Resurgence & Ecologist magazine Imagine
In this issue we celebrate World Rewilding Day (20 March) with a Resurgence-style reflection of how Nature will quickly restore itself given a chance and how rewilding and renaturing both offer that chance.
In a special Rewilding theme reporting on a number of successful rewilding projects, we focus on Scotland’s steps to become the world’s first rewilded nation, and we introduce other ideas about the rewilding of ocean, forest and field, and even the soundscape outside your door!
In our Slow Read we consider how we can rewild the way we think, with an article by Tom Mansfield, creator of the potent Cards for Life system, which has rapidly been adopted globally.
In our Ecologist section we introduce the Planetary Democrats campaigning for Nature to be given a vote in political processes, and in Connected Life we mark International Women’s Day with an article featuring Indigenous women activists who explain how, in their culture, the Amazon forest is female.
Finally, in our Arts section we preview The Wonderful World of Soil – an exhibition at Somerset House in London showcasing the work of more than 40 artists digging deep to discover the wonders of the earth beneath our feet, and our poetry editors introduce the work of S.C. Flynn, whose poems are often about species extinction and the need for us all to protect the planet we love.
Highlights
- Wild learning: Tom Mansfield
- Renaturing and the search for abundance: Roger Morgan-Grenville
- Capturing Nature’s fleeting beauty: Susanna Bauer
- The wonderful world of soil: Emily Stewart
- Wildlife Artivism: Alicia Hayden
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Welcome
Imagine… what could come back • Susan Clark
A celebration of rewilding and renaturing
Regulars
Noticeboard
Highlighting stories for change
Ecologist
The Planetary Democrats • Anton Rüpke
Why Nature needs a vote
News and Stories from The Ecologist
Top stories from the news website focused on environmental, social and economic justice
The seashore that is no more • Clément Girardot
Documenting the demise of the Caspian Sea
Vital signs • Gayle Chong Kwan
Exploring how humans connect to the River Thames
Connected Life
The Rainforest is female • Karina Miotto
Attuning to the wisdom of Indigenous champions
When the eagles landed • Katie Dancey-Downs
An interview with wildlife conservationist Tina Morris
A two-way healing • Anna Souter
Reporting on Wild, a new exhibition at Manchester Museum
Feature Articles
Wild learning • Tom Mansfield
Behind-the-scenes story of Cards for Life, a new tool for shared learning gaining traction in the Regenerative Movement
Imagine
Forests teeming with life • Gary Cook
Talking to Roger Tempest about the challenges of rewilding his inherited estate in North Yorkshire
Oceans supporting an abundance of life • Melissa Hobson
Reporting on Scotland's first coastal 'Hope spot'
Echoes of cranes… and sounds of the others • Mike Edwards
Sonic rewilding gives us a new way of thinking about what needs to be done
Renaturing and the search for abundance • Roger Morgan-Grenville
Discovering how active renaturing quickly leads to bio-abundance
Wisdom and Wellbeing
The man who planted trees • James Clarke
An appreciative look at Jean Giono's Nature Writing classic
The mangonomy • Satish Kumar
Celebrating the 'mango' economy
Capturing Nature's fleeting beauty • Susanna Bauer
On the challenges and joys of working with Nature
Art and Culture
The wonderful world of soil • Emily Stewart
Previewing a new show where some 40 artists and scientists bring soil to life
Wildlife activism • Alicia Hayden
Exploring how art may hold the key to activism
A greener art • PL Henderson
Reporting on a residency that encourages artists to become more ecologically aware
Emotional life-lines • Rachel Marsh & Briony Hughes
Introducing the poet, S C Flynn whose work often examines the looming threats of extinction
Reviews
Can we truly learn from the past? • Martha Dillon
Review of The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years
To surrender, or to revolt? • Chris Saltmarsh
Review of Overshoot: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown
Building for the future • Stephanie Boxall
Review of The Re-Use Atlas: A Designer’s Guide Towards a Circular Economy
An appetite for change • Adam Weymouth
Review of In Search of the Perfect Peach: Why Flavour Holds the Answer to Fixing Our Food System
Kindling of success • Andrew Burton
Review of Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman
Learnings from a remote Norwegian island • Elizabeth Wainwright
Review of The Place of Tides
A balm for these times • Kara Moses
Review of For the Wild: An Anthology of the Anthropocene
