Isabella Tree Knihy

V roku 2000 si Isabella Tree a jej manžel Charlie Burrell boli nútení priznať, že intenzívne vedené poľnohospodárstvo na ich farme Knepp v západnom Sussexe je ekonomicky neudržateľné. Na pokraji bankrotu sa odhodlali pre radikálny krok a zverili svojich 1400 hektárov panstva späť do rúk prírode. Vďaka minimálnym ľudským zásahom a stádam voľne sa pasúcich zvierat, ktoré sú hnacou silou pri obnovovaní biotopov, ich „zdivočená farma“ dnes prekypuje životom. Ani nie 20 rokov po začatí experimentu sa panstvo Knepp stalo útočiskom pre mnoho vzácnych živočíšnych a rastlinných druhov a jeho celková biodiverzita prudko vzrástla. Ich projekt je inšpirujúcim príkladom ochrany prírody, pretože ukazuje, ako sa môže podariť, s prírodou vo vedení, obnoviť pôdu aj divoký život v dramaticky krátkom čase. Kniha Zdivočená farma je sčasti pútavými memoármi, sčasti fascinujúcim opisom európskej krajinnej histórie a ekológie, ale predovšetkým inšpirujúcim príbehom plným nádeje.

A blueprint for how to rewild the world around us from two of the world's pioneers of wilding

In Wilding, Isabella Tree tells the story of the 'Knepp experiment', a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex, using free-roaming grazing animals to create new habitats for wildlife. Part gripping memoir, part fascinating account of the ecology of our countryside, this is, above all, an inspiring story of hope.Forced to accept that intensive farming on the heavy clay of their land at Knepp was economically unsustainable, Isabella Tree and her husband Charlie Burrell made a spectacular leap of faith: they decided to step back and let nature take over. Thanks to the introduction of free-roaming cattle, ponies, pigs and deer - proxies of the large animals that once roamed Britain - the 3,500 acre project has seen extraordinary increases in wildlife numbers and diversity in little over a decade.Extremely rare species, including turtle doves, nightingales, peregrine falcons, lesser spotted woodpeckers and purple emperor butterflies, are now breeding at Knepp, and populations of other species are rocketing. The Burrells' degraded agricultural land has become a functioning ecosystem again, teeming with life - all by itself.Personal and inspirational, Wilding is an astonishing account of the beauty and strength of nature, when it is given as much freedom as possible.

Ein einzigartiges britisches Renaturierungsexperiment als Blaupause für Projekte in ganz Europa An stillen Junitagen kann man auf dem Landgut Knepp in West Sussex wieder das unverkennbare Gurren der selten gewordenen Turteltauben hören. Ein wahres Wunder für das ehemals intensiv bewirtschaftete Agrar- und Weideland, das nur 70 Kilometer vom Londoner Stadtzentrum entfernt liegt. Auch die in Großbritannien bedrohten Waldohreulen und Wanderfalken sowie zahlreiche Tagfalter- und Pflanzenarten siedeln sich nun in Knepp an, und jedes Jahr kommen neue hinzu. Als Isabella Tree mit ihrem Mann das wegweisende Renaturierungsprojekt initiierte, ahnte sie noch nichts von der Geschwindigkeit, mit der sich die Natur erholen kann. Trees persönlich geschriebene, faszinierende Geschichte handelt von der Schönheit und Kraft der Natur und gibt Hoffnung. »Diese spannende Geschichte erzählt, wie aus ausgelaugtem Land wieder ein reiches Ökosystem wird, und zwingt uns damit, Landwirtschaft neu zu denken.« THE TIMES

When We Went Wild tells the story of Nancy and Jake, two farmers who decide to rewild their farm.

Inspired by true events, When the Storks Came Home tells of how the magnificent white stork was brought back from extinction in the UK after over 600 years.

'Never has there been a greater need for writers who can communicate about the environment in such clear, immediate and powerful ways, who can envisage the past as well as the future. The knowledge is already out there. We just have to listen. The contributors to this issue all have a deep understanding of how nature works. Some are scientists; others, environmental journalists exploring the latest thinking about ecosystems and how to repair them; or poets, novelists and activists examining our responses to the current crisis. These stories will, I hope, be both enlightening and empowering, galvanising us to bring about change.' Isabella Tree, guest-editor Patrick Barkham Tim Flannery Cal Flyn Jessie Greengrass Caoilinn Hughes Amy Leach Dino J. Martins Rod Mason Charles Massy Rebecca Priestley Callum Roberts Judith D. Schwartz Samanth Subramanian Ken Thompson Manari Ushigua Sheila Watt-Cloutier Adam Weymouth Xavi Bou, introduced by Tim Dee, and Merlin Sheldrake Nate Duke and John Kinsella

In a small medieval palace on Kathmandu's Durbar Square lives Nepal's famous Living Goddess - a child as young as three who is chosen from a caste of Buddhist goldsmiths to watch over the country and protect its people.

An inspiring story of hope showing what happens when you let nature take the lead.