Recommended Reads
COMING SOON
Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics and All the Other Emergencies
By Dougald Hine
Dougald Hine, author and social thinker, has spent most of his life talking to people about climate change. And then one afternoon in the second year of the pandemic, he found he had nothing left to say. Why would someone who cares so deeply about ecological destruction want to stop talking about climate change now? Hine's latest work explores that question.
‘One of the most perceptive and thought-provoking books yet written about the multiple intersecting crises that are now upending our once-familiar world. . . Essential reading for these turbulent times.’ ― Amitav Ghosh, author of The Great Derangement
In her talk, Dr. Ilse speaks about Indian nomads and their animals. She elaborates how this nomadic culture of India is proving to be a model for the rest of the world to follow.
A Scientist and a social worker of German origin, she spent 20 years learning from the camel headers of Rajasthan. She is researching and actively promoting ecologically sustainable livestock development as a humane alternative to industrial livestock production. In recognition of her work, she has been awarded the "Nari Shakti Puraskar" and the Rolex award.
Ilse Köhler-Rollefson forthcoming book Hoofprints on the Land: How Traditional Herding and Grazing Can Restore the Soil and Bring Animal Agriculture Back in Balance with the Earth coming in December 2022.
