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Oceans: Heart of Our Blue Planet
- Item Number
- 202
- Estimated Value
- 58 USD
- Sold
- 33 USD to lsv1
- Number of Bids
- 4 - Bid History
Item Description
Water makes life on Earth possible, and every drop of it comes from and returns to the ocean. For centuries we have taken the ocean for granted, viewed it as inexhaustible, unknowable; a vast, briny, deep mystery. Oceans: Heart of Our Blue Planet, the 19th volume in the CEMEX Conservation Book Series, looks at the many ways in which all life on Earth depends on a healthy ocean, and analyzes the many threats facing its integrity and the welfare of the thousands of people and species that live in and near marine environments. More importantly, this lavishly illustrated book helps connect the dots for why human survival on Earth is directly linked to the ocean and offers innovative and creative solutions to those threats by some of the most respected and forward-thinking marine scientists. As we learn more about our planet's oceans and their enormous influence on climate, freshwater cycling, food security and human health, we will be better prepared to create policies that protect ocean landscapes and services that are critical to human societies. With a moving foreword written by HSH Prince Albert of Monaco, Oceans: Heart of Our Blue Planet, includes seven chapters by influential marine scientists led by Dr. Greg Stone and Dr. Russell A. Mittermeier of Conservation International.
The authors, who represent some of the world's most prestigious ocean conservation and research institutions, present a comprehensive picture of what is happening to our world's oceans. They go a step further to identify specific seascapes where the ground is being laid for policy and management practices that will ensure better marine governance among the various countries that have sovereign rights to those marine resources.
Authors: Gregory S. Stone, Russell A. Mittermeier, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Claudio Campagna, Kent E. Carpenter, Laurence P. Madin, David Obura, Enric Sala, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier, Sebastian Troeng and Peter A. Seligmann. Foreword by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. Series Editor: Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier.
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Donated By:
Conservation International
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