Mit Pflanzen die Welt retten
Plants Can Save the World: Green Solutions to Climate Change
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About the book
The Earth is heating up – at an unprecedented speed. Without glossing over the issue, Bernhard Kegel explores all the technical and biological possibilities for halting this catastrophic trend. Light and photosynthesis – processes that made higher life possible and shaped it – could now help save life from one of its most severe crises.
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The title is as striking as the book is nuanced. Bernhard Kegel examines the roles of plants in various ecosystems – forests, moors and oceans – and the mechanisms by which they benefit humans. He focuses on climate change and the carbon balance, explaining how carbon is stored in plant matter and absorbed from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. Kegel highlights how labour-intensive and fraught with conflicting goals many initiatives are that aim to promote these processes. Yet, the existence of such efforts around the globe – in Europe, China, the USA and Africa – whether in the form of peatland restoration in Schleswig-Holstein, kelp forests in the oceans or reforestation in the Sahel, is encouraging. The author does not promise a magic bullet; instead, he presents and reflects on various approaches.
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Bernhard Kegel, born in Berlin in 1953, studied Chemistry and Biology at the Free University of Berlin, followed by research work, work as an ecological expert and lecturer. Since 1993 he has published numerous novels and non-fiction books. Bernhard Kegel’s books have been awarded several journalism prizes.
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