{"product_id":"green-planet-how-plants-keep-the-earth-alive-9780813544533","title":"Green Planet: How Plants Keep the Earth Alive","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlants are not just a pretty part of the landscape; they keep the entire planet  with all of its human and nonhuman inhabitants  alive. Stanley Rice documents the many ways in which plants do this by making oxygen  regulating the greenhouse effect  controlling floods  and producing all the food in the world. Plants also create natural habitats for all organisms in the world. With illustrations and clear writing for non-specialists  Green Planet helps general readers realize that if we are to rescue the Earth from environmental disaster  we must protect wild plants. Beginning with an overview of how human civilization has altered the face of the Earth  particularly by the destruction of forests  the book details the startling consequences of these actions. Rice provides compelling reasons for government officials  economic leaders  and the public to support efforts to save threatened and endangered plants. Global campaigns to solve environmental problems with plants  such as the development of green roofs and the Green Belt Movementa womens organization in Kenya that empowers communities worldwide to protect the environmentshow readers that efforts to save wild plants can be successful and beneficial to the economic well-being of nations. Through current scientific evidence  readers see that plants are vital to the ecological health of our planet and understand what can be done to lead to a betterand greenerfuture Benefits of plants: Help modulate greenhouse gases Produce almost all oxygen in the air Create cool shade that reduces energy costs Prevent floods  droughts  and soil erosion Produce all of the food in the world Create and preserve soil Create natural habitats Heal the landscape after natural and human disasters\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67932337504309,"sku":"ByrdShop_081354453X","price":88.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813544533.jpg?v=1794224561","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/green-planet-how-plants-keep-the-earth-alive-9780813544533","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}