Where the wild things are.If you're concerned about shrinking natural areas and the loss of biodiversity, Wilderness: Earth's Last Wild Places (University of Chicago Press The University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including $75) delivers a message of hope. This stunning large-format book, packed with full-page images, is the companion to a recent study by the environmental nonprofit Conservation International (CI). With the help of a cadre of international scientists, including the book's editor, Patricio Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Sierra Madre (sēĕr`ə mä`drā), residential city (1990 pop. 10,762), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the foot of Mt. Wilson; inc. 1907. There is some light manufacturing. , CI set out to define, inventory and document what is left of wilderness. The good news: wilderness areas, by CI standards, comprise 47 percent of the Earth's surface Noun 1. Earth's surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" surface . The bad news: only seven percent of these areas are officially protected. However, the reports and stirring photographs of indigenous people, flora and fauna provide a powerful incentive for new and continued conservation efforts. |
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