When we think about nature preservation, many of us picture not just wetlands and forests, but farms and pasturelands. Yet journalist George Monbiot argues that the most destructive effects that humans have had on the planet has been through farming – through deforestation, the destruction of the soil, and the massive loss of habitat.

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George Monbiot’s TED Talk

Audio excerpted courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from Regenesis by George Monbiot, read by the author.

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