It's about you and me - and our governments. As Covid-19 has wreaked havoc across the world, the time for this idea has come: we need to re-set our relationship with nature. The pandemic has put the spotlight on how human expansion on earth has led to an increase in zoonotic viruses jumping species, and calls on us to re-examine our rampant commercialisation of nature and animals in farming, wildlife management and in our diets. At the heart of the problem is "anthropocentrism": our egotistical view that ecosystems, plants trees and other animals exist for the benefit of humans, and humans alone. In his trademark accessible and anecdotal style, Cruise explores the ethical and practical issues, the personal and political choices - and solutions - to the greatest problem facing all species on earth
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