Sylvia Earle – författare

Equal parts memoir, adventure tale, and call to action, Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans has become a classic of environmental literature, at once the gripping adventure story of Earle’s three decades of undersea exploration, an insider’s introduction to the dynamic field of marine biology, and an urgent plea for the preservation of the world’s deteriorating ocean ecosystems. Featuring a gallery of color photographs and a new preface by Earle, this edition of Sea Change arrives at a uniquely pivotal time when its message is needed more than ever before.

Discover the most outrageous aspects of the deep blue---from record-breaking depths to towering tsunamis, underwater giants to tiny sea creatures--along with ocean conservation challenges and what you can do to help.Dive into a world of aquatic mystery in this action-packed combination of science and adventure. Famed National Geographic Explorer Sylvia Earle leads readers on an in-depth tour of life beneath the waves. Come face-to-face with whales and sharks, learn about the newest and most hi-tech ocean gear and gadgets, experiment with hands-on activities, and join Earle as she recounts her most daring dives. Packed with fascinating tidbits, animal profiles, and up-to-date science, each chapter combines stunning photography with fun, accessible text. Perfect for curious kids, ocean lovers, young explorers, and the classroom. Extreme Ocean reveals the mystery, majesty, danger, and--above all--the importance of our ocean.

If humankind were given a mandate to do everything in our power to undermine the earth's functioning, we could hardly do a better job than we have in the past thirty years on the world's oceans, both by what we are putting into it-millions of tons of trash and toxic materials-and by what we are taking out of it-millions of tons of wildlife. Yet only recently have we begun to understand the scale of those impacts.Defying Ocean's End is the result of an unprecedented effort among the world's largest environmental organizations, scientists, the business community, media, and international governments to address these marine issues. In June 2003, in the culmination of a year-long effort, they met specifically to develop a comprehensive and achievable agenda to reverse the decline in health of the world's oceans.As conservation organizations begin to expand their focus from land issues to include a major focus on preservation of the sea, it is increasingly apparent that we have to approach marine conservation differently and at much larger scale than we have to date. What's also clear is the magnitude and immediacy of the growing ocean concerns are such that no one organization can handle the job alone.Defying Ocean's End is a bold step in bringing the resources needed to bear on this vast problem before it is too late. It offers a broad strategy, a practical plan with priorities and costs, aimed at mobilizing the forces needed to bring about a "sea change" of favorable attitudes, actions, and outcomes for the oceans-and for all of us.

Meet the most adorable babies in the sea, from tiny seahorses to giant whale calves, in this stunning picture book from National Geographic Kids! Dive into Earth’s biggest nursery—the ocean!—where young creatures are born, cared for, and begin their incredible lives.With lyrical prose and breathtaking photography, kids will meet ocean babies from sharks and seals to jellyfish, corals, and seahorses in this picture book celebration of the ocean’s baby animals. Readers will discover how sea families feed, cuddle, and play in habitats from coral reefs to polar seas, all while acknowledging how these ocean families are not always so different from their own.Renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle and acclaimed National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry combine their expertise to bring this beautiful picture book to life. Earle’s deep knowledge of the sea and Skerry’s breathtaking, up-close photography capture ocean life in incredible detail, giving kids a front-row seat to the wonders of Earth’s most important nursery.