My new book, SPEAKING WITH NATURE, releases today. It is available here: amazon.in/Speaking-Natur… and in bookstores. It features ten remarkable individuals who, long before the climate crisis, wrote with passion and insight about environmental sustainability and social justice.

Claude Monet's skies

Spring Moon at Ninomiya Beach, by Kawase Hasui, 1932

"To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight." This remains one of the loveliest things I've ever read themarginalian.org/2017/09/25/e-e…

The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. ✍️ -- A. Einstein (1879-1955), as mentioned in Conversations avec Pablo Casals: souvenirs et opinions d'un musicien (1955)

40 years later, this is stunningly timely – and may be a key to our way out: Doris Lessing on the prisons we choose (not realizing we are choosing) to live inside themarginalian.org/2024/11/11/dor…

Georgia O’Keeffe, Sun Water Maine, 1922. #WomensArt

Happy World Whale Day!

🐳 Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here? Today is #WorldWhaleDay! Dive in and learn all about these gentle giants with our Marine Life Encyclopedia: oceana.ly/3QlRon3

Beautiful view of Earth from space taken from the International Space Station (view fullscreen). 📽: NASA Johnson

Olive Tree of Vouves - the world’s oldest living olive tree is in Crete, Greece : The oldest olive tree in the world is located in the village of Ano Vouves of Kissamos in Chania, Crete, Greece. The ancient tree is 3000 years old, as determined by the international scientific

As the United Nations General Assembly gets underway in New York, António Guterres has a critical message to world leaders: “Get serious. Bridge divides – and deliver. Let this be a week of solutions.”

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female leader, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country. cnn.it/3L0UFsr

#COP30, the world’s largest international climate conference, kicks off on 10 November in Brazil. A crucial moment to accelerate #climateaction across the globe— and ensuring that everyone can benefit from the vast opportunities it brings. Browse 4 things to know about COP30:

#WorldCitiesDay IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change & Cities—the first report of the seventh cycle—will be released in March 2027. It will assess the latest science on climate impacts, risks, and urban solutions. 🗓️ Expert Review 17 Oct–12 Dec 2025 bit.ly/CitiER

Human rights are neither superfluous nor a luxury. They are essential for any society’s stability and prosperity. We have seen time and again what happens when that truth is neglected. — Human Rights Council (UN Human Rights Council) President Jürg Lauber at the United Nations General Assembly. #UNGA80

Me, Mike Bird, and the Microphone on the Economist podcast 🎃🙃 youtube.com/watch?v=Bkb2_W…

Yesterday was #WorldCitiesDay and we were thinking what if cities weren't designed just for cars and commuters, but for actual humans living actual lives? That's what goal 11 is about! Making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Why do we accept that some neighbourhoods get parks and trees and clean air while others get pollution and neglect? Goal 11 says every city dweller deserves access to green spaces, public transport, and safe housing. Shouldn't that be the baseline? brnw.ch/21wX7HP