E-raamat: Green Sahara: Regaining Paradise in the Face of Climate Change

A compelling case for making the worlds largest desert lush. * Kirkus Reviews * The Green Sahara is an entertaining and enlightening account of the Sahara as it went from a vast, verdant home to magnificent flora and fauna and human civilizations to the largest desert in the world, and of how innovative individuals not only coped with the Saharas desertification but came up with ideas to regreen it. Nearly every chapter tells of surprising discoveries, including how the green Sahara and its people affected Egyptian civilization and mythology, how the Sahara deserts dust storms affect weather, peoples health, and agricultural productivity in the Americas, and how lessons gained from coping with desertification have world-wide relevance in dealing with the challenges of climatic changes. -- Michael McGahuey, former natural resources management specialist, USAID, CARE (Chad) and the US Peace Corps (Niger) This book is what everyone working to solve the problem of climate changefrom climate advocates to researchers to policy makersneeds right now: an optimistic inquiry into a potential solution, grounded in a data-backed, actionable vision and a genuine love for the people, places, and ecologies at stake. Gaudet's enthusiasm for the Sahara, and the possibility of making it green once again, shines through on every page, making his well-researched offering an easy and enjoyable read. -- Rebecca Pryor, executive director, Guardians of Flushing Bay The African continent has a unique place in human history. Gaudet shows here how it could also play an integral part in our future. The Green Sahara, released posthumously, provides a valuable insight into the management and conservation of aquatic resources, particularly in the context of human-induced changes and todays environmental challenges. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the impact of climate change and how, even now, we could still make a difference. -- Dean Allen, PhD, author and historian Instead of viewing the Sahara as forever desolate and forbidding, Gaudet inspires us to appreciate it as a source of hope for a greener future for all of us. Gaudet helped me learn that the Sahara can become green once again, not so much from huge infrastructure investments that have often failed, but from the people who actually live in the regionthe innovators and adapters who know their land best and have already made impressive gains. -- Andrew Sisson, professor of the practice, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill