{"product_id":"sixty-harvests-left-how-to-reach-a-nature-friendly-future-hardcover","title":"Sixty Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature-Friendly Future - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Lymbery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The warnings are coming thick and fast now and Lymbery's are clear, concise and truly frightening ... But we have solutions that we must implement now' Chris Packham \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Philip Lymbery pulls no punches in cataloguing the calamitous mistakes we've made in our food system, but he has bold and inspiring solutions to offer, too' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSixty Harvests Left\u003c\/i\u003e not only reveals how industrial farming is ruining our soils but shows how we can adapt to restore the planet for a nature-friendly future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking its title from a chilling warning made by the United Nations that the world's soils could be lost within a lifetime, \u003ci\u003eSixty Harvests Left\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers how the food industry is threatening the planet. Put simply, without soils there will be no food: game over. And time is running out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the United Kingdom to Italy, from Brazil to the Gambia to the USA, Philip Lymbery, the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFarmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e, goes behind the scenes of industrial farming and confronts 'Big Agriculture', where mega-farms, chemicals and animal cages are sweeping the countryside and jeopardising the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and the nature that we treasure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his investigations, however, he also finds hope in the pioneers who are battling to bring landscapes back to life, who are rethinking farming methods, rediscovering traditional techniques and developing technologies to feed an ever-expanding global population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImpassioned, balanced and persuasive, \u003ci\u003eSixty Harvests Left \u003c\/i\u003enot only demonstrates why future harvests matter more than ever, but reveals how we can restore our planet for a nature-friendly future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Lymbery is chief executive of the international farm-animal-welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming. In a position he has held since 2005, he has played a leading role in many major animal welfare reforms, including Europe-wide bans on veal crates for calves and barren battery cages for laying hens. He was appointed an ambassadorial 'Champion' for the UN Food Systems Summit in 2021. He has also spearheaded Compassion in World Farming's engagement with more than 1,000 food companies worldwide, leading to genuine improvements in the lives of more than two billion farm animals every year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA columnist for the \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e, his first book, \u003ci\u003eFarmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e, was listed as a Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Times.\u003c\/i\u003e A visiting professor at the University of Winchester, he is also a keen ornithologist.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 8.8 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765829239072,"sku":"9781526619327","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b13fb1313a9cae9d4cc15d427a3d323f.webp?v=1780281061","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sixty-harvests-left-how-to-reach-a-nature-friendly-future-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}