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| The Future of Life | 
| Author: Edward O. Wilson
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 72042
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0679768114
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.9522
EAN: 9780679768111
ASIN: 0679768114
Publication Date: March 11, 2003
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 Macro Thoughts from a "Micro" World April 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The prologue alone is worth the price of this book. The rest is pure, delicious gravy and icing.
Buy it!!
READ THIS BOOK January 25, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's time, E.O. Wilson declares, to make some changes before we lose this planet to our own devices. Do yourself a favor: read this book.
 Informative January 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Edward O. Wilson provides a very detailed explanation of the environmental issues facing our society. Although it is repetitive at times, it provides many facts from an important environmentalist's view.
Wilson raises some very important issues which must be resolved in order to preserve biodiversity. This is not an embellished optimistic view for the future, but rather the grim realization that humans must act now in order to preserve the future of life. Overall, it was a very informative, yet somewhat, long winded report of environmental problems.
How to preserve ecosystems and species' of our world April 30, 2006
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I found the heart of this book to be in Wilson's recommendations on how to preserve the ecosystems and species of the world.
1) He urges that we ' salvage immediately the world's hotspots, those habitats that are both at the greatest risk and shelter the largest concentration of species found nowhere else." He says that twenty- five of these hotspots , the rainforest in Hawaii, the West Indies, Ecuador, Madagascar are 1.4 percent of the earth's surface but are the "homes of 43.8 percent of all known vascular plants and 33.6 percent of th known mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
2) He says we must "keep intact the remaining frontier forests."
3) "Cease all logging of old- growth forests everywhere."
4)He suggests we "concentrate on lakes and river systems which are the most threatened eco-systems of all."
5)"Define precisely the marine hotspots of the world, and assign them the same action priority as those on land."
6) He suggests that we should " complete the mapping of the world's biological diversity" in order to rend the " conservation effort exact and cost- effective."
7)He says we must map the full- range of world's eco-systems including the deserts and artic tundras, and not only the tropical forests and coral reefs.
8) He suggests we make ' conservation profitable' for those who are involved in the efforts, and live in the areas in which the efforts are to be made.
9) He suggests that biodiversity be used as an economic tool, and that it help develop new crops, livestock, pharmaceuticals etc.
10) He advocates the use of 'restoration projects' to restore areas to Nature
11) He advocates that zoos be encouraged to breed endangered species.
12) He urges population planning to lead humanity to 'smaller biomass( fewer people?)
Wilson is also concerned with the great gap between the world's poor and rich. He sees great dangers but is fundamentally an optimist who believes that Human wisdom and planning can lead to a situation where there is both economic improvement for mankind and preservation of natural systems.
Very Informative February 28, 2006
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson provided a great deal of information regarding the current state of the environment. Wilson makes many good points but overall he is far too pessimistic. This book should be read by anyone who enjoys reading about the environment or is interested in learning more about conservation.
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