Resources
"Regeneration is a radical new approach to the climate crisis, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. It describes and defines the burgeoning regeneration movement spreading rapidly throughout the world."
"The Earthshot concept is simple:
Urgency + Optimism = Action
The Earthshots are unifying, ambitious goals for our planet which, if achieved by 2030, will improve life for all of us, for the rest of life on Earth, and for generations to come. They are to:
- Protect and Restore Nature,
- Clean our Air,
- Revive our Oceans,
- Build a Waste-Free World, and
- Fix our Climate.
It is a critical contribution...."
"Nearly 100 solutions in three areas of action - reduce sources, support sinks, and improve society - form the foundation of our science-based plan to avoid climate catastrophe."
"Drawdown has become a seminal text on climate solutions, drawing on humanity’s collective wisdom about the practices and technologies that can begin to reverse the buildup of atmospheric carbon by mid-century."
Additional Children's Books
"Zonia’s home is the Amazon rain forest, where it is always green and full of life. Every morning, the rain forest calls to Zonia, and every morning she answers. She visits the sloth family, greets the giant anteater, and runs with the speedy jaguar. But one morning, the rain forest calls to her in a troubled voice. How will Zonia answer?"
"Based on the Chipko Andolan, or Hug the Tree Movement, that began in India. The author admired the courage of the village girls and women and wanted to show heroes who never won personal fame, but whose actions changed the world. The tree huggers show the power of non-violent resistance which was promoted by Gandhi, used dramatically by Martin Luther King, Jr., and continued with Julia Butterfly Hill."
"Set in the rain forests of Brazil, this gorgeous picture book about a man who exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how all living things depend on one another."
Non-fiction Books
"Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths – that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complex, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives."
"Haskell explores connections between people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals. He takes us to trees in cities (from Manhattan to Jerusalem), forests (Amazonian, North American, and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change (eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides, and war zones.) And he shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intertwined with the lives of trees."
"Are trees social beings? Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers."
Organizations
Learn more about, and engage with,
land-based ecological regeneration work:
Alliance for International Reforestation;
International Tree Foundation;
Woodland Trust, and
many more.
Explore projects focused on
coastal and ocean restoration:
Greater Farallones Association;
Surfrider Foundation, and
many more.
Look into organizations that work
both on land and in marine ecosystems, around the world:
Wildlife Conservation Society;
World Wildlife Fund, and
many more.