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PRAISE FOR GENERATION RESTORATION "An urgent and eloquent call to rebuild our bond with nature, and reimagine a thriving future grounded in reciprocity, resilience, and respect."
-DAME CHRISTIANA FIGUERES, Founding Partner, Global Optimism
"As this pathbreaking book shows with one inspiring case after another, nature has extraordinary resilience if we give it some room, and sometimes a nudge."
-BILL McKIBBEN, Author of
Here Comes the Sun "Whether you're an environmental advocate, a business leader, or simply someone who cares about the future of our planet, this book will move you to be part of the generation that helps restore our Earth's abundance and resilience."
-MARC BENIOFF, Chair and CEO, Salesforce
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Generation Restoration reminds us that we are part of nature, not above it. It invites us to listen to Indigenous voices, learn from their wisdom, and walk a path of true restoration. For anyone seeking to heal our relationship with Mother Earth, this book is an essential guide-one that inspires both reflection and action."
-CONSTANTINO AUCCA CHUTAS, President of Acción Andina and Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos (ECOAN)
"With humility and heart, Tim invites us to imagine what's possible when we come together to heal the world we love-and offers a vision for how we get there."
-JENNIFER MORRIS, CEO, The Nature Conservancy
List of contents
Dr. Jane Goodall's Foreword for Generation Restoration xiii
1 Squandering Our Natural Wealth 1 Restoration in One Generation 2
Nature Gone Bust 4
Shifting Baseline Syndrome 11
Tipping Point 14
Resilience Starts with Us 24
2 A Century of Ecology 29 Ecology: The Science of Our Only Home 31
A New Century of Ecology 41
Ecological Literacy for Everyone 42
3 Nature Is Us: A Tale of Reciprocity 57 Nature Is Many, Nature Is One 58
Nature Is Us 61
Counterproductive Conservation 72
A New Hope 77
So, Are We Part of Nature? 83
4 The Value of Nature 85 "It's the Ecology, Stupid!" 86
A New Economy Emerges 93
The Oldest New Financial Asset Class 99
A Restoration Boom 111
All the Money in the World 115
5 The World Plus 10 Percent 119 Take No More Than Half 120
A Movement Is Born: Acción Andina 124
Living in Harmony with Nature: Satoyama 135
The World's Largest Protected Area Network: Natura 2000 137
The Guardians of Nature 139
Respect for Mother Nature 143
A New Relationship 149
6 A Trillion Trees 153 The Power of Trees 154
Resetting Our Relationship with Forests 156
A Rights-Based Approach 162
Trailblazer 165
Learning from the Forest 170
Forests Under Scrutiny 175
Is It Too Late? 178
7 World Restoration Flagships 183 Brazil's Atlantic Forest 184
Farther Than the Eye Can See 193
The Arc of Restoration in the Brazilian Amazon 196
Community-Based Natural Farming in India 198
A New Restoration Economy in South Africa 200
Building with Nature in Indonesia 205
Restoring Planet Earth 206
8 Stubborn Optimists 209 The Future We Want 210
A Journey Forward to Nature 215
Generation Restoration from Local to Global 227
Epilogue: The Freedom to Choose 229
Taking Action 233
Notes 239
Acknowledgments 265
About the Author 267
Index 269
About the author
TIM CHRISTOPHERSEN is the Vice President of Climate Action at Salesforce. With over 25 years of international experience across the public and private sector, including 15 years with the United Nations Environment Programme, Tim has dedicated his entire career to achieving harmony between humanity and nature.
