers clear large swaths of the Amazon to plant soybeans; Indian poachers hu nt tigers and elephants to feed Chinese demand; in the United States, clouds of mercury and ozone drift earthward after trans-Pacific jet-stream journeys. Craig Simons' The Devouring Dragon looks at how an ascending China has rapidly surpas sed the U.S. and Europe as the planet's worst-polluting superpower. It argues th at China's most important 21st-century legacy will be determined not by jobs, co rporate profits, or political alliances, but by how quickly its growth degrades the global environment and whether it can stem the damage. Combining in-depth re porting with wide-ranging interviews and scientific research, The Devouring Drag on shines a spotlight on how China has put our planet's forests, wildlife, ocean s, and climate in jeopardy, multiplying the risks for everyone in our burgeoning , increasingly busy world. Catharina Sukiman (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The horrifying pollution within China is well-known. What's not so well-known is China's devastating impact on the entire world's forests, wildlife, oceans, rivers and climates. In New Guinea, many of the world's last great forests are being felled and exotic rare birds threatened to meet China's demand for timber; in Brazil, large swaths of the Amazon are being cleared to plant soybeans for China; in India, poachers are hunting and killing tigers and other endangered animals to extinction to feed Chinese demand; in New Zealand, land is being turned over to dairying at an alarming rate to provide food for China; in Australia, countryside is being eaten up and polluted for mines supplying coal to China. In this brilliant book, Craig Simons visits many of the places, people and communities affected and produces a devastating report. The Devouring Dragon looks at how an ascending China has rapidly surpassed the U.S. and Europe as the worst-polluting superpower. This book asks questions that need urgent answers if life on Earth is to survive. 'An urgent call for all of us to change our patterns of consumption before it is too late' - Judith Shapiro, author of China's Environmental Challenges and Mao's War against Nature Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Catharina Sukiman (illustratore).…