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A climate for life : meeting the global challenge

Title
A climate for life : meeting the global challenge / CEMEX ; foreword by Harrison Ford and Edward O. Wilson.
Publication
[Memorial City, Texas] : Cemex, S.A. de C.V., c2008.

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  • Cemex, S.A. de C.V.
  • Conservation International.
  • International League of Conservation Photographers.
Description
359 p. : col. ill., maps; 32 cm.
Series Statement
CEMEX conservation book series
Uniform Title
CEMEX conservation book series
Subject
  • Climatic changes
  • Climatic changes > Government policy
  • Climatic changes > Social aspects
  • Climatic changes > Prevention
Note
  • "[Lead authors]: Russell A. Mittermeier, Michael Totten, Laura Ledwith Pennypacker, Frederick Boltz, Cristina G. Mittermeier, Guy Midgley, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Glenn Prickett, Claude Gascon, Peter A. Seligmann, Olivier Langrand."
  • "Cristina G. Mittermeier, series editor."
  • "CEMEX conservation book series with Conservation International and the International League of Conservation Photographers."
  • Featured photographers: James Balog, Daniel Beltrá, Michael Forsberg, Tim Laman, Frans Lanting, Sarah Leen, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier, Paul Nicklen, Joel Sartore, John Stanmeyer.
Contents
Foreword / Harrison Ford and Edward O. Wilson -- Introduction -- Mitigation. Mitigating climate change. Energy efficiency ; Eyewitness to change: Sarah Leen [photographer] ; Renewable energy ; Biofuels ; Eyewitness to change: Joel Sartore [photographer] ; Forest conservation ; Eyewitness to change: Tim Laman, Daniel Beltrá [photographers] ; Reforestation and agroforestry ; Eyewitness to change: Cristina Mittermeier [photographer] -- Adaptation. Adapting to climate change. Terrestrial biodiversity ; Eyewitness to change: Frans Lanting [photographer] ; Freshwater biodiversity ; Eyewitness to change: Michael Forsberg [photographer] ; The role of oceans ; Eyewitness to change: Paul Nicklen [photographer] ; Human dimensions ; Eyewitness to change: John Stanmeyer [photographer] ; Tipping points ; Eyewitness to change: James Balog [photographer] ; A call to action.
ISBN
  • 9780981832104
  • 0981832105
OCLC
  • ocn276357348
  • 276357348
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library