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He passionately argues that we must all learn to love, respect and care for our six-legged friends. Eye-opening, inspiring and riveting, Silent Earth is part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for a greener planet.

The future of both humanity and the planet depends on the shape of human population growth, the only aspect of our future that be confidently predicted. In ten thought-provoking chapters, Paul Morland explores ten illuminating trends that will determine that shape, from the fertility rate of Singapore to the aging of the Japanese.

Uncover the Incredible World of Health and Nutrients, and Discover How to Prevent or Cure Ailments With Medicinal Mushrooms!Did you know that mushrooms have been used and consumed worldwide for thousands of years, both as a food and medicine? Most cultures in the Western world have not come to appreciate and understand mushrooms in the same way that people in many other parts of the world do. Would you like to learn how?Would you like to:Enhance your health and prolong your life expectancy?Use natural healing properties of mushrooms?Cure your existing ailments and prevent future ones?Consuming mushrooms for food is generally a healthy habit, as they have a small amount of unsaturated fats while providing necessary nutrients such as protein and carbohydrates. But there are more than 800 different mushrooms that have proven medicinal properties.With this comprehensive guide to using medicinal mushrooms, you will discover the untapped power that will improve your health and prolong your life. You will learn how to use different types of mushrooms to heal existing diseases and prevent future ones.This book will show you everything you need to know about medicinal mushrooms, so you can immediately start to live a better and healthier life.

2020 upended every aspect of our lives. But where is our world heading next? Will pandemic, protests, economic instability, and social distance lead to deeper inequalities, more nationalism, and further erosion of democracies around the world? Or are we moving toward a global re-awakening to the importance of community, mutual support, and the natural world? In our lifetimes, the future has never been so up for grabs. The New Possible offers twenty-eight unique visions of what can be, if instead of choosing to go back to normal, we choose to go forward to something far better. Assembled from global leaders on six continents, these essays are not simply speculation. They are an inspiration and a roadmap for action.With essays by:Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Pollan, Varshini Prakash, Vandana Shiva, Jack Kornfield, Mamphela Ramphele, Justin Rosenstein, Jack Kornfield, Helena Nordberg-Hodge, David Korten, Tristan Harris, Eileen Crist, Francis Deng, Riane Eisler, Arturo Escobar, Rebecca Kiddle, Mike Joy, Natalie Foster, Jess Rimington, Jeremy Lent, Atossa Soltani, Mark Anielski, Ellen Brown, John Restakis, Zak Stein, Oren Slozberg, Anisa Nanavati, and Fr. Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam

A short, accessible guide for planning students embarking on a dissertation, taking them from choosing a question right through to analysing results.

Global warming is perhaps the most dramatic example of what Timothy Morton calls "hyperobjects"-entities of such vast temporal and spatial dimensions that they defeat traditional ideas about what a thing is in the first place. Morton explains what hyperobjects are and their impact on how we think, how we coexist, and how we experience our politics, ethics, and art.

Christina Strutt of Cabbages & Roses reveals how to have a calmer, healthier, eco-friendly home.

A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization.

V) An appendix with an LCA report template, a full example LCA report serving as inspiration for students who write their first LCA report, and a more detailed overview of existing LCIA methods and their similarities and differences.

Examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence, and reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries - old dilemma - one which holds the key to a host of problems, from obesity, the inexorable rise of the supermarkets, to the destruction of the natural world.

A Primer of Ecological Statistics emphasizes a general introduction to probability theory and provides a detailed discussion of specific designs and analyses that are typically encountered in ecology and environmental science. The second edition has been updated and features two new chapters on estimating ecological metrics.

WE ARE ALL HYPOCRITES/WE ARE ALL FROGS IN A BOILING POT | ARE YOU VULNERABLE ENOUGH? | YES! IS MORE | BE HYPER VIGILANT, OR ELSE | FIGHT THE FEARThese are some of the riotous mantras that have guided GANNI to global stardom. A fashion B-Corp adored by supermodels, #GANNIGirls and global leaders, GANNI are sustainability trailblazers on a mission to change business forever.Founder Nicolaj Reffstrup reveals the philosophy that has guided GANNI and shows what it takes to takes culturally, financially and creatively to build a future-ready, responsible brand - and how you can too.

In Mystical Mushrooms, explore the magical properties, mythological connections, and symbolic qualities of ever-intriguing fungi.