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ISBN	9780563539056
ISBN	0563539054
Title	Planet earth : the future / environmentalists and biologists, commentators and natural philosophers in conversation with Fergus Beeley, Mary Colwell and Joanne Stevens.
Published	London : BBC, 2006
Description	255 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes	Includes index.
Contents	What extinction crisis? -- Biodiversity matters -- The threats and the threatened -- On loving wilderness -- Wilderness and usefulness -- Growing population on a limited Earth -- Wilderness and climate change -- Where has environmentalism gone wrong? -- Putting it right -- Making it happen -- Optimism and hope.
Summary	This book revisits many of the places and species shown in the television series Planet Earth, and through the thoughts and opinions of more than 40 international experts and leaders, reveals what the future is likely to hold for them, and ultimately, for humankind. It covers how climate change is affecting the Earth, why biodiversity is of value, what most threatens it, and how we can prevent extinctions, and why the beauty and nature of life on Earth is vital for our well-being.
Subjects	Habitat (Ecology)
	Endangered species
	Economic development -- Environmental aspects
	Nature -- Effect of human beings on
	Environmental policy
	Human ecology
	Ecology
	Earth (Planet)
Other Names	Beeley, Fergus
	Colwell, Mary
	Stevens, Joanne
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Earth (Planet) . Ecology . Economic development -- Environmental aspects . Endangered species . Environmental policy . Habitat (Ecology) . Human ecology . Nature -- Effect of human beings on . See Also: Arctic regions . Atmosphere . Biosphere . Climatology . Cosmogony . End of the world (Astronomy) . Geography . Geophysics . Meteorology . Ocean . Agricultural ecology . Animal ecology . Biology . Biotic communities . Environmental chemistry . Environmental sciences . Fire ecology . Food chains (Ecology) . Forest ecology . Habitat (Ecology) . Human ecology . Island ecology . Jungle ecology . Mountain ecology . Plant ecology . Population biology . Predation (Biology) . Nature conservation . Rare animals . Rare animals. . Species . Wildlife conservation . Environmental law . Environmental protection . Ecology . Ecology . Environmental health . Hazardous geographic environments . Human geography . Population . Quality of life . Social psychology . Sociology . Narrower Subject References: Children and the environment. . Organic living . Authors: Beeley, Fergus . Colwell, Mary . Stevens, Joanne .

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Planet earth : the future / environmentalists and biologists, commentators and natural philosophers in conversation with Fergus Beeley, Mary Colwell and Joanne Stevens.