Saving a Million Species
Author | : Lee Hannah |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2012-09-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 159726234X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781597262347 |
Rating | : 4/5 (347 Downloads) |
Download or read book Saving a Million Species written by Lee Hannah and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research paper "Extinction Risk from Climate Change" published in the journal Nature in January 2004 created front-page headlines around the world. The notion that climate change could drive more than a million species to extinction captured both the popular imagination and the attention of policy-makers, and provoked an unprecedented round of scientific critique. Saving a Million Species reconsiders the central question of that paper: How many species may perish as a result of climate change and associated threats? Leaders from a range of disciplines synthesize the literature, refine the original estimates, and elaborate the conservation and policy implications.