Requiem for Nature
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Word Count
61,500 words, Guess
Page Count
246 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8611626M
- ISBN-139781559635875
- ISBN-101559635878
- OCLC Control Number99021385
- OCLC Control Number40881608
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99021385
- LibraryThing1525207
- Goodreads3486656
Classifications
- LCCQH77.T78T47 1999
- LCCQH77.T78 T47 1999
Description
Using Manu National Park in the rain forest of Peru as a standard, the author addresses the multiple threats of civilization to the precarious state of the tropics. He "makes a compelling case that nature can be saved only if good science and strong institutions can be thoughtfully combined."--Jacket.
First Sentence
WHEN I FIRST laid eyes on Peru's Apurimac valley, I declared it to be the most beautiful place I had ever seen.
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