Bamboo and Butterfly

Jules Pretty is Emeritus Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. He is a prize-winning author, and previous sole-authored books include The Low-Carbon Good Life, Sea Sagas of the North, The East Country, The Edge of Extinction, This Luminous Coast, Agri-Culture, and Regenerating Agriculture. He has served on government advisory committees, and was appointed A D White Professor-at-Large by Cornell University. He received an OBE for services to sustainable agriculture, an honorary degree from Ohio State University, and the British Science Association Presidential Medal. He is President of the UK's Essex Wildlife Trust, and a Deputy Lieutenant for Essex. His YouTube channel of films and podcasts is "Story for Climate and Nature Recovery" (https: //www.youtube.com/@JulesPretty58) and his podcast series is called "Heat! Camera! Action!"). His website is at www.julespretty.com.