George Monbiot: Regenesis
George Monbiot | Rebecca Huntley
Bestselling British author and activist George Monbiot turns his attention to farming as one of the often-overlooked causes of environmental destruction in Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet. In his urgent and ultimately hopeful account of our faltering food system, he considers how we can make peace with our planet, restore its living systems, and replace the age of extinction with an age of regeneration. See George as he appears live via video with Rebecca Huntley.
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George Monbiot
George Monbiot is a bestselling author, environmental activist and Guardian columnist. His works include Feral: Rewilding the land, sea and human life and Heat: how to stop the planet burning. George has made several viral videos: How Wolves Change Rivers has been viewed over 40 million times, and Nature Now, co-presented with Greta Thunberg, has been viewed over 60 million times. In 2022, George was awarded the Orwell Prize for Journalism. George’s latest book, Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet, explains why farming is “the world's greatest cause of environmental destruction”, drawing on astonishing advances in soil ecology to explore pioneering ways to grow more food with less farming.
Rebecca Huntley
Dr Rebecca Huntley is a social research and writer. Her latest book is Sassafras: a memoir of love, loss and MDMA therapy.
