The Plant Messiah - Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species

Carlos Magdalena

Doubleday

2018

272 páginas

9h 4m

ISBN-10: 0385543611

Carlos Magdalena is not your average horticulturist. He's a man on a mission to save the world's most endangered plants. First captivated by the flora of his native Spain, he has travelled to the remotest parts of the globe in search of exotic species. Renowned for his pioneering work, he has committed his life to protecting plants from man-made ecological destruction and thieves hunting for wealthy collectors.

In The Plant Messiah, Magdalena takes readers from the Amazon to the jungles of Mauritius to deep within the Australian Outback in search of the rare and the vulnerable. Back in the lab, we watch as he develops groundbreaking, left-field techniques for rescuing species from extinction, encouraging them to propagate and thrive once again. Along the way, he offers moving, heartfelt stories about the secrets contained within these incredible organisms.

Passionate and absorbing, The Plant Messiah is a tribute to the diversity of life on our planet, and the importance of preserving it.

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5 (Perfeito)

Novo herói.

Incontornável para os amantes de plantas, Carlos Magdalena faz um apanhado geral de plantas extintas ou em risco de extinção pelo mundo todo, estudadas, protegidas e reproduzidas no Kew Gardens. Contando suas expedições em busca de raridades, espécies únicos e desconhecidos, ao mesmo tempo em que procura educar comunidades necessitadas e dependentes nas Américas, África e Ásia. Um novo herói no meu panteão.