Fred Pearce
The Times described Fred Pearce recently as one of Britain's finest science writers. An author and journalist based in London, he has reported on environment, popular science and development issues from over 60 countries over the past 20 years, specialising in global environment issues. He is the environment and development consultant for the New Scientist and writes regularly for the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, the Independent the Times Higher Education Supplement and Country Life. In the US he has written for the Boston Globe, Audubon Magazine, Foreign Policy, Seed, Popular Science and Time and has written reports and extended journalism for WWF, the UN Environment Programme, the Red Cross, UNESCO, the World Bank and the UK Environment Agency. He is syndicated in Japan, Australia and elsewhere and his books have been translated into at least ten languages, including French, German, Portuguese, Japanese and Spanish.
He was voted BEMA Environment Journalist of the Year in 2001 and has been short-listed for the same award in 2000, 2002 and 2003. He is a past recipient of the Peter Kent Conservation Book Award and the TES Junior Information Book Award.
He is a regular broadcaster on radio and TV, and has given public lectures on all six continents in the past two years.
'Fred is one of the few people that understand the world as it really is' - James Lovelock, scientist
'[Fred is] one of my heroes' - Rt. Hon John Gummer MP, former UK environment secretary
Praise for The Landgrabbers:
'Brilliant: Fred Pearce has lifted the lid on an issue that has yet to register with most people. Anyone who cares about the fate of the planet should read this.' Chris Mullin
Fred's books include: The Landgrabbers, Peoplequake, Deep Jungle, When the Rivers Run Dry, The Last Generation, Confessions of an Eco Sinner and Ian and Fred's Big Green Book for children.
Books by Fred Pearce
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The Landgrabbers: The New Fight Over Who Owns The Earth
by Fred PearcePublished: 01/08/2012
A brand new, terrifying 'tragedy of the commons'. Fred Pearce lifts the lid on the most profound ethical, environmental, economic and social issue in the world today.
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Peoplequake: Mass Migration, Ageing Nations and the Coming Population Crash
by Fred PearcePublished: 01/04/2011
A groundbreaking book that reveals the truth about population levels, and where they will take us in the future.
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The Big Green Book
by Fred Pearce, Ian WintonPublished: 15/09/2010
An innovative pop-up environmental extravaganza about going green and saving the planet!
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The Climate Files: The battle for the truth about global warming
by Fred PearcePublished: 02/08/2010
The real story behind the leaking of climate change emails at the University of East Anglia
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Confessions of an Eco Sinner: Travels to find where my stuff comes from
by Fred PearcePublished: 02/03/2009
This book offers the hidden story behind all our everyday things, revealing the cost of well-meaning but muddle-headed thinking.
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When The Rivers Run Dry: What Happens When Our Water Runs Out?
by Fred PearcePublished: 01/06/2007
Fred Pearce has travelled the world to provide the most complete portrait yet of the causes of the world water crisis - THE resource crisis for the 21st century. Calling for a 'blue revolution', he finds new solutions that will surprise most readers.
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The Last Generation: How Nature Will Take Her Revenge for Climate Change
by Fred PearcePublished: 01/03/2007
Impeccably researched and explained survey of the evidence for imminent dramatic climate change.
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Deep Jungle: Journey To The Heart Of The Rainforest
by Fred PearcePublished: 01/08/2006
Fred Pearce explores every aspect of the world's rainforests. Following the trail of jungle adventurers from the past and from our high-tec present, he examines both the remains of early civilizations and the clues to our own civilization's dependence on the flora and fauna of the canopy.
