Silent Earth
Book description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Read this book, then look and wonder' Sunday Times
*A TLS Book of the Year*
We have to learn to live as part of nature, not apart from it. And the first step is to start looking after the insects, the little creatures that make our…
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Like Rachel Carson in Silent Spring,1962, Goulson warns of the catastrophic declines in insects and the resulting threat to all life on Earth. He quotes biologist E O Wilson: "If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos."
Even if we're incapable of valuing wild creatures for themselves and not merely for how they serve us as pollinators or ecosystem managers, we're taking huge risks with our careless approach to herbicides and pesticides; our drive for endless crops and increased meat production leads to devastation for the natural world.
Yes, it's grim, but Goulson, an engaging writer,…
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