Rebirding : restoring Britain's wildlife
MacDonald, Benedict2020
Book
Total copies: 1
The UK is undergoing a mass extinction of birds and wildlife after two centuries of intensification. Many books lament the decline of British wildlife - this is the first to map out how this could be turned around, economically and in the national interest. We have all the space we need for nature; now, at last, it's time to put it to good use. WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATION Winner of the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Book Shop Literary Prize `splendid'-The Guardian `visionary'-New Statesman Britain has all the space it needs for an epic return of its wildlife. Only six percent of our country is built upon. Contrary to popular myth, large areas of our countryside are not productively farmed but remain deserts of opportunity for both wildlife and jobs. It is time to turn things around. Praised as `visionary' by conservationists and landowners alike, Rebirding sets out a compelling manifesto for restoring Britain's wildlife, rewilding its species and restoring rural jobs - to the benefit of all.
Main title:
Rebirding : restoring Britain's wildlife / Benedict MacDonald.
Author:
MacDonald, Benedict, author
Imprint:
Exeter : Pelagic Publishing, 2020.
Collation:
288 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.
Contents:
1 - Taming Britain2 - The Anthropocene3 - The First Imperative4 - The Lost Stewards5 - A Question of Scale6 - Memory7 - A Wild Economy8 - The Wild Highlands9 - New Forests10 - The Golden Hills of Wales11 - A Grouse Moor Wild12 - Pelican Possibility13 - Our Birds14 - Conservation Begins
ISBN:
9781784272197 (pbk)
Dewey class:
333.958160941333.9581
LC class:
QL690.G7
Language:
English
Subject:
Birds -- Conservation -- Great BritainEndangered species -- Great BritainBirds -- Extinction -- Great BritainExtinct birds -- Great BritainExtinction (Biology)Environment and EcologyEconomicsZoology: birds (ornithology)Zoology & animal sciencesConservation of wildlife & habitatsWildlife: birds & birdwatching: general interestApplied ecologyRural planningAgriculture & farmingThe countryside, country life: general interestHunting or shooting animals & gameRural communitiesEcological science, the BiosphereBiodiversityNature & the natural world: general interest
BRN:
582888