Fragile Web: What Next for Nature?

In Fragile Web a team of international experts explore the biodiversity of the natural world. Drawing on the very latest science, they explain what biodiversity is, how it has evolved and how directly or indirectly humans are responsible for the fate of nature. Today, a quarter of mammals are threatened with extinction, all major ocean fisheries are over-exploited, and life in freshwater is threatened by pollution and over-extraction of water for human use. Written for the general reader with no science background, Fragile Web investigates what can be done to protect nature's remarkable diversity and why it matters to everyone. Published to tie in with the United Nation's 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, Fragile Web provides a timely insight into the state of life on Earth and warns how ignoring the current crisis for biodiversity could fundamentally change the lives of future generations. It is fully illustrated with colour photographs, diagrams and maps throughout.