The Future of Life
- ISBN-10
- 0679768114
- ISBN-13
- 9780679768111
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 229
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Edward O. Wilson
Description
Calls for decisive action to save Earth's endangered biological heritage, profiling threatened animals and plants and offering a program based on economic, ethical, and religious ideals for preserving our biosphere.
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