026 The Shamans of Siberia Latest in The Climate Chronicles This is what nature recovery and regeneration looks like. Close to the land, collective action, ritual and ceremony. julespretty.com/chronicles/0... “The main task of shamans is to protect nature.”

025 Appy and the Eel The Climate Chronicles julespretty.com/chronicles/0... “I first had a silver eel,” says the man to the two birds. This is Appy. He alone can speak Eel. Some people there are turning back one tide. The land wet and fertile again. All joined up in one Great Fen.

Is A River Alive? “Yes of course!” Says Rob Macfarlane’s son when he hears the title of his father’s book. “It’ll be a short one too.” Words and story, shared, they can change the way we see the world, and our readiness to act. Story leads to agency. A fabulous book, compelling and kind.

Latest in The Climate Chronicles series just posted: “Three Grapefruits.” julespretty.com/chronicles/0... In times of crisis, words often fail us. This story starts: “I will tell of gifts and giving, she says.” All previous 21 Chronicles also revised and updated: julespretty.com/chronicles/

From the old farm Soaked by drizzle and cherry blossom The smell of leaking silage liquor.

Under wild cherries, While viewing bluebell blossom, The sudden laugh of the woodpecker.

The next Great Acceleration We could call these positive hockey sticks, heading for tipping points and whole systems changing Drawn from our 2025 paper on “Regenerative Good Growth” Accessible here: doi.org/10.3390/su17...

The Climate Chronicles 015: Revenge Spring. The flush of fresh leaves. Trees lime-green beneath blue sky. Nightingales in the valley. Swallows overhead. So the bat comes as a messenger. She’s a survivor from a former age, when mice ran after cats. julespretty.com/chronicles/0...

Latest story from “The Climate Chronicles” 022 The Wise King Cnut [3 mins reading time: full story here: julespretty.com/chronicles/2... ] There was once a king, quite a wise young man. You will have heard of him, his name is Cnut. This is his story. The tide is coming in.

Global researchers led by @julespretty.bsky.social with @erikjacobi.bsky.social and @leannehep.bsky.social have proposed a new vision for Regenerative Good Growth, that will create green economies whilst protecting the planet. www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/03...

It’s Chiffchaff Arrival Week At Wrabness Nature Reserve, humid after rain, curlew & oyster catcher calling from the muds, chiffchaff in great numbers That’s it. Last week it has to have been “Woodpecker Drumming Week” It could be too “Blackthorn Blossom Viewing Week” Nature and culture together