{"product_id":"rescuing-the-planet-protecting-half-the-land-to-heal-the-earth-paperback","title":"Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Hiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. O. Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn urgent, resounding call to protect 50 percent of the earth's land by 2050\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ethereby saving millions of its species\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand a candid assessment of the health of our planet and our role in conserving it, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Experience of Place\u003c\/i\u003e and veteran \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An upbeat and engaging account of the remarkable progress being made to preserve vast wild spaces for animals to roam.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning in the vast North American Boreal Forest that stretches through Canada, and roving across the continent, from the Northern Sierra to Alabama's Paint Rock Forest, from the Appalachian Trail to a ranch in Mexico, Tony Hiss sets out on a journey to take stock of the \"superorganism\" that is the earth: its land, its elements, its plants and animals, its greatest threats--and what we can do to keep it, and ourselves, alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHiss not only invites us to understand the scope and gravity of the problems we face, but also makes the case for why protecting half the land is the way to fix those problems. He highlights the important work of the many groups already involved in this fight, such as the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, and the global animal tracking project ICARUS. And he introduces us to the engineers, geologists, biologists, botanists, oceanographers, ecologists, and other \"Half Earthers\" like Hiss himself who are allied in their dedication to the unifying, essential cause of saving our own planet from ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTender, impassioned, curious, and above all else inspiring, \u003ci\u003eRescuing the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e is a work that promises to make all of us better citizens of the earth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTONY HISS is the author of fifteen books, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Experience of Place\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for more than thirty years, was a visiting scholar at New York University for twenty-five years, and has lectured around the world. He lives in New York with his wife, young-adult writer Lois Metzger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.87 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766965338400,"sku":"9780525563945","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5e45bfc3b708f49148bcb40a4856ca41.webp?v=1780301953","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rescuing-the-planet-protecting-half-the-land-to-heal-the-earth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}