SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 'Compelling, fascinating,
sometimes unexpectedly moving, this vitally important book is,
above all, a springboard for hope and
transformation.' –Isabella Tree, author of Wilding
'Do your imagination, your activism, your sense of what’s
possible a favour, and swim in this book.' –Rob Hopkins, author
of From What Is to What If In a time of uncertainty about our
environmental future—an eye-opening global tour of some of the
most wounded places on earth, and stories of how a passionate group
of eco-restorers is leading the way to their revitalisation.
Award-winning science journalist Judith D. Schwartz takes us first
to China’s Loess Plateau, where a landmark project has
successfully restored a blighted region the size of Belgium,
lifting millions of people out of poverty. She journeys on to
Norway, where a young indigenous reindeer herder challenges the
most powerful orthodoxies of conservation—and his own government.
And in the Middle East, she follows the visionary work of an
ambitious young American as he attempts to re-engineer the desert
ecosystem, using plants as his most sophisticated technology.
Schwartz explores regenerative solutions across a range of
landscapes: deserts, grasslands, tropics, tundra, Mediterranean.
She also highlights various human landscapes, the
legacy of colonialism and industrial agriculture, and the endurance
of indigenous knowledge. The Reindeer Chronicles demonstrates
how solutions to seemingly intractable problems can come from the
unlikeliest of places, and how the restoration of local water,
carbon, nutrient, and energy cycles can play a dramatic role in
stabilizing the global climate. Ultimately, it reveals how much is
in our hands if we can find a way to work together and follow
nature’s lead.
General
Imprint: |
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2020 |
Authors: |
Judith D Schwartz
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-60358-865-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-60358-865-5 |
Barcode: |
9781603588652 |
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