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A Life on Our Planet

A Life on Our Planet
作者:Sir David Attenborough / Jonnie Hughes
副标题:My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
出版社:Grand Central Publishing
出版年:2020-10
ISBN:9781538719985
行业:其它
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内容简介

A Life On Our Planet

“I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary.

As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day - the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity.

I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planet is my witness statement, and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake - and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right.

We have one final chance to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited.”

All we need is the will to do so.

In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future.

See the world. Then make it better.

Review

"The eminent traveler and naturalist delivers a combination of memoir and manifesto, the first leisurely, the second earnest....Recognizing that we are at a tipping point, Attenborough is refreshingly optimistic, noting that one thing humans do well is solve problems. Anyone concerned with the planet's ecological future will want to spend time with this excellent book."―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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作者简介

About the Author

Sir David Attenborough is a BAFTA and Emmy-Award winning broadcaster and natural historian. He is the internationally bestselling author of over 25 books, including Life on Earth. He also served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s, and as the President of the Royal Society for Nature Conservation in the 90s.

Jonnie Hughes is a science writer and documentary director, who has produced science and natural history films for the BBC, Discovery, National Geographic, and Netflix, as well as working on BAFTA award-winning BBC series The Hunt and the Emmy award-winning production Our Planet. He is the author of On the Origin of Tepees, and his writing has appeared in The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, BBC Wildlife Magazine, and Geographical, among others.

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目录

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

INTRODUCTION

Our Greatest Mistake

PART ONE

My Witness Statement

PART TWO

What Lies Ahead

PART THREE

A Vision for the Future: How to Rewild the World

CONCLUSION

Our Greatest Opportunity

Photos

Glossary

Acknowledgements

Discover More

Picture Credits

Notes

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读书文摘

总的来说,自20 世纪50 年代以来,野生动物的数量减少 了一半以上。现在回看我早年拍摄的影片时,我认识到,虽然 当时我自觉身处荒野之中,徜徉于一个原始的自然世界,但那 其实是我的幻觉。即使在那时,很多大型动物就已经非常稀少。 不断移动的基线歪曲了我们对地球上一切生命的认知。

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