Yazar: Yiannis Christofides

Yayınevi: Cyprus Forestry Assocıatıon

Tür: Genel Konular / Ekoloji ve Çevre Bilimleri

Sayfa sayısı: 466

Kapak türü: Ciltli

Kağıt türü: Kuşe

Dil: İngilizce

Baskı: 2007 / 1. baskı

Barkod: 9789963928804

'All things are a-flowing, sage Heraclitus says', and never was this truth more evident than at the present time. Formany centuries changes were slow –scarcely perceptible– but now rapid advances in technology mean that anentire landscape can be irrevocably altered in the space of months: forests disappear; rivers are diverted; marshesdrained, and wildernesses criss-crossed with motorways.Unfortunately Nature cannot keep pace with such invasions, and everywhere naturalists are lamenting the loss ofhabitats, and warning that we will ultimately pay dearly for our thoughtlessness and lack of respect.This is no less true of Cyprus than elsewhere. Profound changes have already taken place, even within my ownlifetime, and the damage done is in some places extensive and probably irreparable. This damage will ultimately,if extended and left unattended, destroy the attractiveness and prosperity of a uniquely interesting island.