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Every Creeping Thing is a fascinating look at some of nature’s most misunderstood creatures. Traveling the world over, Conniff shatters popular myths and shares extraordinary truths about unfairly maligned animals. For instance, little brown bats help curb mosquito numbers by eating one every six seconds. Despite a reputation as maneaters, sharks ignore all but two or so of the 20 million people who use Hawaiian beaches each year....

The world's oceans are changing at a drastic pace. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools. Researchers dive into the waters around Sydney to replant kelp forests. Scientists and First Nations communities collaborate to restore clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest.

Klimaschutz, Nachhaltigkeit, die Bewahrung der Natur und der Umwelt und das Schonen und Erhalten unserer Ressourcen sind fraglos die Themen, die unsere Zukunft bestimmen werden. Wie man selbst aktiv werden und im Alltag viele kleine Beiträge leisten kann, um Energie und Wasser einzusparen, die CO2-Belastung zu verringern und den eigenen ökologischen Fußabdruck zu verringern, verrät dieses Hörbuch. Es versammelt 100, auch für Kinder und Jugendliche, gut machbare Anregungen für einen bewusster gelebten Alltag mit dem Ziel, die Welt für kommende Generationen zu erhalten.

For many people, ecosystems may be a remote concept, yet we eat, drink, breathe and interface with them in every moment of our lives. In this engaging textbook, ecosystems scientist Dr. Mark Everard considers a diversity of "everyday things", including fascinating facts about their ecological origins: from the tea we drink, to the things we wear, read, and enjoy, to the ecology of communities and space flight, and the important roles played by germs and "unappealing creatures" such as slugs and wasps.

Our earth home is in trouble: acid rain, the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, hazardous waste. However, we don't have to go out with a whimper. We can fight back. Even better, we can win. The battlegrounds are our homes, our schools, our workplaces, our holiday spots. By changing our actions, we can stop the downward spiral. Here are more than 365 ways to be environmentally responsible.