Tony Juniper
Auteur de Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World
A propos de l'auteur
Tony Juniper is a writer, sustainability adviser, and longtime environmentalist. He has published several successful and award-winning books, including the bestseller What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? And Saving Planet Earth. He has worked on efforts to conserve tropical forests for more than afficher plus thirty years, including with BirdLife International, Friends of the Earth, and as an advisor to The Prince's Rainforests Project. He is currently Chair of Natural England, the country's official government conservation agency. afficher moins
Œuvres de Tony Juniper
How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change a Planet?: 95 Ways to Save Planet Earth (2007) 30 exemplaires
The Science of Our Changing Planet: From Global Warming to Sustainable Development (2021) 11 exemplaires
Unsere Erde unter Druck: Bevölkerungswachstum – Ressourcenknappheit – Klimawandel (2017) 2 exemplaires
Kurt Jackson 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Juniper, Anthony CBE
- Date de naissance
- 1960-09-24
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Études
- Bristol University
University College London - Professions
- campaigner
sustainability advisor
environmentalist
Chairman Natural England
Executive Director Friends of The Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Vice Chair Friends of The Earth International (tout afficher 7)
Fellow Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership - Prix et distinctions
- CBE
Rothschild Medal (2009)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 16
- Membres
- 573
- Popularité
- #43,720
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 11
- ISBN
- 53
- Langues
- 3
While I was aware of the specie's fate I was very interested to get to delve into the details of what happened. Getting to meet some of the key players (some of whom aren't great) and getting to see some of the struggles. I appreciate that he didn't paint the trappers as the evil villains people like these are often painted to be and focussed on the causes and the reasons why this kind of behaviour even occurs in the first place. (I'm not saying they're saints of course and neither is the author, but they definitely aren't the root of the problem either). I am glad to see that there is more order than there were in the early days and that the Brazilian government is no longer being as excluded as they once were (unfortunately a common sentiment - people from third world countries need others to step in and have someone else take over when it comes to endangered species and get minimal input. Although thankfully things are getting better, these kinds of practices still exist in conservation and local communities often don't get enough of a voice).
Since this book was published, some captive-bred individuals have been released into the wild, and seem to be doing better than the last attempt. Although the captive population is definitely growing, giving the species a better chance of survival, only time will tell how successful these efforts have been.… (plus d'informations)