by Anne van Oorschot, AWC The Hague
The Environment Team is very excited to announce FAWCO’s first Global Issues Book Read of 2022! We have selected The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams.
From the book jacket:“The world-renowned naturalist and conservationist Jane Goodall has spent more than a half-century warning of our impact on our planet. From her famous encounters with chimpanzees in the forests of Gombe as a young woman to her tireless campaigning for the environment in her late eighties, Jane has become the godmother to a new generation of climate activists.
In The Book of Hope, Jane draws on the wisdom of a lifetime dedicated to nature to teach us how to find strength in the face of the climate crisis, and explains why she still has hope for the natural world and for humanity. In extraordinary conversations with her co-author Doug Abrams that weave together stories from her travels and activism, she offers readers a new understanding of the crisis we face and a compelling path forward for us all to create hope in our own lives and in the world.
The world needs a manifesto of hope now more than ever. This profound book from a legendary figure in the fight against climate change shows that even in the face of great adversity, we can find hope in human nature, and in nature itself.”
In this New Year, some hope would be a very welcome thing! We hope you will start your year out in a hopeful way and plan to join us as we read and discuss this remarkable book.
The Global Issues Book Discussion took place on Sunday, March 6 at 5 pm CET, in a session of FAWCO’s 2022 Virtual Interim Meeting – Focus on the Future – on Hopin.
