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The Ocean Hero Handbook

Simple things you can do to save out seas
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The Ocean Hero Handbook by Tessa Wardley is a practical guide for anyone seeking to make a positive impact on ocean conservation. The book offers comprehensive insights into the current challenges facing marine environments and equips readers with actionable steps to contribute to the health of the world's oceans. With a blend of scientific information and engaging activities, it inspires a hands-on approach to becoming an ocean protector.
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This book may appeal to you if you have a passion for marine conservation and are interested in practical ways to make a positive impact on the oceans. It's a perfect read for those who love the sea, with inspiring ideas and actions to help protect our marine environments while learning about the fascinating science behind them.

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Our oceans need our help now! Packed with facts you never knew about the effects of climate change and pollution on our oceans, and simple actions you can take every day to protect our seas, this is an urgent read for anyone interested in the fate and wellbeing of our blue planet.

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Focusing on so much more than plastic pollution, this ahead-of-the-curve book exposes the extensive damage being done to the oceans that most of us don't know about, and what simple, everyday changes we can make to help protect our seas.

When we think about climate change, our first thoughts are often of burning rainforests, cities filled with smog, and mammals teetering on the brink of extinction. But what about the effects of our actions off-land? What is really going on out of sight below the surface of the waves? And what more can we do beyond just reducing our plastic usage?

The Ocean Hero Handbook is a necessary call to act and educate ourselves on the damage human activity is having on our seas, and a guide to how you can help stop it, whether you live on the coastline or hundreds of miles from the ocean.

Shocking but enlightening, it illustrates exactly what the problems are, how they impact the ocean, why it is so important to keep our oceans healthy for our own benefit, and what we can do individually and collectively to help save our seas.

Oceans cover over 70% of our planet and provide us with more life support than we can comprehend. Learn how to be an ocean hero every day, and do your part to love and protect our planet before it is too late...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711266254

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 April 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ivy Press

Illustration: 45 colour illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Mélanie Johnsson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 150.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Tessa Wardley is a river-lover and mini-adventurer who has worked and played in waters worldwide from New Zealand to the Arctic Circle. She is a senior policy advisor with the Environment Department and before that, principle in a global environmental consultancy and policy advisor to the Environment Agency. She has written The River Book, The Woodland Book and The Countryside Book, inspirational titles encouraging readers to have adventures outdoors. She is also author of The Mindful Art of Wild Swimming and Mindful Thoughts for Runners.

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