{"product_id":"forests-kieron-connolly-9781838861674","title":"Forests: From the Amazon Rainforest to the Siberian Taiga","description":"\u003cp\u003eForests cover a third of our planet's land mass. They are home to more than three-quarters of the world's species. They absorb a quarter of the carbon dioxide that industries pump into the air. Their existence supports human life. We both treasure them and waste them. \u003ci\u003eForests\u003c\/i\u003e explores more than 130 fascinating woodlands from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom coastal to alpine, tropical to temperate, coniferous to deciduous, forest trees not only support the wildlife that lives under their canopies, but humankind, too. We could not survive without the cooling effect that trees have on the planet. \u003cbr\u003eYet for thousands of years, we have logged forest trees and tapped their resin, we have hunted and foraged among them, found sources of medicine in their leaves and bark, and created sacred groves under their canopies. In some places we have cleared so much land that it is possible the trees will never grow back. Habitats have been lost as global temperatures have continued to rise. \u003cbr\u003eBut, despite the environmental damage, there is hope, too. Some areas of abandoned farmland have been reclaimed by trees. And if we look to the Mayan ruins in Mexico, we see how forests can bury even a society's grandest buildings. Given the opportunity, forests won't just outlive us, but our civilisations, too. \u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Kieron Connolly surveys forests from all around the globe, from deforestation in the Amazon to the reforestation of Californian redwoods, from England's New Forest to Germany's Black Forest, telling the stories of humankind's ancient links to the trees and the flora and fauna found among them. \u003cbr\u003eRanging from ecology to history, from the ravaged to the rewilded, and featuring more than 230 striking photographs, \u003ci\u003eForests\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating exploration of woodland life around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kieron Connolly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 183886167X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838861674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amber Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.58h x 8.58w x 1.03d","brand":"Kieron Connolly","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48442948223231,"sku":"9781838861674","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93416081-d7d2-4fcd-a71d-0c2bd0c53fc6.jpg?v=1777200821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forests-kieron-connolly-9781838861674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}