human influence on nature

The author provides a chronicle of his travels to nineteen countries in an attempt to understand the complex environmental problems of each nation, and their effects on the people who must deal with them on a daily basis.

Gives a social and historical view of humanity's effect on the landscape, both now and in the future.

Provides information about climate, discussing global warming and its effects, looking at how natural events such as volcano eruptions impact it, and including tips on what can be done to limit the changes people make to it.

A documentary on the threats to the world's environment, filmed in thirteen countries.

Earth is full of suffering and war until one little girl seeks Old Turtle, who tells her about a "broken truth" and how mending it will help her community to understand the common bond of all humanity.

Shows how natural habitats and cycles are threatened by human behavior and explores possible solutions.

Explains what global citizens can do to protect the natural environment as well as endangered plants and animals.

Contains over 130 satellite photographs that depict the natural foundations and process of global change, and features essays which explain some of the many natural and man-made instruments of environmental change, including thermal currents, plate tectonics, earthquakes, storms, and air pollution.

Describes the conditions in the Amazon rain forest, the animals, plants, and people that live there, the exploitation of this ecosystem, and the importance of preserving it.