The Life Cycle

Kate Rawles

ISBN 10: 178578787X / ISBN 13: 9781785787874

Published by Icon, 2023

About this Item

To draw attention to our catastrophic loss of biodiversity, the environmentalist Kate Rawles embarks on a thirteen-month journey down the length of South America on a home-made bamboo bicycle. Travelling from Colombia through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile to Tierra del Fuego, she witnesses the devastation caused by mining and deforestation, and meets the activists fighting to protect the environment.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life Cycle
• Publisher: Icon
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178578787X
• ISBN 13: 9781785787874
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

'A gripping read for anyone who cares about what we're doing to the planet and how we can change it' DAVID SHUKMAN, FORMER BBC NEWS SCIENCE EDITOR

'Searing observations focused on our need to protect biodiversity - A tour de force' SIR TIM SMIT OBE, CO-FOUNDER OF THE EDEN PROJECT

'An informative, uplifting and truly important book' JONATHON PORRITT, AUTHOR AND CAMPAIGNER

One woman's journey through South America - and the devastating story of our planet's disappearing biodiversity

Pedalling hard for thirteen months, eco adventurer Kate Rawles cycled the length of the Andes on an eccentric bicycle she built herself. The Life Cycle charts her mission to find out why biodiversity is so important, what's happening to it, and what can be done to protect it.

From the Pacific Ocean to rainforests and salt flats, Kate learns that armadillos can cross rivers by holding their breath, that Colombia has more species of birds than North America and Europe combined, and that in threatening species and ecosystems, we're tearing down our own life support system. En route, she witnesses the devastation of goldmining and oil drilling but finds hope in the incredible people working to regenerate habitats and communities. As she reaches the 'end of the world', she realises that to tackle biodiversity loss we all have a role to play.

About the Author

KATE RAWLES is a writer, cyclist and former university lecturer in environmental philosophy who uses adventurous journeys to raise awareness about environmental challenges. She writes for a range of publications, is a mountain and sea kayaking leader and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She lives in the South Lakes, Cumbria.