Generation Restoration

Discover and define a new relationship between humanity and nature In Generation Restoration: How to Fix Our Relationship Crisis with Mother Nature Vice President of Climate Action at Salesforce, Tim Christophersen, delivers a clarion call for a new kind of global ecological literacy. You'll discover how we can reset our relationship with nature, conceiving of ourselves as an integral part of it, rather than apart from it. The book explains how we can change the way we interact with the world around us and rapidly increase the effectiveness of all "green" initiatives. It's filled with stories and case studies of environmental success stories and failures from around the globe. Inside the book: - A recipe for a simple-but profound-shift in the way we view nature and the role of human beings within it - How to resist the impulses towards doom and despair and choose hope instead - The lessons we can learn from Indigenous peoples around the world, who understand important and obvious lessons about nature that have escaped other societies Perfect for anyone interested in the future of our planet and our species, Generation Restoration is an inspiring and eye-opening discussion of an issue that's critical to all our survival and wellbeing.

TIM CHRISTOPHERSEN is the Vice President of Climate Action at Salesforce. With over 25 years of international experience across the public and private sector, including 15 years with the United Nations Environment Programme, Tim has dedicated his entire career to achieving harmony between humanity and nature.

Dr. Jane Goodall's Foreword for Generation Restoration xiii 1 Squandering Our Natural Wealth 1 Restoration in One Generation 2 Nature Gone Bust 4 Shifting Baseline Syndrome 11 Tipping Point 14 Resilience Starts with Us 24 2 A Century of Ecology 29 Ecology: The Science of Our Only Home 31 A New Century of Ecology 41 Ecological Literacy for Everyone 42 3 Nature Is Us: A Tale of Reciprocity 57 Nature Is Many, Nature Is One 58 Nature Is Us 61 Counterproductive Conservation 72 A New Hope 77 So, Are We Part of Nature? 83 4 The Value of Nature 85 "It's the Ecology, Stupid!" 86 A New Economy Emerges 93 The Oldest New Financial Asset Class 99 A Restoration Boom 111 All the Money in the World 115 5 The World Plus 10 Percent 119 Take No More Than Half 120 A Movement Is Born: Acción Andina 124 Living in Harmony with Nature: Satoyama 135 The World's Largest Protected Area Network: Natura 2000 137 The Guardians of Nature 139 Respect for Mother Nature 143 A New Relationship 149 6 A Trillion Trees 153 The Power of Trees 154 Resetting Our Relationship with Forests 156 A Rights-Based Approach 162 Trailblazer 165 Learning from the Forest 170 Forests Under Scrutiny 175 Is It Too Late? 178 7 World Restoration Flagships 183 Brazil's Atlantic Forest 184 Farther Than the Eye Can See 193 The Arc of Restoration in the Brazilian Amazon 196 Community-Based Natural Farming in India 198 A New Restoration Economy in South Africa 200 Building with Nature in Indonesia 205 Restoring Planet Earth 206 8 Stubborn Optimists 209 The Future We Want 210 A Journey Forward to Nature 215 Generation Restoration from Local to Global 227 Epilogue: The Freedom to Choose 229
Taking Action 233
Notes 239
Acknowledgments 265
About the Author 267
Index 269