'A bold ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world' Peter Wohlleben author of The
Hidden Life of Trees'A fascinating story and a crucial revision of the momentous importance of
tropical forests to human history' Lewis Dartnell author of
Origins_________________________Jungle tells the remarkable story of the world's tropical
forests from the arrival of the first plants millions of years ago to the role of tropical
forests in the evolution of the world's atmosphere the dinosaurs the first mammals and even
our own species and ancestors.Highlighting provocative new evidence garnered from cutting-edge
research Dr Roberts shows for example that our view of humans as 'savannah specialists' is
wildly wrong and that the 'Anthropocene' began not with the Industrial Revolution but
potentially as early as 6 000 years ago in the tropics.We see that the relationship between
humankind and 'jungles' is deep-rooted that we are allconnected to their destruction and that
we must all act to save them. Urgent clear-sighted and original Jungle challenges the way we
think about the world - and ourselves. _________________________'Welcome to the Jungle - a
breathtaking book' Mark Maslin author of How to Save Our Planet'Timely readable and highly
relevant' Steve Brusatte author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs'Its revelations and
stories will stir rearrange and populate your mind for years to come' Paul Hawken editor of
Drawdown'Brilliant ... it delivers a timely warning about our abuse of the environment' David
Abulafia author of The Great Sea'Finally a book on rainforests that does justice to their
majesty and importance' Simon Lewis co-author of The Human Planet
