OTWO Magazine November 2023 | Page 43

Culture in green

Cultura en verde
Books | Libros
Sapiens Plant . Paco Calvo and Natalie Lawrence
Although plants are all around us , we still don ' t fully understand them . For a long time , we have considered them inferior beings , but modern science is revealing that they are much more complex than we thought .
Plants can learn , remember , communicate , recognize their peers , assess risks and make decisions . They even have something we could call personality .
The book " Planta sapiens " by Paco Calvo invites us to think about plants in a completely new way . With scientific rigor and passion , the author presents us with a series of surprising discoveries that show us that plants are intelligent and sensitive beings .
Planta Sapiens . Paco Calvo y Natalie Lawrence .
A pesar de que las plantas nos rodean , todavía no las entendemos del todo . Durante mucho tiempo , las hemos considerado seres inferiores , pero la ciencia moderna está revelando que son mucho más complejas de lo que pensábamos .
Las plantas pueden aprender , recordar , comunicarse , reconocer a sus iguales , evaluar riesgos y tomar decisiones . Incluso tienen algo que podríamos llamar personalidad .
El libro " Planta sapiens " de Paco Calvo nos invita a pensar en las plantas de una manera completamente nueva . Con rigor científico y pasión , el autor nos presenta una serie de descubrimientos sorprendentes que nos muestran que las plantas son seres inteligentes y sensibles .
The Lost Rainforests of Britain . Guy Shrubsole .
In 2020 , writer and activist Guy Shrubsole moved from London to Devon . While exploring the region ' s landscape , he discovered a habitat type he had not seen before : temperate rainforest . Fascinated , he spent the next few months researching the history , ecology and distribution of these rainforests in Britain .
In his book " Britain ' s Lost Rainforests ," Shrub- sole takes the reader on a journey through these little-known ecosystems . The book describes the Atlantic oak and hazel forests of the Western Highlands and the Lake District , as well as the rainforests of Wales , Devon and Cornwall .
Shrubsole warns that , without immediate political and public support , we risk losing these forests forever . His book is a call to action to restore these unique ecosystems to the places they once were .
Las selvas tropicales perdidas de Gran Bretaña . Guy Shrubsole .
En 2020 , el escritor y activista Guy Shrubsole se mudó de Londres a Devon . Mientras exploraba el paisaje de la región , descubrió un tipo de hábitat que no había visto antes : la selva tropical templada . Fascinado , pasó los siguientes meses investigando la historia , la ecología y la distribución de estas selvas en Gran Bretaña .
En su libro « Las selvas tropicales perdidas de Gran Bretaña », Shrubsole lleva al lector a un viaje por estos ecosistemas poco conocidos . El libro describe los bosques
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