Regeneration

Contents

Welcome

Join The Circle For a Regenerative Future • Marianne Brown

Regeneration is about nourishing not only the land, but also people

Frontline

Laying Out Our Relationship With Nature Post Brexit • Suzi Martineau

Environmental considerations should be integrated into all areas of policy

Breaking Up With Plastic: A Ghost Gear Story • Anna Turns

The sheer scale of plastic pollution in the oceans in inspiring divers to take action

Concerns Mount Over the Roll-out of 5G • Lynne Wycherley

Reporting on key concerns about the new generation of mobile connectivity

News from Resurgence

Updates from The Resurgence Trust

News From the Grass Roots • Marianne Brown

A round up of environmental news from around the world

Ecologist

The Circular Economy • Brendan Montague

Introducing a special investigation in the circular economy

From Theory to Practical Reality • Ernesto Hartikainen & Samuli Laita

Finland is pioneering economic and social developments towards a circular economy

Mapping A Circular Route • Wayne Hubbard

London Waste and Recycling Board is helping to build a circular economy

Case Studies in Circular Economy • Brendan Montague

Companies are finding new ways to implement circular economies in practice

Emulating the Circle of Life • Robert Biel

We need to rethink 'efficiency' in our food system

Keynotes

Regenerative Economics for a Sustainable World • Herbert Girardet

As climate breakdown accelerates, we must learn from Nature's example

Undercurrents

Restoration Narrative: The Story of Our Time • Zion Lights

An interview with George Monbiot

Turning the Tide of Public Opinion • Anna Turns

Why do some environmental issues appeal more than others?

Regeneration of Lives and the Land • Laurel Foreman

An organic sanctuary in the foothills of the Cairngorms

Until Doomsday in the Afternoon • Davie Donaldson

Seeing the world through the eyes of a young Scottish traveller

Humanising the 'Machinery' of Care • Charlie Jones & Martin Seager

Outlining ways in which health-care staff can be more open to spontaneity

Ethical Living

Breath of Life • Kate Blincoe

Caring for a hedgehog in distress

The Road is Your Footsteps • Peter Reason

Experiencing the transience of time on a morning walk

Resting in Peace with Nature • Catherine Early

Reporting on the growing movement for natural burials

Let's Talk About Death • Naomi Canton

Pop-up cafes are providing space to talk about a modern taboo

Protest, Apples and a Toilet • Leo Johnson

Contemplating the end of the world

Positive Energy • Matt Harvey

A football team gives hope for the future

Elegant Simplicity • Satish Kumar

Our age of excess is destroying us, but there is a simple solution

The Arts

Drawing From the Wellspring • Susan Derges

Photographer Susan Derges talks about our relationship with water

From Little Acorns • Gary Cook

Sharing a deep admiration for oak trees

How I Fell into the Ocean • Sonia Faruqi

The inspiration behind the debut novel The Oyster Thief

Regulars

Poetry - At The Edge of Technological Breakdown • Peter Abbs

A lyrical gift confronts apocalypse in Lynne Wycherley's latest volume of poetry

Letters to the Editors

A selection of letters to our editors

Reviews

Material World • Natalie Bennett

Review of The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History

The Medium is the Message • Russell Warfield

Review of Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future

Roots of Love • Lisa Schneidau

Review of Mesquite: An Arboreal Love Affair

Firing the Imagination • Giles Hutchins

Review of The Children's Fire: Heart Songs of a People

Animals Who Act Like Gods • J P O'Malley

Review of The Book of Humans: The Story of How We Became Us

We Are Ecosystems • Nat Dyer

Review of Symbiotic Earth: How Lynn Margulis Rocked the Boat and Started a Scientific Revolution

Connecting Words • Jini Reddy

Review of England: Poems from a School

Web Exclusives

Article - The Restorative Power of Laughter • Joe Hoare

Overcoming fear with a special form of yoga

Article - From Burn Out to Creative Renewal • Tallulah Rendall

Finding balance through the practice of qi qong

Review - Seeing Nature in a New Light • Peter Reason

Review of How to See Nature