The Treeline

The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth

The Treeline
Ben Rawlence
RRP:
NZ$ 30.00
Our Price:
NZ$ 24.00
Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 352pg
12 Jan 2023 UK
Eta 3-5 days from NZ Market Release
9781529112504
Out Of Stock
- Preorder Title for delivery after release -
Quantity:
 
 
A powerful blend of reportage, nature, travel and science writing, deeply researched and beautifully written, underpinned by a startling and urgent message for our time. ' The very treeline is on the move- a devastating image. This book is an evocative, wise and unflinching exploration of what it will mean for humanity. ' Jay GriffithsThe Arctic Treeline is the shifting region of forest that encircles the globe in an almost unbroken green ring. It is the second largest biome on our planet and is - quite literally - on the frontline of global warming. The six trees that characterise this little-known region (Larch, Spruce, Mountain Ash, Downy Birch, Poplar and Scots Pine) form the protagonists of Ben Rawlence' s story. He travels to Scotland, northern Scandinavia, Siberia, Canada, Alaska and Greenland to discover what these trees and the people who live and work with them have to tell us about the future of our planet. The significance of this ring of forest and its rich biome has only recently begun to be understood. How the species in this zone respond to warming will shape the ability of the boreal forest to produce the fresh air and fresh water that sustains life on earth. The Treeline offers insights into the nature of our changing climate over the coming decades and a stark vision of the future. This is a spellbinding blend of reportage, nature, travel and science writing, deeply researched and beautifully written, underpinned by a startling and urgent environmental message.
The very treeline is on the move: a devastating image. This book is an evocative, wise and unflinching exploration of what it will mean for humanity. -- Jay Griffiths Our trees are on the move but we have no place left to go. Ben Rawlence' s The Treeline is a moving, thoughtful, deeply reported elegy for our vanishing world and a map of the one to come. -- Nathaniel Rich A fascinating book drawing on a brilliant, original line of thinking to reveal the roots and reach of our changing boreal forests. . . A perfect combination of lyrical writing and rigorous reporting. Utterly illuminating. -- Sophy Roberts What an extraordinary book this is! Ben Rawlence writes with elegant clarity about a world knocked out of whack. The Treeline is a fine work of science journalism, an adventure tale that tracks the shifting fortunes of the planet' s northernmost forests, a record of the cruel legacies of capitalism and colonialism. Most of all it is a sustained act of attention, of observing and listening to a land that observes and listens back. This is not just a description of a warming world but an active invitation to live differently, to participate with wisdom and humility in the cacophonous and ever-unfinished abundance of terrestrial life. -- Ben Ehrenreich An urgent and insightful tour of some of the world' s strangest, most bewitching and most endangered environments. It is at once a tribute to indigenous wisdom, a paean to the otherworldly beauty of the taiga and the tundra, and a highly readable overview of the latest science. This is an important book, and one I will be pressing into other people' s hands. -- Cal Flyn
Ben Rawlence is the author of City of Thorns- Nine Lives in the World' s Largest Refugee Camp and Radio Congo- Signals of Hope from Africa' s Deadliest War. He studied Swahili at the universities of London and Dar-es-Salaam, and then an MA in International Relations at the University of Chicago. While working for Human Rights Watch in the Horn of Africa he became fascinated by the Dadaab refugee camp, which would later become the subject of his 2016 book, City of Thorns. Ben has written for the Guardian, London Review of Books, New York Times, New York Times Book Review, New Yorker and many other publications. He lives in Wales and is the founder and director of Black Mountains College, an institution dedicated to preparing people for the changes to come.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781529112504
Published: 12 Jan 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 352

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information

View Cart or Browse other items in Animals & Wildlife.