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Explore the technology that will save our world by protecting nature and wildlife!

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

The four-book series Green Tech is an upbeat guide exploring fascinating technology from the past, present and cutting-edge of futuristic development that has the potential to help solve major ecological issues facing Earth, from the climate crisis to plastic pollution and the ongoing loss of biodiversity around the world.Enough with the negative, it's time to look at all the ingenious inventors who are all about trying to use technology for good.The series offers a balanced view of this technology, considering the practicalities, affordability, sustainability and possibleunintended long-term consequences of various hi-tech solutions. It introduces the importance of behaviour change by people in richer countries, and includes technology that facilitates this. It also highlights the need for technologies thatbenefit people in the world's poorest areas, who have done the least to cause the climate crisis but are already feeling its effects the most acutely.Perfect for readers aged 8 and up.

Author Biography

Alice Harman is an experienced author and editor, specialising in children's non-fiction books. She has worked on a wide range of creative and highly acclaimed titles, including The Big Book of Bugs, Paper Zoo and This Book Thinks You're a Scientist.

Table of Contents

1: Why do we need to protect nature and wildlife?1: Camera traps1: Acoustic monitoring1: Seed banks1: DNA barcoding1: Drones1: LIDAR remote sensing1: Citizen Science websites and apps1: Wildlife satellite tracking1: Wildlife crime detection1: 'Green' cities1: Pheremone traps1: Indigenous land stewarding1: Glossary and further information1: Index

Long Description

The four-book series Green Tech is an upbeat guide exploring fascinating technology from the past, present and cutting-edge of futuristic development that has the potential to help solve major ecological issues facing Earth, from the climate crisis to plastic pollution and the ongoing loss of biodiversity around the world.Enough with the negative, it's time to look at all the ingenious inventors who are all about trying to use technology for good.The series offers a balanced view of this technology, considering the practicalities, affordability, sustainability and possibleunintended long-term consequences of various hi-tech solutions. It introduces the importance of behaviour change by people in richer countries, and includes technology that facilitates this. It also highlights the need for technologies thatbenefit people in the world's poorest areas, who have done the least to cause the climate crisis but are already feeling its effects the most acutely.Perfect for readers aged 8 and up.

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Explore the technology that will save our world by protecting nature and wildlife!

Details ISBN152631522X Author Alice Harman Pages 32 Series Green Tech Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 152631522X ISBN-13 9781526315229 Format Paperback Imprint Wayland Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2021-12-23 Audience Age 9-11 Publisher Hachette Children's Group Publication Date 2021-12-23 DEWEY 333.72 Audience Children / Juvenile NZ Release Date 2021-03-29 AU Release Date 2021-03-29 We've got this

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