The last year has seen the world turned upside down, as COVID-19 brought drastic changes to everyday life. In his new book, Cruise examines our relationship with nature and the need to push the reset button.
The recently published book takes a look at conservation, the coronavirus, and the urgent need to go back to basics and explore how we relate to Mother Nature.
Quite simply Crusie says,” It’s not about the bats, it’s about you and me – and our governments. As Covid19 has brought drastic change to our world, the time for this idea has come: we need to reset our relationship with nature”.
The Covid19 pandemic has put the spotlight on how human expansion on earth has led to an increase in zoonotic viruses jumping species and calls on us to re-examine our rampant commercialization of nature and animals in farming, wildlife management, and in our diets. At the heart of the problem is ‘anthropocentrism’: our egotistical view that ecosystems, plants, trees, and other animals exist for the benefit of humans, and humans
alone.
In his trademark accessible and anecdotal style, Cruise explores the ethical and practical issues, the personal and political choices – and solutions – to the greatest problem facing all species on earth.
Published by Tafelberg, the book is available online and at all local bookstores.
Adam Cruise, pictured below, is an investigative environmental journalist, travel writer, and academic. He has contributed to a number of international publications including National Geographic and The Guardian. His books include King Solomon and the Showman, Louis Botha’s War, and In the Pursuit of Solitude.
