ReWilding Land, People & Wildlife - George Monbiot #171

"Rewilding holds out hope of a richer living planet that can once more fill our lives with wonder and enchantment." -George Monbiot Prolific author George Monbiot joins us to share his niche in the world of rewilding: rewilding the land. George is an investigative journalist who writes a weekly column for the Guardian and is the author of a number of bestselling books, including Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea, and Human Life where he passionately advocates the large-scale restoration of complex natural ecosystems. To begin our conversation, George takes us back in time to the riveting adventures that began his career in investigative journalism. We cover a lot of ground in this interview, including how his work evolved to covering the large-scale ecological issues of our world, what rewilding means to George and his take on de-extinction. George also presents his argument in favor of fake meat as an option to feed the world's population and why he does not feel that agriculture of any kind — including regenerative agriculture — is sustainable. While our opinions differed on some things, it was fascinating to hear George's viewpoint on these controversial topics. Enjoy our conversation exploring George's important work as an advocate for the rewilding of our earth's ecosystems! EPISODE BREAKDOWN: Show Introduction: Hunt + gather updates: Learning to live with a hunting dog and bear fat Introducing George Monbiot George's riveting backstory Why is 'the loss of wild humans' not making news headlines? How George came to be working on these big picture ecological issues What rewilding means to George Bringing back lost megafauna Rewilding becoming mainstream out of necessity A case for fake meat and why (regenerative) agriculture isn't sustainable How do we feed the people of the world? George's upcoming book George's prognosis for the future of the human species

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ReWilding Land, People & Wildlife - George Monbiot #171 is an episode from ReWild Yourself by Daniel Vitalis.

This episode is 01:37:26 long.

This episode was published on Nov 1, 2017.

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