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CONTENTS No. 312 January/February 2019 FRONTLINE   4 NEWS ECOLOGIST 10 ANOTHER CHANCE TO LIVE Maurice Frank reports on a growing movement to NEW ONLINE   1 WELCOME protect Germany’s Hambach Forest 14 UTOPIA WITH TEETH Dave Sewell learns how the zad became a beacon of hope in France 16 GET UP, STAND UP Protest is key to protecting our planet, writes Natalie Bennett 19 BORN TO BE WILD Kate Blincoe heads out to watch a seal rookery KEYNOTES 20 EQUALITY OF LIFE: A VISION FOR THE FUTURE Inequality is making us ill, but we can redress the balance, write Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson Cover image: © 2018 Anna and Elena Balbusso c/o theispot UNDERCURRENTS 26 THE DEFINITION OF HAPPINESS Russell Warfield meets feminist academic and author Lynne Segal 28 THE COUNTRYSIDE IS FOR EVERYONE We need to challenge the idea of Britain’s ‘white landscape’, writes Louisa Adjoa Parker 31 BATHING IN CONNECTION Michelle Brenner elaborates on Forest Therapy and the beauty instinct www.resurgence.org Jonathan Dawson on bringing the classroom back to life As a taster, to complement Satish’s column, we share a recipe for ‘slow’ bread New gallery feature on environmental/expedition artist Alan Campbell And coming soon to Resurgence Voices: Dale Vince talks about vegan football www.theecologist.org The stories environmentalists across the globe are talking about, plus opinion pieces and reviews. Check for new daily content, including regular analysis of key political issues. Contact: editor@theecologist.org Social Media Twitter: @Resurgence_mag @the_ecologist Facebook: Resurgencetrust TheEcologist Instagram: @resurgencetrust Resurgence & Ecologist App Free access for print members: www.resurgence.org/app 2 Resurgence & Ecologist January/February 2019
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ETHICAL LIVING 34 QWERTY SOMETHING A question from a stranger gets Matt Harvey thinking 35 DIARY Leo Johnson ruminates over the role of government 36 CHOICES Satish Kumar discovers what makes food really wholesome 39 MEDITATION Peter Reason stops to watch low sun on an orchard wall 40 WHERE THE GAS IS GREENER Marianne Brown interviews the founder of Ecotricity, Dale Vince ARTS 42 THE REGION OF ICE AND SNOW Adrian Cooper reflects on changing perceptions of Antarctica 46 CALL OF THE WILD A new exhibition showcases the work of printmaker Norman Ackroyd 48 THE CONNECTING THREAD Alice Kettle talks about a project that seeks to show solidarity with refugees and displaced people 52 THE CIRCLE OF LIFE Peter Abbs celebrates the evergreen season 54 SOUL BUILDING Victoria Manthorpe meets ecoarchitect Christopher Day REVIEWS 56 WHERE HUMAN AND ANIMAL MEET Huw Wahl reviews the film Becoming Animal, directed by Emma Davie 58 LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF WINTER Jane McNamee reviews The Light in the Dark: A Winter Journal by Horatio Clare 59 TRACING A GREEN GRACE Lynne Wycherley reviews Christina Rossetti: Poetry, Ecology, Faith by Emma Mason 60 ORDER OUT OF CHAOS Michael McCarthy reviews The Wonderful Mr Willughby: The First True Ornithologist by Tim Birkhead 62 AN UNEXPECTED LIFE STORY Satish Kumar reviews Dear John: The Road to Pelindaba by Jeff Osment 63 NUCLEAR REACTOR Horatio Morpurgo reviews the film Wackersdforf, directed by Oliver Haffner 64 FROM THE GROUND UP Sara Melendro reviews Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown 66 MEMBERS PAGE 67 SHOP 68 LETTERS 70 ADVERTISEMENTS 20 Editor Emeritus Satish Kumar PA to Satish Kumar Elaine Green Editor-in-chief Greg Neale greg@resurgence.org Deputy Editor & Podcasts Marianne Brown marianne@resurgence.org Designer Rachel Marsh Editorial Assistants & Picture Researchers Emma Randall Emily Martin Sub-editor Helen Banks Poetry Editor Peter Abbs Trust Manager Angie Burke Accounts Officer Mark Gough The Ecologist Editor Brendan Montague brendan@theecologist.org Fundraising Manager Sharon Garfinkel +44 ( 0 ) 7435 781842 sharon@resurgence.org Membership Jeanette Gill Mandy Kessell +44 (0)1208 841824 members@resurgence.org Office Manager & Classified Advertising Lynn Batten info@resurgence.org +44 (0)1237 441293 info@resurgence.org Advertising Sales Dan Raymond-Barker +44 (0)7776 361671 dan@emsm.org.uk Editorial Office Ford House, Hartland, Bideford, Devon EX39 6EE, UK +44 ( 0 ) 1237 441293 www.resurgence.org Resurgence & Ecologist is published by The Resurgence Trust, a registered educational charity (no. 1120414) Issue 312 Resurgence & Ecologist 3

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CONTENTS No. 312 January/February 2019

FRONTLINE   4 NEWS

ECOLOGIST

10 ANOTHER CHANCE TO LIVE Maurice Frank reports on a growing movement to

NEW ONLINE   1 WELCOME

protect Germany’s Hambach Forest 14 UTOPIA WITH TEETH Dave Sewell learns how the zad became a beacon of hope in France 16 GET UP, STAND UP Protest is key to protecting our planet, writes

Natalie Bennett 19 BORN TO BE WILD Kate Blincoe heads out to watch a seal rookery

KEYNOTES

20 EQUALITY OF LIFE: A VISION FOR

THE FUTURE Inequality is making us ill, but we can redress the balance,

write Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson

Cover image: © 2018 Anna and Elena Balbusso c/o theispot

UNDERCURRENTS

26 THE DEFINITION OF HAPPINESS Russell Warfield meets feminist academic and author

Lynne Segal 28 THE COUNTRYSIDE IS FOR EVERYONE We need to challenge the idea of Britain’s ‘white landscape’, writes Louisa Adjoa Parker 31 BATHING IN CONNECTION Michelle Brenner elaborates on Forest Therapy and the beauty instinct www.resurgence.org Jonathan Dawson on bringing the classroom back to life As a taster, to complement Satish’s column, we share a recipe for ‘slow’ bread New gallery feature on environmental/expedition artist Alan Campbell

And coming soon to Resurgence Voices: Dale Vince talks about vegan football www.theecologist.org The stories environmentalists across the globe are talking about, plus opinion pieces and reviews. Check for new daily content, including regular analysis of key political issues. Contact: editor@theecologist.org

Social Media Twitter: @Resurgence_mag

@the_ecologist Facebook: Resurgencetrust

TheEcologist Instagram: @resurgencetrust

Resurgence & Ecologist App Free access for print members: www.resurgence.org/app

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