We Alone: How Humans Have Conquered the Planet and Can Also Save It
Western, David
ISBN 10: 0300251165 ISBN 13: 9780300251166
Published by Yale University Press (edition ), 2020
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A thoughtful exploration of how humans have endangered the Earth but can pull it back from the brink, as told by a renowned conservationist
This personal and thoughtful book by renowned Kenya conservationist David Western traces our global conquest from Maasai herders battling droughts in Africa to the technological frontiers of California.
Western draws on a half century of research in the savannas and his own life’s journey to argue that conservation is not a modern invention. The success of all societies past and present lies in conservation practices, breaking biological barriers and learning to live in large cooperative groups able to sustain a healthy environment.
Our ecological emancipation from nature enabled us to expand our horizons from conserving food and water for survival to saving whales, elephants, and our cultural heritage. In the Anthropocene, our scientific knowledge and modern sensibilities offer hope for combating global warming and creating a planet able to sustain the wealth of life, but only if we use our unique cultural capacity of cooperation to plan our future.
About the Author: David Western, a pioneer of community-based conservation, is a former director of the Kenya Wildlife Service and Wildlife Conservation Society International. He founded and chairs the African Conservation Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. His books include Conservation for the Twenty-First Century.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: We Alone: How Humans Have Conquered the ...
Publisher: Yale University Press (edition )
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included