Shortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation
‘Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the most important issues facing nature conservationists today.’ Chris Packham
For thousands of years, humans have been the architects of the natural world. Our activities have permanently altered the environment – for good and for bad.
In Nature’s Ghosts, award-winning journalist Sophie Yeo examines how the planet would have looked before humans scrubbed away its diversity: from landscapes carved out by megafauna to the primeval forests that emerged following the last Ice Age, and from the eagle-haunted skies of the Dark Ages to the flower-decked farms of more recent centuries.
Product details
Publisher : HarperNorth (23 May 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0008474125
ISBN-13 : 978-0008474126
Dimensions : 15.9 x 3.5 x 24 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 42,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
32 in Biodiversity
37 in Natural Resources Management
73 in Social Science Human Geography
Customer reviews: 4.6
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