Between 800 and 1150 wild koniks live in the Oostvaardersplassen, a rewilding project in the Netherlands.
Diane talks with environmentalist and journalist George Monbiot about “rewilding” nature. It’s the process of freeing ecosystems from human intervention and allowing them — in some cases for the first time in millennia — to resume their natural ecological processes. Monbiot makes the case that returning ecosystems to the wild will not only benefit nature, but humans as well.
In this TED talk, George Monbiot explores how humans can “restore the complex, lost natural food chains that once surrounded us.”
Excerpted from Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life, published by the University of Chicago Press. Copyright 2014 George Monbiot. All rights reserved.
“The return of the great whales, if they are allowed to recover, could be seen as a benign form of geo-engineering,” says Sustainable Human. ” It could undo some of the damage we have done, both to the living systems of the sea, and to the atmosphere.” In this video, George Monbiot explores what they mean to ocean ecosystems.
As the effects of climate change become increasingly obvious, ideas once thought of as radical are becoming part of the mainstream debate. Cristopher Flavelle of the New York Times explains the promise and perils of geoengineering.
Rethinking leadership in the U.S. African AmericanStudies professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. says Americans have looked to the political class to create a just democracy for too long – and it hasn't worked. In a new book he argues that we are the leaders we have been looking for and explains what that means for the 2024 election.
Menopause. Once a taboo topic, the "m" word is having a moment – among celebrities, in the media, and in Washington, where President Biden recently signed an order that supports research into women's health. Dr. Sharon Malone says it's about time, and explains why understanding "the change" is critical for a woman's ability to get – and stay -- healthy.
Donald Trump regularly ends his rallies with prayer. He has repeatedly compared himself to Jesus. And last week he started selling a version of the Bible. Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute weighs in on Trump’s growing embrace of Christianity.