The Story of Life & The Environment: An African Perspective
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The Story of Life & the Environment - An African Perspective is about the fragile miracle of life on our planet. It's a celebration of life's rich and wonderful diversity, and it unpacks the three major ecosystems: fresh water, the ocean and land. It discusses evolution, how systems work, how populations expand and contract, and how all the elements of life interact. And it tells the story of humans: where we come from, and how we have evolved to become modern people. The book also sounds a signal warning about our human impact on the planet. We can no longer ignore the realities: our climate is changing and we are depleting the planet's resources and destroying life at a rate equivalent to a mass extinction event. We have become the first species to threaten the destruction of our own habitat. It is also about responsible planning and management of our environment and natural resources, of how we should respond to our planet's distress, and of recent efforts to redress damage and ensure sustainability.
*Corners slightly bumped; inscription on back of first free page.*
| Author | J. G. Van As |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Struik Nature |
| Place | Cape Town |
| Year | 2012 |
| ISBN | 9781770075856 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Comments | Corners slightly bumped; inscription on back of first free page. |
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Very Good: Might have some creases on the spine; no hard cracks; maybe slight forward lean and short inscription inside; perhaps very minor bumping on the corners of the book; inside clean but the page edges might be slightly yellowed.
Good: A few creases on the spine, perhaps a forward lean, bumping on corners or shelfwear; maybe an inscription inside or some shelfwear or a small tear or two on the dustjacket; inside clean but page edges might be somewhat yellowed.
Fair: In overall good condition, might have a severe forward lean to the spine, an inscription, bumping to corners; one or two folds on the covers and yellowed pages; in exceptional cases these books might contain some library stamps and stickers or have neat sticky tape which was used to fix a short, closed tear.
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