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We are surrounded by stories of people on the move. Wild species, too, are escaping warming seas and desiccated lands in a mass exodus. Politicians and the media present this upheaval of migration patterns as unprecedented, blaming it for the spread of disease and conflict, and spreading anxiety across the world as a result. But the science and history of migration in animals, plants, and humans tell a different story. Far from being a disruptive behaviour, migration is an ancient and lifesaving response to environmental change, a biological imperative as necessary as breathing
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The Next Great Migration, Sonia Shah
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- Released
- 2021
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sonia Shah
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury UK
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1526629224
- ISBN13
- 9781526629227
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Science & Math, Nature, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Science, Environmental Themes, Ecology, Gifts for grandpa
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
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- We are surrounded by stories of people on the move. Wild species, too, are escaping warming seas and desiccated lands in a mass exodus. Politicians and the media present this upheaval of migration patterns as unprecedented, blaming it for the spread of disease and conflict, and spreading anxiety across the world as a result. But the science and history of migration in animals, plants, and humans tell a different story. Far from being a disruptive behaviour, migration is an ancient and lifesaving response to environmental change, a biological imperative as necessary as breathing