»The ocean sustains all life. Understanding how it works and how we are affecting it is vital for securing our future. The Ocean Book provides the full briefing.« Dr Tony Juniper CBE, environmentalist »With cleverly designed infographics and wellresearched succinctly summarised data, this book does a superb job pulling together climate change, overfishing, acidification & plastic pollution, offering a comprehensive if disturbing overview of the state of our oceans. A must for anyone who cares about what's happening, and wants to do something about it.« Craig Bennett, CEO Friends of the Earth UK »With informative diagrams and good reference to facts, this book explores the impacts of human activities on both marine and atmospheric systems providing an introduction to sustainability and marine science.« Emma Lamb, international marine environmental consultant

Autorentext
Als Buchgestalterin und Infografikerin ist Esther Gonstalla vor allem für NGOs wie Brot für die Welt, BUND, Mehr Demokratie und Fair Oceans tätig. Im Zentrum ihrer Arbeit stehen dabei stets der Zustand und der Schutz unserer Umwelt. Aus den oft komplexen Erkenntnissen der Umweltforschung kreiert sie leicht verständliche Informationshäppchen und bringt damit das Wissen zu den Menschen.

Klappentext

Rising sea levels, leaking oil rigs, growing garbage patches and overfishing: our oceans are in grave danger. To protect the ecosystem it is important to better understand the relationship between human actions and their effect on marine environments.

The Ocean Book provides a comprehensive picture of the threats posed on this mysterious and fascinating habitat, and makes correlations visible and easy to understand with the help of detailed infographics.