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Can I read The God Species : Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans on EtoBox?
The God Species : Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans by Lynas, Mark is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The God Species : Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans about?
We humans are the God species, both the creators and destroyers of life on this planet. As we enter a new geological era - the Anthropocene - our collective power now overwhelms and dominates the major forces of nature. But from the water cycle to the circulation of nitrogen and carbon through the entire Earth system, we are coming dangerously close to destroying the planetary life-support systems that sustain us. In this controversial new book, Royal Society Science Books Prize winner Mark Lynas shows us how we must use our new mastery over nature to save the planet from ourselves. Taking forward the work of a brilliant new group of Earth-system scientists who have mapped out our real 'planetary boundaries', Lynas draws up a radical manifesto calling for the increased use of environmentally-friendly technologies like genetic engi- neering and nuclear power as part of a global effort to use humanity's best tools to protect and nurture the biosphere. Ecological limits are real, but economic limits are not, Lynas contends. We can and must feed a richer population of nine billion people in decades to come, whilst also respecting the nine planetary boundaries - from biodiversity to oce
Who reads The God Species : Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Lynas, Mark
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781426208911
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Nature, Sociology, Science
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (45 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14