Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet

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This event was presented in collaboration with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Office of Sustainability at UW–Madison.

A man stands outdoors before a dark green landscape. He has short, wavy dark brown hair that is tinged with gray. He wears metallic eyeglasses with rectangular frames and a burgundy button-down shirt that features a gold leaflike pattern. His right arm is crossed along his abdomen, and his left arm is tucked under his chin.

George Monbiot is an author, Guardian columnist and environmental activist, whose current research focus is on the global food system. His best-selling books include Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life, Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning, and Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis. George was awarded the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2022, and his latest book, Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet, was published in May 2022.