Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet
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"This remarkable book， staring curiously down at the soil beneath our feet， points us convincingly in one of the directions we must travel。 I learned something on every page。" --Bill McKibben
For the first time since the Neolithic， we have the opportunity to transform not only our food system but our entire relationship to the living world。
Farming is the world's greatest cause of environmental destruction - and the one we are least prepared to talk about。 We criticise urban sprawl， but farming sprawls across thirty times as much land。 We have ploughed， fenced and grazed great tracts of the planet， felling forests， killing wildlife， and poisoning rivers and oceans to feed ourselves。 Yet millions still go hungry。
Now the food system itself is beginning to falter。 But， as George Monbiot shows us in this brilliant， bracingly original new book， we can resolve the biggest of our dilemmas and feed the world without devouring the planet。
Regenesis is a breathtaking vision of a new future for food and for humanity。 Drawing on astonishing advances in soil ecology， Monbiot reveals how our changing understanding of the world beneath our feet could allow us to grow more food with less farming。 He meets the people who are unlocking these methods， from the fruit and vegetable grower revolutionising our understanding of fertility; through breeders of perennial grains， liberating the land from ploughs and poisons; to the scientists pioneering new ways to grow protein and fat。 Together， they show how the tiniest life forms could help us make peace with the planet， restore its living systems， and replace the age of extinction with an age of regenesis。
For the first time since the Neolithic， we have the opportunity to transform not only our food system but our entire relationship to the living world。
Farming is the world's greatest cause of environmental destruction - and the one we are least prepared to talk about。 We criticise urban sprawl， but farming sprawls across thirty times as much land。 We have ploughed， fenced and grazed great tracts of the planet， felling forests， killing wildlife， and poisoning rivers and oceans to feed ourselves。 Yet millions still go hungry。
Now the food system itself is beginning to falter。 But， as George Monbiot shows us in this brilliant， bracingly original new book， we can resolve the biggest of our dilemmas and feed the world without devouring the planet。
Regenesis is a breathtaking vision of a new future for food and for humanity。 Drawing on astonishing advances in soil ecology， Monbiot reveals how our changing understanding of the world beneath our feet could allow us to grow more food with less farming。 He meets the people who are unlocking these methods， from the fruit and vegetable grower revolutionising our understanding of fertility; through breeders of perennial grains， liberating the land from ploughs and poisons; to the scientists pioneering new ways to grow protein and fat。 Together， they show how the tiniest life forms could help us make peace with the planet， restore its living systems， and replace the age of extinction with an age of regenesis。
Reviews
Yates Buckley
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An important book that tries to move the line from “environmentalist” to “environment humanist” in the sense that it points to the space that stands between romantic visions of nature and sustainability and pragmatic measures guiding us to a durable planet。The actual writing in the book is not enjoyable and overly dense of facts that are not woven into ideas clear enough to be memorable， rather they shape a critical comment on state of the art approaces to food production and also to the organic An important book that tries to move the line from “environmentalist” to “environment humanist” in the sense that it points to the space that stands between romantic visions of nature and sustainability and pragmatic measures guiding us to a durable planet。The actual writing in the book is not enjoyable and overly dense of facts that are not woven into ideas clear enough to be memorable， rather they shape a critical comment on state of the art approaces to food production and also to the organic movement。Nevertheless the ideas presented， even if in early form are powerful， useful， practicable and inspiring。 This is the sort of book that anyone that cares shoild spend time to understand。The book looks at many interconnected issues that are dense and could have shaped a number of separate books。 Roughly the areas are:- Unsustainable food production practices- The disastrous paradox of using land based production for other applications from animal feed to biofuels- The proposed metric of land use / land health as a measure of sustainability and reduced environmental damage- The underestimated impact of soil quality- Farming wirhout externalities- Processing protein / fermentation- The disaster of the cultural tradition of raising animalsI find many of the points convincing and informative in non obvious ways。 I am not sure it will manage to reach the readers to have impact。 I wish it had been longer and a bit more accessible， more visuall charts etc… 。。。more
Rod Ruff
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George Monbiot is one of my favourite writers， and I pre-ordered this book when it was first announced as I was very excited for George to look deeply at the modern food system。 As expected， the book shines when looking at the overall challenges of feeding the world， and how modern agriculture is the most environmentally destructive practice on earth - specifically the rearing of livestock。 George's requirement that we evaluate all food practices through the lens of "high yield， lowest environme George Monbiot is one of my favourite writers， and I pre-ordered this book when it was first announced as I was very excited for George to look deeply at the modern food system。 As expected， the book shines when looking at the overall challenges of feeding the world， and how modern agriculture is the most environmentally destructive practice on earth - specifically the rearing of livestock。 George's requirement that we evaluate all food practices through the lens of "high yield， lowest environmental impact" forces him to confront uncomfortable truths repeatedly in the alternative agriculture domain。 Agroecology and organic farming are dismissed because of the challenges with low yields， George pushes back against the "eat local" movement， the lunacy of urban farming， and he even calls organic pasture-raised beef the most destructive agricultural product on earth。 Unfortunately， I had to rate the book poorly because the solution set presented was almost fantasy。 Working in the environmental movement， I am no stranger to unicorn thinking， but the book positioned itself as having strong solutions to the dilemma of feeding the world without destroying the planet。 If anything， I am more disheartened about the state of agriculture。 The main case studies focused on a farmers/horticulturalists who were making big strides in increasing soil fertility， but each time George concluded there was a massive yield gap between where they currently are versus mainstream practices。 A deep dive with Ian Tolley is an inspiring look at a passionate mad scientist for soil - but then you find out he is earning $70/week and a third of his land is unfarmed for 2 out of every 7 years。 The solutions for the future hinged on two developments - perennial crops and food made from bacteria。 Perennial crops may provide a solution to long-term soil health and lowering the need for herbicides， pesticides， and repeated tilling。 But the book admits that selective breeding to develop crops on par with today's highest yielding plants would require continued research and development for 30 years。 And from there significant time would be required to understand the impact and yield of the plants as they exist in the fields over time - probably another decade or two， if not more。Food created from fermented bacteria steals the show as a potential means for humans to liberate themselves from farms altogether。 Monbiot looks at the potential of using hydrogen to create bacteria cultures that are continuously harvested and provide a source of protein for humanity。 In a complete shocker， there is a moment when Monbiot even contemplates 4th generation nuclear reactors creating the hydrogen through electrolysis to feed the world。 It is a stunning vision of returning land to nature， as humans eat food concocted from electricity in industrial vats and factories， but again one would have to assume that the development of such an industry would take 50-100 years to become both mainstream and affordable。 There is a massive disconnect between how the book positions the world - on the edge of climate catastrophe and also the collapse of the global agricultural system - and the solutions presented here。 I appreciate the honesty and credibility Monbiot brought to the book， but I ended in a vastly different position than him with respect to the future。 。。。more
Colin
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There's a lot of really interesting stuff in here about the state of world farming， the costs of it and the possible alternatives。 I wasn't wholly convinced that his solutions were scalable， but if you've not really thought much about farming then this is a real eye-opener and it's worth reading for that alone， even if you'll probably want to spend some time processing the information and maybe reading some follow-up books afterwards。 There's a lot of really interesting stuff in here about the state of world farming， the costs of it and the possible alternatives。 I wasn't wholly convinced that his solutions were scalable， but if you've not really thought much about farming then this is a real eye-opener and it's worth reading for that alone， even if you'll probably want to spend some time processing the information and maybe reading some follow-up books afterwards。 。。。more
Olivia Wright
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Pretty good- would have preferred more info on mycorrhizae
Fiona Eason
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Like We Are the Weather， this is a book I want everyone to read。 George has crunched the numbers and spent time with those on the forefront of change in the world of food production。His recommendations are encouraging - but the farming lobbies are not going to be best pleased🫣 I hope we can reach the techno-ethical tipping point he believes is coming in time。。。
Lea of Bibliomorph
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This is my book of the year。 I say that with total confidence， in August！ A life（as in， all life）-saving book。 I recommend it to anyone who cares about our future。 There is hope yet。 ♡
Luke Van Santen
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Interesting， extensively footnoted， but？
Geert
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fantastisch boek。 vooral de gecombineerde aandacht voor de milieuproblematiek， maar tegelijkertijd voor de betaalbaarheid van voedsel en een openheid voor nieuwe technologische ontwikkelingen maakt dit boek een mijlpaal。 een boek dat de bakens verzet en jaren vooruit loopt op het maatschappelijk debat， dat hopelijk vlug zal bijbenen op basis van dit excellente synthese van de vreselijke impact van industriële landbouw。
Anne Scott
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It's a tough read in terms of both subject matter and level of detail which needs lots of concentration - I had to read in bite sized pieces。 Well worth it though。 It's a tough read in terms of both subject matter and level of detail which needs lots of concentration - I had to read in bite sized pieces。 Well worth it though。 。。。more
Viola
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“Precision fermentation” = brewing。How precision fermentation works （CSIRO） Traditional fermentation processes rely on microbial cells （yeast， fungi） and anaerobic （oxygen-free） conditions to convert ingredients into end-products with unique texture or flavour properties such as yoghurt， bread， cheese， tempeh， and alcoholic beverages。Biomass fermentation， on the other hand， makes use of the nutritional qualities of fungal mycelium， and the branching thread-like fibres that typically form the veg “Precision fermentation” = brewing。How precision fermentation works （CSIRO） Traditional fermentation processes rely on microbial cells （yeast， fungi） and anaerobic （oxygen-free） conditions to convert ingredients into end-products with unique texture or flavour properties such as yoghurt， bread， cheese， tempeh， and alcoholic beverages。Biomass fermentation， on the other hand， makes use of the nutritional qualities of fungal mycelium， and the branching thread-like fibres that typically form the vegetative part of a fungus。 Mycelium are cultivated in large tanks， with sugar and other nutrients added to trigger growth。 The mycelium is harvested， then cut and flavoured to produce alternative protein products （mycoprotein）。 Fungal mycelia offer high levels of protein as well as fibre， vitamins， minerals， and can be used directly as an ingredient， without the need to extract and purify the protein。One example is the mycoprotein derived from the fungus fusarium venenatum which was pioneered in the late 1960s and has been sold under the brand QuornTM since 1985。 Since then， other mycoprotein start-ups have emerged around the globe， such as Fable Foods （Australia）， Meati， Prime Roots and Nature’s Fynd （USA）， Mushlabs （Germany）， and Kinoko-Tech （Israel）。Nature’s Fynd FyTM protein， for example， is derived from a different fusarium strain flavolapis， discovered from the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park。 Products such as FyTM protein can serve as an ingredient for dairy-free or meat-free foods。Consumer and sustainability benefitsToday， PF is being harnessed to synthesise compounds that would otherwise be too expensive and/ or complicated to harvest from their natural sources。 While traditional and biomass fermentation involve propagation of microbial cells without any genetic modification， PF relies on reprogramming microbes to produce specific， customised （recombinant） molecules that can serve as new food ingredients。By introducing the genetic information that codes for specific proteins into the microbial genome， cells can be programmed to act as highly efficient cellular factories that can grow on a variety of carbon sources and deliver desired outputs， which are typically proteins equivalent to those found in nature。The novel products obtained via PF technology can enhance consumer products by improving taste， texture， or other functional aspects to accommodate consumers preferences and sustainability concerns。A well-known historical example of a high-value food protein derived from PF is chymosin， the major enzyme in calf rennet used during cheesemaking。 In fact， by 2006 fermentation-derived chymosin occupied as much as 80% of the global market share for rennet。1Many proteins， many companiesIn recent years， significant advances in the field of genetic engineering have allowed for rapid reprogramming of microorganisms （synthetic biology） to produce a whole suite of specific food protein ingredients in a cost-efficient and sustainable manner。 In the wake of the early chymosin application， PF is now increasingly being used to deliver specific ingredients for adjacent industries。For instance， PF-produced soy leghemoglobin， a key ingredient in the plant-based ImpossibleTM burger that is responsible for imparting the unique colour and taste of meat， was recently approved by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand （FSANZ， Application A1186）。 Other examples of start-ups built on PF technology include the Every company （egg protein）， and a raft of companies in the dairy alternative space including Perfect Day （casein and whey dairy proteins）， Eden Brew （milk and dairy）， Formo and Change Foods （cheese）。New synthetic biology companies such as Nourish Ingredients （animal lipid flavours） and Motif Foodworks are developing flavour alternatives to further improve the overall quality of next-generation alternative protein products。CSIRO 。。。more
Steve
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Wow。 Remarkable， unnerving， maddening， compelling， thought-provoking， impressively researched & sourced， and most of all， persuasive。If you're not familiar with Monbiot （whose syndicated column， if I'm correct， is most easily found in The Guardian）， he's well worth reading， and this is as good a place as any to start。If you're open to （1） learning and thinking and （2） changing your behavior - for example， eating less （or， hopefully， no） beef 。。。 or rebalancing your diet （think more beans & lenti Wow。 Remarkable， unnerving， maddening， compelling， thought-provoking， impressively researched & sourced， and most of all， persuasive。If you're not familiar with Monbiot （whose syndicated column， if I'm correct， is most easily found in The Guardian）， he's well worth reading， and this is as good a place as any to start。If you're open to （1） learning and thinking and （2） changing your behavior - for example， eating less （or， hopefully， no） beef 。。。 or rebalancing your diet （think more beans & lentils， and less rice） - this book will offer you exhaustive， compelling information and ammunition。 [Conversely， here's my personal tip: if you're a climate change denier， if you believe that a higher being bestowed upon you an inalienable right to consume unlimited quantities of beef， or that your sense of self or family or love or success or contentment is defined by a steak or an all-beef hamburger， don't bother。 Seriously。]And， just to be clear， meat/beef is merely the most obvious， easiest first step 。。。 and it's particularly worthwhile because the beef/cattle industry is so much more harmful than others， and， frankly， the substitutes are not only （often more） healthy but plentiful and satisfying/gratifying。。。。 But the book's focus is far broader 。。。 and Monbiot's thesis persuasively suggests that giving up meat/beef is （sorry for the relevant pun） merely the lowest of the low hanging fruit。This is a serious book discussing serious， challenging issues and complex problems。 It's not a light （or a quick） read， and citations （both footnotes and endnotes） and the index account for a third of the pages。 And， frankly， it's depressing but also - at its most optimistic - inspirational。I can't recommend it enough。 。。。more
Ian
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Literally food for thought。 First part totally distressing because based on facts， so true。 We are abusing our planet because of farming and eating and corporate operations。 Second part thankfully shows thankfully of what us better and possible。 Very fact based。 Very readable。 Very thought provoking because the data tells us we need to make big changes in food and sustainability。 Of course， in the 70s， we thought the same。 This book gives ideas and data and human stories to give us actio to take
Julian Scott
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Actual solutions to one of the biggest issues of our time。 Whether we will get there is another question， but time will tell。
Jonathan
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Half prophecy， half rallying cry。 Grounded （pun not intended） and sincere， with enough art and optimism to temper the harrowing numbers and facts。
Frida
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This is such a well researched book and filled with lots of things I’d never thought of。 The laws in place to protect the environment fall woefully short。 It’s inspired us to try some new meat replacement products rather than resting on our laurels because we grow a few things， order an organic fruit and veg box from Locavore and get oat milk delivered in bottles。 That’s not enough。 I hope more people read this book。 And if they’re law makers even better。
Philip
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Clearly written， interesting throughout， and heavily referenced without being too dry。 I like that he somehow manages to end on a positive note， despite the （appropriate） downers in the first few sections。Would highly recommend to anyone on this planet who plans to eat food in the future。
Mr O'Neil
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A must read for anyone serious about saving the planet
Jakob
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Absolutely phenomenal！
Peter
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Super interessant boek。 Een aantal belangrijke punten:- Kennis van de bodem is erg beperkt。 - Het leven in de bodem veel localer， en er vreselijk veel oppervlakte tussen al die zandkorrels。- Wortels van planten lijken qua symbiose op onze darmen。 Ook wortels hebben een levende omgeving。- Grondgebruik voor landbouw moet drastisch verkleind en de overblijvende grond kan worden gebruikt als nieuwe natuur die veel CO2 kan absorberen。- Veestapel moet gereduceerd worden eerst schapen en koeien wegens Super interessant boek。 Een aantal belangrijke punten:- Kennis van de bodem is erg beperkt。 - Het leven in de bodem veel localer， en er vreselijk veel oppervlakte tussen al die zandkorrels。- Wortels van planten lijken qua symbiose op onze darmen。 Ook wortels hebben een levende omgeving。- Grondgebruik voor landbouw moet drastisch verkleind en de overblijvende grond kan worden gebruikt als nieuwe natuur die veel CO2 kan absorberen。- Veestapel moet gereduceerd worden eerst schapen en koeien wegens grondgebruik en uitstoot van broeikasgassen。- De reductie moet wel drastisch zijn， liefst 95%。 Heel actueel in NL。- Eiwit productie moet fabrieksmatig， met liefst vrij decentraal， zodat landen weer meer zeggenschap over voedsel productie krijgen en logistieke problemen worden vermeden。- De Chef koks van de wereld moeten voor deze industriële eiwitten smaken ontwerpen die aansluiten bij lokale smaak， via precisie fermentatie。Kortom een hip en interessant boek。 。。。more
Simon Davies
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Ready to be highly resistant to GM’s message and fearing a polemic full of anti-everything rant with no positive suggestions l， I was pulled in to this book by GM’s beautiful， lyrical prose， some compelling argument and several glimpses of possible， practical and attractive possibilities for a better， fairer， healthier world。 If meat eaters like me really could actually want to eat genuinely healthy and delicious food from cheap-to-produce fermented bacteria， that would be wonderful。 And if that Ready to be highly resistant to GM’s message and fearing a polemic full of anti-everything rant with no positive suggestions l， I was pulled in to this book by GM’s beautiful， lyrical prose， some compelling argument and several glimpses of possible， practical and attractive possibilities for a better， fairer， healthier world。 If meat eaters like me really could actually want to eat genuinely healthy and delicious food from cheap-to-produce fermented bacteria， that would be wonderful。 And if that enabled a widespread re-wilding of our planet that locked away carbon and reversed much of the damage we have done - then that would be amazing。 。。。more
Mabelline Grey
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Farmers are often lionised as custodians of the natural world， when， as this deeply researched and extremely readable book demonstrates， nothing could be further from the truth。 Modern farming practices and livestock and dairy farming， in particular， play a massive part in the current environmental crisis and the terrifying loss of biodiversity。 While I don't share George Monbiot's optimism about the public's willingness to adopt novel foodstuffs， his thesis that we have to use less land and swi Farmers are often lionised as custodians of the natural world， when， as this deeply researched and extremely readable book demonstrates， nothing could be further from the truth。 Modern farming practices and livestock and dairy farming， in particular， play a massive part in the current environmental crisis and the terrifying loss of biodiversity。 While I don't share George Monbiot's optimism about the public's willingness to adopt novel foodstuffs， his thesis that we have to use less land and switch to a plant-based diet is irrefutable。 Every politician， policy maker， and farmer should read this book。 Sadly the vast majority won't。 。。。more
Robert Bowes
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If you go into this book open minded you will enjoy it。 A very well researched book with great ideas for the future of farming and how we eat。
Stephanie Jane
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See more of my book reviews on my vegan book blog， HirlGrendRegenesis is a book of two halves。 The first half， which explores the state of global food production and gives particular attention to the health of the soil， is absolutely terrifying。 The second half discovers possible solutions to the man-made farming crisis and does offer some hope， albeit probably too little， too late unless serious systemic change happens within the next couple of years。 George Monbiot is a passionate writer so hi See more of my book reviews on my vegan book blog， HirlGrendRegenesis is a book of two halves。 The first half， which explores the state of global food production and gives particular attention to the health of the soil， is absolutely terrifying。 The second half discovers possible solutions to the man-made farming crisis and does offer some hope， albeit probably too little， too late unless serious systemic change happens within the next couple of years。 George Monbiot is a passionate writer so his book is as gripping as a good novel， but with the unsettling realisation that he is talking about our planet and the imminent end of its stable food supply。 It's a huge concept to get one's head around and even for someone like myself who already considers themselves pretty clued up on the topic， there was a lot in these pages for me learn - and wring my hands over。Monbiot begins by discussing soil - what it actually is and the millions of tiny creatures who live there。 This part is fascinating as， in common with many people I imagine， I rarely give much thought to the soil under my feet unless it's too muddy to hike across。 It turns out the soil pretty much everywhere is in a worryingly poor state of health， mostly due to farming excesses - too many chemicals， too much intensive monocropping， too many animals。 I was reminded of Lenore Newman's book， Lost Feast， in the way that human arrogance is again destroying the natural world to our own cost because we think we know best。 Monbiot provides a dense flurry of facts and figures all demonstrating the imminent crisis and， by the time I had absorbed even a third of them， I was close to tears。 Regenesis is a hard-hitting book and goodness knows it needs to be， but I did wonder if readers would be driven to abandon it despondently before they got to the good news。Regenesis isn't just about what is being destryoed， but also offers several different visions of how things could be put right。 Monbiot visits farms where regenerating soil health has resulted in good crop yields without the need for environmentally destructive chemicals。 He also talks about new crops that don't require annual ploughing， and a Finnish laboratory growing an entirely new kind of protein。 It's all exciting stuff which soon lifted the grey cloud over my head。 I could feel myself becoming enthused by Monbiot's excitement at these new - and not-so new - solutions， the only niggle being that each one is an isolated small-scale project without the huge monetary backing of the agriculture industry。 It's a catch-22 scenario。 While Monbiot rightly identifies a need to move away from global food corporations and return to the greater stability of more localised， independent production， we need to do so without the big money forcing these new solutions to follow the same path as we're currently on。 I feel that Regenesis is such an important book which will hopefully drive some real change in the ways we think about our food and how it is produced。 For such an emotive topic， Regenesis stays level-headed using facts and figures to make its arguments。 I think this approach will appeal to practical and science-led readers in a similar way to Karthik Sekar's book， After Meat。 I hope it does appeal to and influence a wide readership because we're rapidly running out of time。 As Monbiot explains， the needed individual changes are far less disruptive than those we managed under Covid restrictions， but they need to be made and made soon。I received a copy of this book for review via NetGalley。* * * * * 。。。more
Joe Bridge
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9/10 - Coming from a farming background my eyes have been opened considerably re; the negative externalities that arise from British Farming。 In particular I found the book delved into the greenwashing of organic produce and the understudied science behind soil and use of fungi to make food。would recommend x
Elisabeth Bergskaug
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De siste årene har jeg lest mange sakprosa-bøker om klimaendringer， naturtap og relaterte temaer。 Noen har vært virkelig gode， noen middelmådige， og noen skuffende dårlig researchet og skrevet。 Regensis troner nå øverst som den beste， mest lærerike， innsiktsfulle og øyeåpnende boka av alle jeg har lest i denne sjangeren。 George Monbiot har lest over 5。000 forskningsartikler og titalls bøker i arbeidet med denne boka， og besøkt en rekke gårder i UK underveis。 Det er et imponerende stykke arbeid s De siste årene har jeg lest mange sakprosa-bøker om klimaendringer， naturtap og relaterte temaer。 Noen har vært virkelig gode， noen middelmådige， og noen skuffende dårlig researchet og skrevet。 Regensis troner nå øverst som den beste， mest lærerike， innsiktsfulle og øyeåpnende boka av alle jeg har lest i denne sjangeren。 George Monbiot har lest over 5。000 forskningsartikler og titalls bøker i arbeidet med denne boka， og besøkt en rekke gårder i UK underveis。 Det er et imponerende stykke arbeid som ligger bak， og boken er godt og engasjerende skrevet。 Jeg visste at det sto dårlig til med verdens matsystemer， at de er under press blant annet fra klimaendringer， og at landbruk med dyr kommer med enorme klima-， natur- og miljøkostnader。 Men jeg visste ikke hvor fullstendig ødelagt og ødeleggende dagens form for globalt landbruk faktisk er。 Vi ødelegger den jorda vi er avhengige av for å leve med åpne øyne og enorme pengesubsidier。 Vi lar elvene våre og fjordene våre fylles av møkk uten å reagere。 Vi lar vill natur og dyreliv dø ut fordi vi er kultivert til å ønske et spesifikt type kosthold。 Forbered deg på å bli sjokkert og sint av denne boka。 Monbiot presenterer heldigvis også det som fremstår som gode og realistisk løsninger - hvis vi klarer å endre politikk og kultur。 Det er få bøker jeg vil anbefale så varmt som denne。 Den er så utrolig viktig。 Les den。 。。。more
Glenn
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Correctly identifies the problems and potential solutions， but falls well short of a political programme to achieve the required changes。
Jane Morrison
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Well researched， informative， honest （without being doomest） and brings a new vision on food systems， justice and environment。 Many people can explain what's wrong with the current system but what makes Monbiot's books stand out to me is that he always offers an inspiring alternative。 I come out the other side feeling more equipped to know what to do about the systems issues that keep me up at night。 Very skillful and probably the most important book he has written so far。 Well researched， informative， honest （without being doomest） and brings a new vision on food systems， justice and environment。 Many people can explain what's wrong with the current system but what makes Monbiot's books stand out to me is that he always offers an inspiring alternative。 I come out the other side feeling more equipped to know what to do about the systems issues that keep me up at night。 Very skillful and probably the most important book he has written so far。 。。。more
Moray Stiven
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Extremely well written。
Jack Williams
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Monbiot's Regenesis addresses one of humanity's most urgent critical challenges - how to sustainably feed the world - with a deeply informed and， at times， poetically moving perspective。 The author's years of activist-minded environmental journalism greatly enrich what is a compelling study of how we might break free of the Global Standard Farm and associated Global Standard Diet。 In Regenesis， Monbiot avoids patronising his reader with any sort of judgemental analysis of modern food consumption Monbiot's Regenesis addresses one of humanity's most urgent critical challenges - how to sustainably feed the world - with a deeply informed and， at times， poetically moving perspective。 The author's years of activist-minded environmental journalism greatly enrich what is a compelling study of how we might break free of the Global Standard Farm and associated Global Standard Diet。 In Regenesis， Monbiot avoids patronising his reader with any sort of judgemental analysis of modern food consumption and production; this is not a holier-than-thou style polemic from a Utopian vegan。 Instead， what Monbiot offers is a thoroughly researched and eminently readable appraisal of why and how we need to move on from standard issue farming as it stands in the 21st Century。 Regenesis does not offer its audience a simplistic singular fix for the issues it discusses and this is its greatest strength。 This is a book about complex systems and how the vital nature of their preservation requires proper， level-headed， thinking。 Solutions to problems are discussed within Regenesis， but the benefits of these solutions are always tempered with a holistic consideration of their drawbacks。 Monbiot isn't offering wide-eyed idealism， his voice is as realistic as it is moving。Whilst we all might well be facing a hellish future upon a desecrated planet， it is in writing like this that we might find our way out。 Monbiot's Regenesis is a sane， rationale interrogation of a problem of terrifying consequence。 However， in heeding what he has to say， we could yet escape the path we're all on。 。。。more
Stan
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