CONTENTS

60 transformative years

Issue 354 January/February 2026

1 WELCOME

4 NOTICEBOARD

5 EVENTS

70 SHOP

72 ARCHIVE

Ecologist

6 WILDLIFE AND THE CARBON CYCLE Roman Goergen considers whether animals could be vital climate allies

10 A MESSENGER OF HOPE David Lorimer pays tribute to scientist, conservationist and humanitarian Jane Goodall

Connected life

12 GAIA, THE LIVING EARTH Jonathan Watts investigates the genesis of the Gaia theory and the need for planetary consciousness

16 POSITIVE TIPPING POINTS

Tim Lenton shares how positive tipping points can help accelerate us out of the climate crisis

20 DARE TO DREAM!

Tim Smit reflects on 25 years of the Eden Project and the power of dreaming big

Breath, 2015 by Olivia Fraser www.oliviafraser.com

The slow read

22 A LOVE ECONOMY

Satish Kumar urges a shift from profit-driven living to an economy shaped by love and wellbeing, calling for a culture that values relationships, ecological care and shared purpose over accumulation