She is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Robin Wall Kimmerer is the author of New York Times bestsellers Braiding Sweetgrass and Gathering Moss. He is the founder and senior advisor emeritus of 350.org. Inspiring and uplifting, David Suzuki explains our biological needs, which include dependence on air, water, soil, and the suns energy-and a fifth vital.

Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Instituteĭavid Suzuki is an internationally renowned geneticist, environmentalist, author of more than fifty books, and the founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.īill McKibben is an American environmentalist, author, and journalist who has written over a dozen books on the climate crisis.

He also reflects on what we have learned by listening to Indigenous leaders, whose knowledge of the natural world is profound, and whose peoples are on the frontlines of protecting land and water around the world.ĭrawing on his own experiences and those of others who have put their beliefs into action, The Sacred Balance combines science, philosophy, spirituality, and Indigenous knowledge to offer concrete suggestions for creating an ecologically sustainable future by rediscovering and addressing humanity’s basic needs. In this extensively updated new edition, David Suzuki reflects on the increasingly radical changes in science and nature-from the climate crisis to peak oil and the rise in clean energy-and examines what they mean for humankind. How can we slow down and act from a place of respect for all living things? The Sacred Balance shows us how. The world is changing at a relentless pace. With a new foreword from Robin Wall Kimmerer, New York Times -bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass- and an afterword from Bill McKibben-this special 25th anniversary edition of a beloved bestseller invites readers to see ourselves as part of nature, not separate. “ The Sacred Balance has a beautiful spirit.”-E.O. RT DavidSuzukiFDN: 'The major crises we face pandemics, climate disruption and biodiversity loss all have roots in our lack of recognition of our place in nature.' David Suzukis influential book The Sacred Balance has been updated to offer wisdom for this moment.

The Sacred Balance by David Suzuki