Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation Paperback – September 21, 2021

This book has not only let me know much of what I need to know about the world at present, but also evaluate what I can do.Regeneration is informative, for sure, and (thankfully) much more than that. It weaves together themes of reverence, hope, empowerment and joy, as it walks you through many hard-to-look at realities. Among many many other things, it tells healing stories about what people are doing to help provide education and healthy food to other humans, people who are working to preserve our oceans, and people who are working to provide habitat to wildlife.As a homeschooling parent of young children, I intend to incorporate the wisdom of this book into family life and teaching. This morning I sat down with my children, and, when our science lesson called for learning about food, I taught them nutrition from the food section of this book, and when the rain started coming down and turned to hail, we spoke about the water cycle and how microbes in the air (which come from the plants) contribute to the precipitation that falls.In its spirit of hope and empowerment, the book has motivated me to take action by declining to purchase food items that come in non-recyclable plastic and toilet paper made from virgin boreal forest, incorporating more legumes into my family's diet, requesting carbon neutral shipping from places like Amazon, and requesting cancellation of catalogs that are mailed to my house. I have also been asking myself how I can connect more and share more with my community, and the book feels like a seed that was planted in my heart that will continue to grow.While these all feel like just little things, isn't that part of the message of the book and a perennial wisdom? When I was a child, what I had to give to the trees was a song. And though little, the song was real.I could read this book over and over and learn something new each time, and, when it comes to feeling like I have enough, this book is it.

I learned so much from Drawdown (2017), which outlines 100 feasible strategies to "drawing down" carbon emissions, that I decided to buy this book. Regeneration is sort of a sequel, but its focus is much broader and even more inspiring. In this book, Hawken focuses on "regeneration" -- to create or generate anew. Hawken explains the ecological importance of oceans, forests, wild areas, and land masses and interconnectedness of all of these things. In clear and straightforward way Hawken explains the science behind biodiversity and how it can help to save the planet. I gained a much greater understanding of how ecosystems work naturally to sequester carbon and keep nature in balance. Hawken also explains how people, cities, food, energy and industry could be created anew to reduce the damage to the environment and stop climate change. Well worth reading!

This book should be required reading for every citizen in the world, certainly for every politician, teacher, environmentalist and student. Concisely written and beautifully composed, this book brings science to system after system in nature, society, and more to demonstrate nature's amazing ability to regenerate itself -- when we do the right thing.There is no bigger threat to our future than climate change, and this book espouses natural solutions that address climate in more ways than just restricting carbon emissions -- even though the author clearly states we have to do that as well.But while that is going to take time, given the current reluctance to take the extreme measures necessary, drawing carbon down and working with nature's natural systems, can be another way to address the damage we are causing. But more than just sustainability, regeneration shows how everything actually gets immensely better when we work with nature and her natural healing properties.I read this book cover to cover and was sorry when I got to the end that it didn't go on longer. The research shows in each ecosystem niche 1) how we have harmed that niche 2) what's being done to restore it, and 3) how that's working. It restored faith in me that maybe we aren't doomed for distinction, but have promising things we can actually do to mitigate -- and eventually turn around -- the impending climate crisis.

Love the content. So true to our needs. But the binding was not good and sections have fallen out of the book.

A great way to get data-driven, in-depth yet concise approaches to ending the climate crisis utilizing a regenerative mindset and practices. All delivered in a practical “case study” sort of format. Flip open to almost any page and find a place to begin to learn about a new story and method to regenerate our planet. A pathway and friend of a book for those who are awake…

Yet another wonderful compilation of peer reviews gathered by Paul Hawken and facilitated greatly for the general public to read and learn about sustainability in terms of rewilding the biomes, human industries, food resources, educating people, land use/degradation, forests, oceans, cities, energy and the actions and connections people need to make in order to ensure a sustainable and prolific future here on Earth. We're headed in the wrong direction as it stands, so everyone needs to care about the future, for we will not have one unless drastic changes are made in the way we all live. Please read this and encourage others around you do to the same. Our time is running out...KristinEnvironmental scientist