Forests: Reasons to be Hopeful

by Bill Liao, Desmond Tutu (Foreword by)

Overview

This captivating book simply and engagingly captures the vital role forests play in combating the effects of climate change. The reasons for the current and historical demise of the forest are clearly outlined, followed by a fascinating insight into how a forest works to help the local and global environment. There is a solution to global warming which is realistic, attainable and beneficial to the Earth and her inhabitants. Bill Liao and WeForest’s laudable goals of making the earth cooler, alleviating poverty and restoring eco-systems are enshrined in case studies from around the world, vividly demonstrating reasons to be hopeful.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780957436251
Publisher:	Ideos Publications Ltd
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Bill Liao – diplomat, investor, entrepreneur, business mentor, speaker, philanthropist and author. Bill Liao co-founded the business social network service XING and is a venture partner at SOS Ventures, a global venture capital and investment management firm. Bill is a special diplomatic envoy for St. Kitts and Nevis for sustainable development and the environment. He is also the founder of WeForest.org, an international non-profit organisation combating global warming in the most natural way possible by sustainably and holistically reforesting previously degraded land – the organisation is approaching planting its millionth tree. weforest.org

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu, a Nobel Peace Laureate, is one of the greatest living moral icons of our time who was a key role player in the fight against apartheid in South Africa. He was also the first black South African Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa and primate of the Anglican Church of South Africa.