{"product_id":"dead-zone-philip-lymbery","title":"Dead Zone (Philip Lymbery)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An honest, compelling and important account, and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security' \u003c\/b\u003eCHRIS PACKHAM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy are so many animals facing extinction?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClimate change and poaching are not the only culprits. The impact of consumer demand for cheap meat is equally devastating, and it is vital that we confront this problem if we are to stand a chance of reducing its effect on the world around us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e·\u003c\/b\u003e We are falsely led to believe that squeezing animals into factory farms and cultivating crops in vast, chemical-soaked prairies is a necessary evil, an efficient means of providing for an ever-expanding global population while leaving land free for wildlife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e·\u003c\/b\u003e Our planet's resources are reaching breaking point: awareness is slowly building that the wellbeing of society depends on a thriving natural world\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the author of the internationally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eFarmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Zone\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on an eye-opening journey across the globe, focussing on a dozen iconic species - from elephants to bumblebees to penguins - and looking at the role that industrial farming is playing in their plight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Lymbery is Chief Executive of the international farm-animal-welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming. He has played a leading role in many major animal welfare reforms, including Europe-wide bans on veal crates for calves and barren battery cages for laying hens. He also spearheaded Compassion's engagement with more than 1,000 food companies worldwide, leading to genuine improvements in the lives of more than two billion farm animals every year. He was appointed an ambassadorial 'Champion' for the UN Food Systems Summit in 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA columnist for the \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e, his first book,  \u003ci\u003eFarmageddon,\u003c\/i\u003e was listed as a Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Times. \u003c\/i\u003eHis other books are \u003ci\u003eDead Zone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSixty Harvests Left\u003c\/i\u003e. A visiting professor at the University of Winchester, he is also a keen ornithologist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 364 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807962440029,"sku":"K066346634","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6634663400001A.jpg?v=1788496880","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/dead-zone-philip-lymbery","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}