The climate crisis and mass extinction of animal and plant species are often treated as entirely separate problems – as if we have to decide which crisis to tackle first. A grave error, according to Frauke Fischer and Heike Oberhansberg: The hotter climate and alarming loss of biodiversity are not only mutually dependent, they also require common solutions. We don’t have to reinvent the wheel here, since nature is an absolute expert in dealing with disruptions and mitigating dangerous extremes. According to the motto »What would nature do?«, we can follow its lead, and simply copy its strategies. In an entertaining and easily understandable way, the authors explain how whales cool the climate, corals stop floods, and earthworms ensure good drinking water – and why the climate crisis gives koalas a stomach ache.

FRAUKE FISCHER
holds a doctorate in biology and heads an agency which advises companies on their commitment to sustainability, climate protection and the preservation of biodiversity.

HILKE OBERHANSBERG
holds a doctorate in economics, studied interdisciplinary environmental sciences and works in the field of environmental education and consulting.