The Last Ice is a plea to come together to raise our collective voice, not to start an avalanche, but to stop one.
 
This is the story of a warming world, the erosion of biodiversity, and the growing impact of human beings on our living, natural landscapes. Throughout these pages, you’ll travel to some of the most remote and achingly beautiful lands, and in inspiring and thought-provoking images of places we love and know well, we show what is at stake and why it matters.
 
We strive to answer the questions that, until recently, were unanswerable: What is happening, why is it happening, what are the prospects for a better, brighter future for our children and grandchildren, and why do we need to act swiftly to protect the polar regions? The reasons behind those answers are increasingly crucial for the well-being of all living creatures.