Rewilding the world
If there was one word in 2020 that brought hope for the future health of people and the planet it was “rewilding”, – thanks to David Attenborough.
In his latest documentary film A Life on Our Planet, which Attenborough calls his witness statement, he outlines what a mess man has made of the planet in his lifetime but he also offers an answer to fixing it. If we rewild land and oceans we stand a chance.
“Rewilding the world is simpler than you might think,” says Attenborough. “And the changes we have to make will only benefit ourselves and the generations that follow. A century from now our planet could be a wild place again.”
Now around the globe people have begun to talk about rewilding. Eco fashion brand Maggie Marilyn has even brought a little bit of rewilding to its Auckland store by planting out the exterior in an effort to create more awareness and bring some greenery into the CBD.
Add to that, one of the gifts that COVID-19 brought the world was that it showed us how to slow down and also how quickly the environment can heal when humans get out of the way.
“When we all took a breath we found the world was breathing with us. We suddenly heard the voices of our mountains, our moana, our tūíand kerer?, no longer fighting through
