- 1986 first edition, 224 pages
- Published by The Bodley Head Ltd, London
- Hardcover with dust jacket, orange boards. Approx A 4 size book. Small owner ex Librus stamp on title page.
Forword by Gerald Durrell. An atlas of conservation in action. Researched by IUCN. Indexed and illustrated.
The authoritative new atlas of the state of the living planet - its life - support systems, habitats and species, and their prospects for survival.
If Noah were alive today, he would perceive a new deluge approaching - an extinguishing flood of human overpopulation, overconsumption and environmental abuse on a catastrophic scale. And his concern would be for more than the 'animals two by two' saved in his first Ark. The modern Noah fears for the whole natural world - the wild places and wild creatures, inspects, plants and microbes, the very soil and air and climate on which we depend - and understands that the vital fabric of this world is, itself, the Ark which carries all living things.
The last 25 years have seen a huge upsurge of popular awareness and activitiy in defence of this living Ark. Conservation, in its broadest sense, has become the central issue of our times. Today, Noah has an army of millions to call under the global banner of The World Conservation Strategy.
The State of the Ark addresses this powerful theme. Lee Durrell's clear and illuminating text weaves between a series of stunning pictorial maps and moving case stories of conservation success and failures around the world. The atlas maps and describes its subject in five major chapters: The State of the Ark; The State of the Wild; The State of Species; The State of the Regions; and Noah's ARmy.
It is compulsive reading, and an essential source of information for all who are concerned with the state of the natural world today, and the race against time to save what we can for future generations.
Full colour throughout, with over 200 illustrations, including maps, photographs and paintings.
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