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Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Meet Roger Cox, the first and only lawyer to have successfully sued both a government and an oil giant in court to establish that climate inaction can be made illegal. His ground-breaking case against the Dutch government and oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has been foundational in determining that even private entities owe a duty of care to citizens to avoid catastrophic climate change, which stunned legal experts and sent shockwaves through parliaments...
Publisher
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Australia’s wilderness is a world unto itself, made possible by the protection provided by the Wallace Line. One of the most important boundaries in nature, it divides wild Australia from the rest of the world – and in doing so, has ensured that the incredible creatures of the great southern land have stayed, at an evolutionary level, completely distinct and separate from the rest of the world. Through the lens of the Wallace Line, we can see...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Visit Eastern Colombia, a region defined by two powerful rivers: the Orinoco and the Amazon. The Amazon River flows through lush, dense rainforests, while the Orinoco carves its way across a landscape consisting of grassy plains, lakes and floodplain forests. See jaguars, capybaras, anacondas, anteaters and pygmy marmosets, the world’s smallest monkeys.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Visit the Pacific coast and the volcanoes of the Andes. Along the coast humpback whales give birth and fish crabs in the mangrove forests. The ascent into the Andes is like a journey to a different planet. Snow-capped, 13,000 feet high volcanoes known as the Los Nevados are surrounded by the Paramó, a magical landscape of giant flowers. Here we observe bears, condors and stunning hummingbirds.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From the Pacific coast to the snow-covered volcanoes of the Andes, from the plains of the Orinoco region deep into the rainforests of the Amazon, this documentary offers captivating insights into a natural paradise that, due to decades of civil war, remained largely inaccessible. Conditions are ideal for a wealth of flora and fauna, including jaguars, anacondas, condors and hammerhead sharks.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A celebration of California’s wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home. Best known for its beaches and Hollywood, California is a wellspring of biodiversity. Bounded by mountains, deserts and the Pacific Ocean, here are iconic wild places like Yosemite and Death Valley, but also to the unexplored wilderness of Baja California.
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English
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Book for all ages, 13 to 21+, because we all need to know! Civilized animal friends, at Rodney, the rock n' roll Rabbit's party, play: "Way Out Yonder", from Perky the powerful partying Panther's bag of games. Win, making smart choices to stop environmental disasters from affecting OUR Planet... They stop fictional play, to face; protect real-life happenings; including culprits' (such as Republicans &; their polluting allies) denying Global Warming...
12) Aguas robadas
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Español
Description
El histórico saqueo del agua de dos ríos interprovinciales devastó los suelos y toda la biodiversidad del oeste de la provincia de La Pampa. Pese a viejos reclamos, en la práctica estos continúan sin solución. En medio de la destrucción ambiental causada, surge Manuel, un joven agrónomo con un empeño ferviente por la ecología. Decidido a cambiar el destino de la región, Manuel se embarca en la audaz empresa de construir una granja ecológica...
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Series
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English
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This series of little alien guardians of nature that come out of your planet in pursuit of the biggest polluter of the universe, the wicked Zirt Zlunder. He escapes and comes to stop on Earth. In this book, Zirt Zlunder disappears. The Little Guardians must locate Zirt Zlunder, but this time the hunt will be off planet Earth. They will have to travel all the planets of our solar system. And in this adventure will be attacked by Zirt Zlunder. They...
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English
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CONVERSATIONAL CHAT INFORMATIVE BOOKWhat is my Dirt for youChat between Abe and Bard AI to explore the power of secrets and how they can be used to hurt or help people. The article argues that dirt, or information that could be used to hurt or embarrass someone, can be a powerful tool for good or evil. It can be used to motivate people to change their behavior, to come clean about something that they are struggling with, or to forgive someone who...
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English
Description
See-oh-too is an influential guy. Trees Are Made of Gas teaches young readers all about carbon dioxide, an invisible, odorless gas that is essential for plant growth, but is also responsible for global climate change. Kids learn both the science and impact of the massive release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, making a clear argument for conservation and clean up. Providing simple explanations along with ways to reduce your own carbon footprint,...
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English
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Nalani is a girl who grew up on an island far, far away. Due to global warming, she watches her home as it is washed away by the sea.
Looking for answers as to why this happened, she sets off on a courageous journey – travelling the oceans far and wide.
Along the way, she learns about coral bleaching, deforestation and the melting of the ice caps – thanks to some helpful friends.
She needs to find the people of the world to tell them. But will...
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Language
English
Description
Nominated for the 2020 Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. One of The Millions's Most Anticipated Books of the Second-Half of 2020, one of Library Journal's 35 Standout Summer/Fall 2020 Debut Novels, and one of Shondaland's 11 New Books That Will Change How You Think About the Climate Crisis
From the author of the story collections Heartbreaker and Rag comes a powerful and propulsive debut novel that examines activism, love,...
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Series
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Español
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Esta serie de pequeños alienígenas guardianes de la naturaleza que salen de su planeta en la búsqueda de la mayor contaminador del universo, el malvado Zirt Zlunder. Se escapa y viene a parar en la Tierra. En este libro, Zirt Zlunder decide destruir los bosques devastando y quemando árboles, asustando a los animales. Los Pequeños Guardianes han localizado a Zirt Zlunder y evitarán que destruya los bosques, después de todo, ahora tienen dos...
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Deutsch
Description
Alles, was Kinder über Wasser wissen möchten: ein Sachbuch in Kooperation mit Viva con Agua.
In Saras Urlaub regnet es andauernd: Wo bleibt nur das ganze Wasser? Leon springt vom Ein-Meter-Brett—oder doch nicht? Wasser kann ganz schön wehtun. Friedrich kümmert sich um einen Bach vor der Schule. Nora fragt sich, ob es Wasser in der Wüste gibt. Doch damit ist das Thema keineswegs erschöpft. Warum sind Tränen salzig? Was passiert bei der Taufe?...
20) Crawdad Creek
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There's always something happening at Crawdad Creek. That's what Lizzie and Michael call the stream that runs behind their house. Come pan for gold, hunt for fossils, find an arrowhead in the mud or a crayfish under a stone. Watch whirligig beetles and water striders skate across the water, teasing the fish below, and count the turtles sunning themselves on moss-covered logs. Follow tracks along the bank, then sit in quiet amazement as deer, raccoons,...
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