{"product_id":"9780141982311","title":"Inheritors of the Earth : How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction by Chris D. Thomas","description":"THE TIMES, ECONOMIST AND GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017It is accepted wisdom today that human beings have irrevocably damaged  the natural world. Yet what  if this narrative obscures a more hopeful truth?In Inheritors of the Earth,  renowned ecologist and environmentalist Chris D. Thomas overturns the  accepted story, revealing how nature  is fighting back.   Many animals and plants actually benefit from our  presence, raising biological diversity in most parts of the world and  increasing the rate at which new species are formed, perhaps to the  highest level in Earth's history. From Costa Rican tropical forests to  the thoroughly transformed British landscape, nature is coping  surprisingly well in the human epoch.   Chris Thomas takes us on a  gripping round-the-world journey to meet the enterprising creatures that  are thriving in the Anthropocene, from York's ochre-coloured comma  butterfly to hybrid bison in North America, scarlet-beaked pukekos in  New Zealand, and Asian palms forming thickets in the European Alps. In  so doing, he questions our irrational persecution of so-called 'invasive  species', and shows us that we should not treat the Earth as a faded  masterpiece that we need to restore. After all, if life can recover from  the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs, might it not be able to  survive the onslaughts of a technological ape?Combining a  naturalist's eye for wildlife with an ecologist's wide lens, Chris  Thomas forces us to re-examine humanity's relationship with nature, and  reminds us that the story of life is the story of change.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56225019658613,"sku":"9780141982311","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141982311.jpg?v=1762228094","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780141982311","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}