In his companion to the documentary of the same name, Sir David Attenborough, BAFTA and Emmy-Award winning broadcaster and natural historian, details his adventures and explorations of wild places throughout his career. With moving narration, Attenborough emphasizes the urgency of climate action to preserve the many natural wonders the world has to offer.

Being Ecological is a must-read for people who feel less than enthusiastic about the topic of ecology. The book focuses on the basis of most ecological ideas about the biosphere and its interconnections. It also implores the reader to ask– what human actions count as ecological? Morton further discusses how to avoid theories and practices that become obsolete by the time they reach mainstream readers– perhaps a surprising, underlying concern in ecological thought.

This book is an inspiring dialogue between renowned scientist and activist Jane Goodall and New York Times bestselling author Douglas Abrams on the subject of hope in troubling times. Particularly compelling is Goodall’s narrative of her personal quest for environmental justice evolved from her primatology work in Gombe.

A soothing guide to the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, a therapeutic exercise of spending time in the forest, which is shown in studies to promote health and happiness. Immunologist Dr. Qing Li speaks to the scientific research along with the tangible experiences– sights, scents, sounds, and smells – that make time spent bathing in nature so beneficial.

Dr. Jessica Hernandez, Indigenous environmental scientist offers researched Indigenous practices to preserving and protecting the environment rather than Western conservationism. Using case studies, historical overviews, and stories centered on Indigenous Latin American women and land protectors, Hernandez shows how saving Indigenous land is the key to saving the planet.

The magnitude of earth’s changing climate is monumental. Author Mark Hineline encourages readers to make note of the things happening in their immediate environment: how the ground feels, what the air smells like, and what sort of animals are inhabiting it. He argues that by grounding ourselves in nature, we can lay the work for positive environmental change.

Did you know it takes 450 years for a plastic bottle to fully biodegrade? This accessible guide shows readers simple changes they can make to help eliminate plastic use and help keep the ocean clean of human waste. Going room by room, author and advocate for the anti-plastics movement Will McCallum explains how to easily reduce plastic use at work and home.

Coral reefs sustain entire ecosystems and are the greatest protector to preserving our coastlines. But with warming temperatures, pollution, human damage, and diseases, corals are facing a catastrophic die-off. In her homage to reefs and the scientist dedicated to saving them, author Juli Berwald (PhD in Ocean Science) offers a compassionate and well-researched call to action.

From quick fixes to wardrobe refreshes, this simple, hands-on book has all the information you need to mend and update your clothing while reducing waste, including photos and step-by-step guides. With startling statistics about fast fashion’s impact on the environment, sewing and dressmaking teacher Zoe Edwards will help you rethink the way you approach clothing as a consumer.

With native plants dying off, wildlife populations are also in decline. In this grassroots approach to conservation, professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology Douglas W. Tallamy informs readers about small, practical, and budget friendly changes they can make in their own backyard to help protect and preserve plants and wildlife starting now.

A compelling compilation of several decades of Selma James’ work on the globally significant role of unwaged women workers, whose time and effort is historically unpaid, unnoticed, and unprotected, yet benefits the entire world. James argues that the climate justice movement should learn from the movements formed by these exploited women in their pursuit to save the planet.

Late Concord, Massachusetts resident Henry David Thoreau is famous for his nature inspired poetry, but he was also ahead of his time as an environmentalist. Aided by Thoreau’s unpublished tables documenting annual flowering dates of 300 plants, author and biology professor Richard B. Primack builds new data sets about environmental changes to Concord.