University of Cambridge: Earth Heroes 22 Inspiring Stories of People Saving Our World
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Lily Dyu (Author)Lily Dyu lives in a valley in Wales, UK. Growing up, she wanted to be a writer, then an astronaut. Her favorite things are running in the mountains, camping, and watching the night sky. Through her writing, she loves to tell true stories about people from all over the world.
Jackie Lay (Illustrator)
Jackie Lay is an illustrator and animator in Washington, D.C. who has always had a passion for animals and the environment. As a child, she exclusively drew foxes and raccoons for a year before finally moving on to a bigger repertoire.
Now available in a fully revised and updated paperback edition, produced in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, this inspirational collection of stories about how individual people are saving the planet is the ultimate gift for any aspiring climate activist.
When faced with climate change, the biggest threat that our planet has ever confronted, it's easy to feel as if nothing you do can really make a difference . . . but this book proves that individual people can change the world. With 22 inspirational stories celebrating the pioneering work of a selection of Earth Heroes from all around the globe, from Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough to Yin Yuzhen and Isatou Ceesay, each tale is a beacon of hope in the fight for the future of our planet, proving that one person, no matter how small, can make a difference.
Featuring Amelia Telford, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, Bittu Sahgal, Chewang Norphel, David Attenborough, Doug Smith, Ellen MacArthur, Felix Finkbeiner, Greta Thunberg, Isabel Soares, Isatou Ceesay, Marina Silva, Melati and Isabel Wijsen, Mohammed Rezwan, Perrine Bulgheroni & Charles Herve-Gruyer, Renée King-Sonnen, Rok Rozman, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Stella McCartney, William Kamkwamba, Yin Yuzhen and Yvon Chouinard.
Over seven decades of film-making, David has witnessed the impact of humans on the planet firsthand. In Borneo, he has seen lush rainforests gradually being replaced with oil palm plantations, endangering the orangutans who live there. In South Georgia in Antarctica, David has observed glaciers disappearing. And on his submarine dive on the Great Barrier Reef, he was devastated to see vast areas of white, bleached
coral - caused mostly by warming seas.
For David, whether it's an exotic coral reef or an English woodland, this loss of biodiversity - the rich variety of plant and animal life on our planet - is a tragedy. He also believes it's one of the biggest problems faced by humankind. Aware that humans depend on the natural world for "every breath of air we take, every mouthful of food we take", David knows that our own existence is threatened by the pressure we are putting on nature.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Lily Dyu (Author)Lily Dyu lives in a valley in Wales, UK. Growing up, she wanted to be a writer, then an astronaut. Her favorite things are running in the mountains, camping, and watching the night sky. Through her writing, she loves to tell true stories about people from all over the world.
Jackie Lay (Illustrator)
Jackie Lay is an illustrator and animator in Washington, D.C. who has always had a passion for animals and the environment. As a child, she exclusively drew foxes and raccoons for a year before finally moving on to a bigger repertoire.