Silent Earth

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Insects are essential for life as we know it. As they become more scarce, our world will slowly grind to a halt; we simply cannot function without them. Drawing on the latest ground-breaking research and a lifetime's study, Dave Goulson reveals the shocking decline of insect populations that has taken place in recent decades, with potentially catastrophic consequences. He passionately argues that we must all learn to love, respect and care for our six-legged friends.

Eye-opening, inspiring and riveting, Silent Earth is part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for a greener planet. It is a call to arms for profound change at every level - in government policy, agriculture, industry and in our own homes and gardens. Although time is running out, it is not yet too late for insect populations to recover. We may feel helpless in the face of many of the environmental issues that loom on our horizon, but Goulson shows us that we can all take simple steps to encourage insects and counter their destruction.

© Dave Goulson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • A powerful book

    Mark Cocker, Financial Times

  • Thoughtful, frightening and yet hugely enjoyable… This book will make you think differently about our right of dominion over the planet

    Daily Telegraph

  • It’s remarkable that insect decline has gone largely unnoticed by non-specialists… Keep dreaming, Dave Goulson. We’ll need more dreamers like you

    The Times

  • If Silent Earth contains a single incontestable message it is that nature – insects, flowers, plants, trees, birds and mammals, including our species – is a single system… This powerful book tells us that we need to act as if we understand this essential truth

    Financial Times

  • Compelling, penetrating, devastating – Silent Earth is a wake-up call for the world. Dave Goulson matches science with eloquence and passion to spotlight the cataclysmic loss of insect life on our planet. Rachel Carson would be proud.

    Isabella Tree

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