| Rainforest Hero: The Life and Death of Bruno Manser (export edition) Contributor(s): Suter, Ruedi (Author), Straumann, Lukas (Afterword by), Davis, Wade (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 3905252899 ISBN-13: 9783905252897 Publisher: Schwabe AG, Bergli Books OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Environmentalists & Naturalists - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Forests & Rainforests |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.99 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1984 Swiss shepherd Bruno Manser trekked through the virgin rainforests of Borneo to live among the jungle's last nomads. In six years among the Penan people, Manser witnessed the wholesale destruction of one of the world's most diverse ecosystems through rapid deforestation. He swore to do everything he could to stop it. Manser's globetrotting campaign brought the world's attention to tropical deforestation. It also made him an enemy of Asia's timber barons. In 2000 he disappeared without a trace. This edition is the export edition, with pictures in black and white. For colour please order directly from the publisher's website. Ruedi Suter's engrossing biography - the first in English - charts Manser's extraordinary journey from a young man who sought to escape civilization for the peace of the jungle to a campaigner who would stand up to oligarchs, lead protests around the globe, and, ultimately, give his life for the forests that he loved. |