{"product_id":"flowers-for-elephants-how-a-conservation-movement-in-kenya-offers-lessons-for-us-all-hardcover","title":"Flowers for Elephants: How a Conservation Movement in Kenya Offers Lessons for Us All - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Martell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen northern Kenyans find elephant bones, they lay down blossoms and branches as a mark of respect, honotring their crucial connection with the wildlife they live alongside. In our changing world, these values are vitally important. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor decades, northern Kenya was one step away from a warzone, on the frontlines of climate change and habitat loss. People slept with their shoes on, fearing attack. Wildlife was decimated. Yet, facing the most extreme challenges, people united. What began as a last-ditch effort to save rhinos from extinction sparked a remarkable return of wildlife, with the once-struggling cattle ranch Lewa named a UN World Heritage Site for its outstanding value to humanity. This served as a catalyst for much broader action. Communities created a network of protected lands across an area larger than Switzerland. Through conservation, they built peace, driving social, environmental and political change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom tracking elephants through the bush to gun battles with bandits and treks through Al-Qaeda territory, Peter Martell tells the exciting story of a conservation movement that gives hope. At a time when humanity is reassessing its broken relationship with nature, these communities offer an inspirational blueprint, proving that environmental change does not have to divide, but can bring us together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Martell reports on the Middle East and North Africa for AFP. Hailing from a Northumberland sheep farm, he started as a foreign correspondent in Zimbabwe. \u003cem\u003eFirst Raise A Flag\u003c\/em\u003e, his book on South Sudanese independence (also published by Hurst), was an \u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e and a \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e \"Book of the Year.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.35 x 9.47 x 6.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42781384376455,"sku":"9781787386938","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1e94ee4d9e6fa0dfd85652e092c45d70.webp?v=1749370041","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/flowers-for-elephants-how-a-conservation-movement-in-kenya-offers-lessons-for-us-all-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}