{"product_id":"endangered-places","title":"Endangered Places","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 180 outstanding colour photographs exploring hauntingly beautiful locations, \u003ci\u003eEndangered Places\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and moving pictorial examination of the threat to our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur beautiful planet is in danger: the warning signs are there, year after year – from vast forest fires across Australia to coral bleaching in the Pacific and the rapid break up of polar ice and the consequent rise in sea levels, threatening low-lying coastal communities everywhere. Arranged by continent,\u003ci\u003e Endangered Places\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the reader to many of the most stunning natural locations from the around the world that are currently under threat. \u003cbr\u003eLearn about the magnificent Bornean rainforest, home to threatened species such as orangutans, probiscis monkeys and the Sumatran rhinoceros; marvel at the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef, stretching 2,300 kilometres along Australia’s east coast and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps; explore the Aral Sea, formerly the fourth largest lake in the world and today less than 10 per cent of it’s original size after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects; and understand the process of desertification, which has led to the huge expansion of the Sahara Desert and the dramatic shrinkage of Lake Chad. \u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with more than 180 photographs of more than 100 threatened locations, \u003ci\u003eEndangered Places\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the beauty of our planet while reminding us of how easily this can be lost through human behaviour and climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":53391580365073,"sku":"9781838863036","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_4929cbfe-5d54-4c83-96fb-f2ab248fc424.jpeg?v=1776866230","url":"https:\/\/www.stablebookgroup.com\/products\/endangered-places","provider":"Stable Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}