The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.

One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, droughts and floods is in line with what climate scientists have been predicting for decades - and evidence is mounting that what's happening is more severe than predicted, and will get far worse still if we fail to act.

If we continue to set human borders and the economy as our highest priorities, we will never come to grips with the destructiveness of our activities and institutions.

We can't blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn't put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them it's dirty and dangerous.

But human borders mean nothing to air, water, windblown soil or seeds or migrating fish, birds or mammals.

A baby nursing at a mother's breast... is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature.