The Marsh
Popular Science, Non-Fiction
Nature unadulterated – a glimpse into living on and with the marsh
The marsh: guzzling, wet swamp landscapes where birds nest and reed plants, peat mosses and grasses grow. A habitat that is home to a very particular variety of species. Franziska Tanneberger, one of Germany’s best-known marsh researchers, takes us on a journey to marshes all over the world. We camp on sinking ground, follow the aquatic warbler all the way to Senegal, and discover the crucial role marshes must play in saving the climate. A poignant read about love of nature and a marsh expert who became a climate protector.
• Accomplished nature writing on the unbelievably diverse ecosystem of the marsh
• Franziska Tanneberger is a renowned expert in the field and a well-known ambassador for marshes
• For readers of Jan Haft and Helen Macdonald
Franziska Tannenberger grew up in the 1980s in Berlin-Pankow and spent her childhood holidays on the wet and dry marsh of the island of Usedom. After leaving school, she studied landscape ecology and conservation at Greifswald University. She decided to specialize in marsh ecology After working as a consultant for conservation projects in Poland and Belarus, and as a lecturer at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig, she returned to Greifswald University in 2012. Since 2015, she has been Director of the Greifswald Marsh Centre.
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Vera Schroeder is a journalist and worked for Süddeutsche Zeitung. She studied politics and communication and loves to tell stories about people who want to secure our future.
Nature unadulterated – a glimpse into living on and with the marsh
The marsh: guzzling, wet swamp landscapes where birds nest and reed plants, peat mosses and grasses grow. A habitat that is home to a very particular variety of species. Franziska Tanneberger, one of Germany’s best-known marsh researchers, takes us on a journey to marshes all over the world. We camp on sinking ground, follow the aquatic warbler all the way to Senegal, and discover the crucial role marshes must play in saving the climate. A poignant read about love of nature and a marsh expert who became a climate protector.
• Accomplished nature writing on the unbelievably diverse ecosystem of the marsh
• Franziska Tanneberger is a renowned expert in the field and a well-known ambassador for marshes
• For readers of Jan Haft and Helen Macdonald