Don’t panic in front of the oppressive book title: Behind the “Breastfeeding Die of Nature” is by no means a bad news from the sinking of the earth, but a clever pamphlet on the current state of nature conservation. In several essays, the evolutionary biologist Matthias Glaubrecht deals with the question of why the biodiversity crisis is less perceived and taken seriously than other crises- and what to do about it.
“As little help is a competition of the crises, it is so important to emphasize that there is more than just the climate factor,” writes Glaubrecht. He deliberately provocatively compares climate and species protection, criticizes classic nature conservation and also targets science policy: more than once he asks to use in relation to certain research projects “Cui Bono-?”. But he not only criticizes, but also provides concrete ideas for solving the biodiversity crisis.
If you are looking for sober information, this book is wrong. Glaubrecht illuminates the debate about the biodiversity crisis from many different, also personal perspectives. Background information on the often controversial theses is only available at the end, on 33 pages with notes and sources. First and foremost, his book stimulates thinking and discussing – the way we explore nature, how we treat it and how important we attach to it. Alina Wolf
Matthias Glaubrecht
The silence dying of nature. How we save the biodiversity and ourselves
C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 224 pages, € 22, –
ISBN 978-3-570-10572-6
