50 SIMPLE STEPS TO SAVE THE WORLD’S RAINFORESTS: HOW TO SAVE OUR RAINFORESTS WITH EVERYDAY ACTS
Book ID/图书代码： 08859317B98077
English Summary/英文概要： Despite the very best conservation and environmental policy-making efforts, at least 80,000 acres of tropical rainforest disappear each day. If action is not taken now, experts estimate that the world’s rainforests will mostly disappear within 50 years. Currently, the destruction of tropical forests is responsible for 17 percent of man made carbon emissions—more than what comes from all the world’s cars, airplanes and ships combined! Tropical rainforests need our help—and that’s where 50 Simple Steps to Save the World’s Rainforests comes in. The future of the world’s rainforests lies to a large extent in the collective hands of consumers and how they shop, since demand is what fuels the forces driving deforestation—agriculture, logging, and resources extraction. Through the 50-step journey, you will learn how, as a consumer, you may unwittingly support rainforest destruction and more importantly, precisely how you can make different choices that help save rainforests. For example, you will learn how your paper use and purchases of rayon clothing affects Indonesian rainforests where Sumatran tigers are critically endangered or how simply eating Brazil nuts helps save the Amazon rainforest. You will discover how the cultivation of palm oil, a common ingredient in confections, baked goods, soaps and biofuels, is fueling rampant deforestation in Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and how you can avoid it. You will also learn about how closely connected you are to the rainforest in your daily living. 50 Simple Steps to Save the Rainforests is the ultimate primer for anyone wanting to take action to help save this ecosystem, which is so critical to the future of mankind.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 尽管有了大量的保护和环境政策，每天仍有至少八万英亩的热带雨林消失不见。如果现在不为此采取行动，专家预计全世界的热带雨林都将在50年内消失。热带雨林急需我们的帮助，这本书就是在这样的背景下产生的。全世界热带雨林的未来很大程度上取决于消费者购买什么，因为他们的需求就是促使森林被砍去的原因——农业，木材和资源的开采等等。通过这五十个步骤，读者将会了解到作为消费者自己可能已经促使了森林的过度开发，并且清晰地了解到怎样做才能帮助拯救热带雨林。比如，你将会了解到纸张的使用和购买人造丝已经影响到了印度尼西亚的热带雨林，那里的苏门答腊虎已经濒临灭绝，而很简单地去购买食用巴西松子则能够拯救亚马逊的热带雨林。你将会发现为提炼棕榈油——这是一种在糕饼、烘焙食品、肥皂和生物燃料里很常见的配料——其实促成了在马拉西亚、印尼、巴布亚新几内亚的大面积森林砍伐，但这其实是可以避免的。简而言之，通过本书你将会发现热带雨林和每天的生活其实息息相关，这是任何想要采取行动去帮助这个生态系统的人必须读的书籍，因为这对于人类的未来是那么关键。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：这是一本令人震惊的书，书中强调了消费者在改变世界方面的巨大能力。这是一本非常发人深思而且让人看得到希望的书。（Wiliam Gazecki，奥斯卡提名纪录片制片人）
其实很简单的是：这是一本应该让全世界每个国家的每个人都拥有一本的书。书很实用，意义重大。（William Gazecki，奥斯卡提名纪录片制片人）
"An exciting and surprising read, this underscores the immense power of consumers to change the world. A truly inspiring and hopeful book." -- Wiliam Gazecki, Academy-Award nominated documentary filmmaker
"An exciting and surprising read, This underscores the power of consumers to change the world." -- William Gazecki, Academy-Award nominated documentarian
"It’s real simple: This is a book that should be owned by every person from every country in the world. It’s that useful, and that important."William Gazecki, Academy Award-nominated Documentary Filmmaker
"50 Simple Steps to Save The World’s Rainforests gives practical ways to stem the disaster of rainforest destruction. Read it and you’ll learn a lot, follow its advice and you’ll make a difference. I highly recommend this book to all who care about planet Earth." Chris Kilham, "Medicine Hunter"
"It s real simple: This is a book that should be owned by every person from every country in the world. It s that useful, and that important. William Gazecki, Academy Award-nominated Documentary Filmmaker"
"I’m grateful for a book that gives people greater insight about the ultimate importance of the rainforest to humanity and simple ways to make a diffrence with our everyday choices." --David Karr, Co-founder, Guayaki
About the Author/作者介绍： Kim Henderson是The Green Patriot Working Group的会员，也是自由出版社的执行总编。她积极参与与环境、健康和环保方面的事务。The Green Patriot Working Group是一个致力于让所有美国有良知的公民联合起来，通过可持续的环保方式来建立一个更安全、有保障的未来的组织。
Kim Henderson is both a member of The Green Patriot Working Group and managing editor of Freedom Press. She is intimately involved in environmental, health and conservation issues. The Green Patriot Working Group is a dedicated group of concerned citizens working to build a safe, secure future for America through environmental sustainability.
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