The book that underpins the Eden Project's philosophy.
Anna Lewington is a well-known writer and researcher who
specializes in ethnobotany- the uses people make of plants. She has
conducted research in Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and Chile, and has a
wide knowledge of the (often controversial) industrial uses of
plants - from GM soya beans to the endangered wild species used in
some herbal medicines. Anna has worked for many different
organizations, from the World Wide Fund for Nature to the British
Government, and took part in BBC TV's first 'Rough Science'
series.
Anna has a long-standing interest in the indigenous people and
cultures of Latin America. She has also worked with rubber tappers
in Brazil, the indigenous people of Chile's Atacama desert, and
Andean communities. Anna's other books include ANCIENT TREES (with
her photographer husband Edward Parker), an ATLAS OF RAINFORESTS,
ANTONIO'S RAINFOREST and five educational books for children. Anna
lives with her family in Dorset.
This makeover of Anna Lewington's Plants for People should
re-establish it as a bible for herbiphiles.
*New Scientist*
A feast of a book, it's a one-stop shop of useful information about
the deep impact that plants have on our lives, from the value of
using wild plants in medicine to explaining how the Fairtrade
system operates.
*BBC Gardener's World*
Sometimes disturbing, sometimes hopeful, Anna Lewington gives a
comprehensive and fascinating insight into the part plants play in
our lives ... This magnificent production bolsters the achievments
of the Eden Project in Cornwall with its sensible facts about
plants ... However you dip into this book some plant miscellany
will capture your attention, and the lavish photos keep you page
turning. Earth Matters (Friends of the Earth)
This makeover of Anna Lewington's Plants for People should
re-establish it as a bible for herbiphiles. -- Douglas Palmer * New
Scientist *
A feast of a book, it's a one-stop shop of useful information about
the deep impact that plants have on our lives, from the value of
using wild plants in medicine to explaining how the Fairtrade
system operates. * BBC Gardener's World *
Sometimes disturbing, sometimes hopeful, Anna Lewington gives a
comprehensive and fascinating insight into the part plants play in
our lives ... This magnificent production bolsters the achievments
of the Eden Project in Cornwall with its sensible facts about
plants ... However you dip into this book some plant miscellany
will capture your attention, and the lavish photos keep you page
turning. Earth Matters (Friends of the Earth)
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