Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: International Non-Fiction, Nature & Natural History, Non-Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9781847926500
Published: March 2021
Imprint: Bodley Head
Page Extent: 208
Format: Hardback
RRP 440.00

99 Maps to Save the Planet

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About the book

'Terrifying yet funny, surprising yet predictable, simple yet poignant' Chris Packham

A shocking but informative, eye-catching and witty book of maps that illustrate the perilous state of our planet.


The maps in this book are often shocking, sometimes amusing, and packed with essential information:

· Did you know that just 67 companies worldwide are responsible for 67 per cent of global greenhouse emissions?

· Or that keeping a horse has the same carbon footprint as a 23,500-kilometre road trip?

· Did you know how many countries use less energy than is consumed globally by downloading porn from the internet?

· Do you know how much of the earth's surface has been concreted over?

· ...

About the Author

KATAPULT

KATAPULT

KATAPULT is a magazine that uses statistics and studies to make original graphics that give the reader a new perspective. Its articles are written by experts. KATAPULT was founded in 2015 and appears quarterly in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

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Chris Packham

Chris Packham

TV presenter, photographer and conservationist Chris Packham is one of the nation’s favourite naturalists. He is best known for the BAFTA-winning The Really Wild Show and fronting BBC’s Springwatch and Autumnwatch. Packham is president of the Hawk Conservancy Trust, the Hampshire Ornithological Society and the Bat Conservation Trust and vice-president of the RSPB and the Butterfly Conservation. In 2011, he was awarded the British Trust for Ornithology’s Dilys Breese Medal for his ‘outstanding work in promoting science to new audiences’, and in 2016 he won the Wildscreen Panda Award for Outstanding Achievement, for his contribution to wildlife filmmaking.Packham’s partner Charlotte Corney owns the Isle of Wight Zoo, and his step-daughter is studying zoology at Liverpool University. He lives in the New Forest.

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