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  • Published: 6 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780241240762
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

Inheritors of the Earth

How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction




  • Published: 6 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780241240762
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

Praise for Inheritors of the Earth

A decent and humane tale about the threat and promise of biodiversity change

James Lovelock, author of 'The Revenge of Gaia' and 'A Rough Guide to the Future'

An immensely significant book. It is fluently written, carefully thought through, ruthlessly argued, neatly illustrated with case studies - and shockingly contrarian

Matt Ridley, The Times (Book of the Week)

His flowing narrative is rich in stories of his fieldwork round the world ... Thomas's vision ... aspires to something nobler, more optimistic

Fred Pearce, New Scientist

Fascinating ... Chris Thomas examines our human relationships with nature, bad and good, and sets out a more hopeful truth to current narratives and alarms ... This is a rich and timely tale, fearless too, with examples and cases drawn from ecosystems across the world

Prof Jules Pretty, Times Higher Education

[A] thrilling and uplifting counter to the pessimism of the Anthropocene

Stuart Blackman, BBC Wildlife Magazine

Provocative ... Filled with lovely anecdotes ... Remarkably clear

New York Times Book Review