2023-12-07 11:56:00
Books, exhibitions, comics… As the holidays approach, here is a selection of gifts to delight your loved ones interested in ecology and the environment.
Christmas is approaching and the same question arises every year: what gift to give to your loved ones who are passionate about ecology and the environment? If you’re lacking inspiration, here is a selection of 6 gift ideas that are sure to hit the mark.
• The comic strip “The secret life of trees”
A true bestseller when it was released as a book in 2015, The Secret Life of Trees, sold more than 7 million copies worldwide and translated into more than 40 languages, is now available in comics.
In this graphic adaptation, written by Frédéric Bernard and illustrated by Benjamin Flao, Peter Wohlleben, a former forestry engineer in Germany, immerses spectators in the intimacy of the sylvan world.
Throughout the pages, it tells the story of how the forest works, the communication between plants and different organisms, and also raises readers’ awareness of the protection of trees and nature.
To acquire it, choose second-hand editions resold on platforms such as Vinted, The good corner or specialized sites on second-hand works like Recycle.
The Secret Life of Trees in comics, Peter Wohlleben (author), Fred Bernard (author) and Benjamin Flao (designer), Les Arenes Editions, 234 pages, 29.90 euros.
Among the finalists for the Goncourt and Renaudot prizes in 2023, Humus relates the torments of Arthur and Kevin, two agronomy students, faced with the use of intensive agriculture, the first victims of which are earthworms.
At the end of their studies, Arthur will try to take back his grandfather’s land in Normandy, rendered sterile by pesticides while Kevin launches a vermicomposting start-up. If the two men’s life paths diverge, their objective remains very similar: to save the future of the planet.
Although he did not succeed in winning the Goncourt, the philosopher and writer Gaspard Koenig nevertheless won the Jean Giono prize as well as the Interallié 2023 prize last November thanks to this work, published in August by Éditions de L’Observatoire. .
• “Shuna’s Journey” by Hayao Miyazaki
Themes dear to Hayao Miyazaki, nature, climate and the harmful impact of man on the world are at the heart of Shuna’s Journey. Halfway between an illustrated tale and a comic strip, this book, published in 1983 and remaining unpublished in France, was finally released in bookstores on November 1st.
In this work, the famous filmmaker tells the story of Shuna, a prince whose poor people regularly suffer from famine due to the arid climate of his lands. It was then that Shuna heard of a miraculous golden seed capable of thriving even in barren soil.
But this would come from a distant country, in the West, populated by spirits hostile to man from which no one has ever returned. The reckless prince then embarks on a long journey through distant lands to try to bring back the precious seed and save his people.
Shuna’s journey, Hayao Miyazaki, Sarbacane, 160 pages, 25 euros. Also available on The good corner et Vinted.
• A place for an exhibition
L’Atelier des Lumières de Paris offers until January 4, 2024 “Oceans, the immersive odyssey”an exhibition dedicated to the beauty of underwater life.
The photos of Brian Skerry, renowned photographer for National Geographic since 1998 and eleven times awarded the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, highlight the wonders of the marine world, but also the environmental problems that threaten the oceans.
Still in Paris, the City of Sciences offers the “Climate Emergency” exhibition to raise awareness among young and old about the importance of the ecological transition through stories, testimonies and experiences.
Admission: 13 euros, 10 euros reduced rate.
• A previously unpublished aerial photo by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
French photographer, director and environmental activist Yann Arthus-Bertrand reveals a series of 33 photos unpublished aerial images from his illustrated book The Earth seen from the sky, published in 1999.
For the sale of his prints, Yann Arthus-Bertrand has joined forces with the GoodPlanet foundation, created by himself in 2005. Thus, part of the profits from these prints will be donated to the organization. These photos are also available for sale at Bon Marché in Paris.
Prints from 350 euros.
• “Speleothems, Climate Archives” by Dominique Genty
Both an art book and a science book, Spéléothèmes, Archives du climat highlights the beauty and secrets of speleothèmes, these stalactites and stalagmites found at the bottom of caves and whose study has revolutionized our knowledge climate and prehistory.
Through a selection of 80 photos taken by the French scientist Dominique Genty, research director at the CNRS and photographer, this work makes more than 30 years of research accessible to the general public to better understand the evolution of the earth’s climate, the impact of human activity and archaeology.
Speleothems, Climate Archives, Dominique Genty, Editions Hartpo, 196 pages, 45 euros.
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