The Earth's biodiversity-the rich variety of life on our planet-is disappearing at an alarming rate. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, Sustaining Life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health. Edited…
"Wild Indonesia" presented a particular logistical challenge for us. How to cover 17,000 islands spread across an area stretching from New York to London. Once we'd figured that out, we were then faced with how to access the animals there, many of which were rarely seen, let alone researched. As we had tied ourselves to telling the story of Indonesia's evolution, we had to make sure we did ever…