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Restoring the pillars of life
Ananda Fitzsimmons
16,50€ – 24,00€
Publication date: December, 19th. Pre-order today and receive it before Christmas. Also available in French.
This book is a message of hope: we can all contribute to preserving the climate and life on Earth. Embark on a journey to restore the water and carbon cycles, and biodiversity.
Description
Carbon, water, biodiversity: these three interconnected pillars are fundamental to the development and preservation of life on Earth. Ananda Fitzsimmons introduces us to the diversity of ecosystems, natural cycles and major meteorological patterns.
Human activities have deeply destabilised them. “Modern science has just begun to discover that nature is complex and interconnected. But these recent discoveries are not yet integrated in our culture”. We are mistaken if we think that biodiversity and climate are two separate crises.
The many portraits of restoration pioneers already at work around the world give us the proof that “in ten years, we can rehydrate a landscape, rebuild soil health, and revivify native species. Nature knows how to heal if we cooperate with her”.
Ananda invites us to join these champions, and help re-establish a flourishing life on our planet.
Excerpt
The author
Ananda Fitzsimmons is an advocate for soil and water, a speaker and author of Hydrate the Earth. She is the President of the Board of Regeneration Canada and Vice-President of the Board of the EcoRestoration Alliance, promoting worldwide ecosystem restoration as climate mitigation. Ananda founded Concentric agriculture, a company which manufactures soil amendments from beneficial microorganisms.
Table of contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter One – Life Cycles
Closed Loop Systems: the Biosphere 2 Experiment
The Carbon Cycle
The Water Cycle
Biodiversity: Cascades of Life
Chapter Two – Soils, Grasslands, Forests and Wetlands
Soil Ecosystems
Grassland Ecosystems
Forest Ecosystems
Wetland Ecosystems
Chapter Three – The World is Round: Big patterns of weather
Oceans
Extreme Weather
Pakistan
Vijay Kumar: Systemic transformation in India
The Amazon
Natural Biomes
Chapter Four – Regenerate the Land, Regenerate the Culture
Indigenous Culture and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Marius Iragi Ziganira & Owen Allen: Building a regenerative culture in a refugee camp
Maya Dutta: Bringing nature into the city
Kahlil Baker: Carbon markets to plant trees and support communities
John D. Liu: Ecosystem restoration communities
What can you do to help?
Conclusion
Bibliography
Additional information
| Weight | 227 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 15,6 × 2 × 23,4 cm |
| Nombre de pages - FR | 180 |
| ISBN - papier FR | 978-2-493291-72-1 |
| Nombre de pages - EN | 168 |
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