Book HackThe AmazonBy Mark J. Plotkin
In a Nutshell
Renowned ethnobotanist Mark J. Plotkin explains what makes Amazonia one of the planet's most unique ecosystems and why we must protect it.
Favorite Quote
The battle against climate change may not be won in Amazonia, but it can certainly be lost there.
Mark J. Plotkin
Introduction
The Amazon was at the center of environmental activism long before we understood the full extent of the climate crisis.
How does Amazonia contribute so much to the health of our entire planet?
Mark J. Plotkin is an American ecologist, ethnobotanist, and conservation expert who has spent 40 years studying Amazonia and its native species.
In this edition of the Oxford University Press What Everyone Needs to Know book series, Plotkin explains what makes the Amazon rainforest and river basin so unique and why we need to protect them.
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