Urth’s Summer Reading List
Book recommendations from our contributors, ambassadors, and team members for you to get lost in over the summer break.
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Conservation
7 Ideas for How to Live a Sustainable Lifestyle on a Budget
All of these changes are sustainable for your pocket too.
Conservation
Sustainability is Failing Us: Why We Need to Focus on Regeneration Instead
The term regeneration suggests the need to focus on not just sustaining, but replenishing the planet’s resources.
Conservation
How Can We Make Sure Covid-19 Benefits the Environment Long Term?
There’s always the option to return to the same system, but this time our CO2 budget isn’t giving much remaining leeway.
Conservation
One of the Last Remaining Unburnt Koala Sanctuaries is Being Logged
After last summer’s extreme fires, the sacred indigenous Gumbarynggirr territory is set to be logged to make room for 180 housing lots. Here’s how we can help.
Conservation
The Unexpected Global Benefit of Female Empowerment
Climate experts are arguing that female empowerment is more likely to result in lower carbon emissions than a shift to renewables, urban public transport, or any other climate strategy.
Conservation
A Case for Less Consumption and More Citizenship
In a world where GDP has remained the principal measure of success, here are the individuals and businesses prioritising the wellbeing of people and the planet.
Conservation
The Value of Indigenous Wisdom in Protecting the Environment
With eighty percent of the world’s remaining biodiversity on the territories of indigenous people, these communities are more than a source of wisdom, but a source of hope.
Conservation
How Planting Giant Kelp Forests Can Help Save the Planet
Much like planting trees — but this time in the sea — kelp forests are being lauded for their ability to store huge amounts of carbon.
Conservation
To Heal the Planet We Must First Heal Ourselves
A conversation with filmmaker and activist Helena Norberg-Hodge on reconnecting with nature through personal transformation.
Film
Talking to Trees with Jordan Manley
Capturing 3,000-year-old bristlecone trees in his latest film Treeline, Jordan Manly shows the immense power of film to reignite our relationship with nature.
Conservation
Is Reforestation the Solution to Climate Change?
Can large scale reforestation keep up with our current rate of carbon emissions?
Film
The Divinity of Ordinary Things with Nathan Oldfield
Whether it’s the footwork of a long boarder, or light playing off the water, Nathan Oldfield’s surf films diverge from competition and glorify what he calls "these everyday sacred things".