Plants For People by Anna Lewington
Plants for People gives us an insight into the countless, often surprising ways in which we use plantsfrom the woodpulp in our clothing and the soya in fast food, to new medicines from daffodil bulbs for Alzheimer's, yew leaves and hazelnuts for cancers, and sunflower seeds providing cleaner fuel for our cars. Plants are essential to our lives, yet the ways in which we manage them are seriously harming people and environments worldwide. Plants for People considers practical and ethical issues such as organic production, bio-piracy and the Fairtrade movement. Its mission is to help us save the diversity of plant life on earth, and to treat as equals the millions of people whose knowledge and services support us every day.A feast of a book, it's a one-stop shop of useful information about the deep impact that plants have on our lives, from the value of using wild plants in medicine to explaining how the Fairtrade system operates. * BBC Gardener's World *
Sometimes disturbing, sometimes hopeful, Anna Lewington gives a comprehensive and fascinating insight into the part plants play in our lives ... This magnificent production bolsters the achievments of the Eden Project in Cornwall with its sensible facts about plants ... However you dip into this book some plant miscellany will capture your attention, and the lavish photos keep you page turning. Earth Matters (Friends of the Earth)
Anna Lewington is a well-known writer and researcher who specializes in ethnobotany: the uses people make of plants. She has conducted research in Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and Chile, and has a wide knowledge of the (often controversial) industrial uses of plants - from GM soya beans to the endangered wild species used in some herbal medicines. Anna has worked for many different organizations, from the World Wide Fund for Nature to the British Government, and took part in BBC TV's first 'Rough Science' series.
Anna has a long-standing interest in the indigenous people and cultures of Latin America. She has also worked with rubber tappers in Brazil, the indigenous people of Chile's Atacama desert, and Andean communities. Anna's other books include ANCIENT TREES (with her photographer husband Edward Parker), an ATLAS OF RAINFORESTS, ANTONIO'S RAINFOREST and five educational books for children. Anna lives with her family in Dorset.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781903919088 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903919088 |
| Title | Plants For People |
| Author | Anna Lewington |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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