Every day is Earth Day.

Good recommendations this week:

Read:

@joycelynlongdon’s debut ‘Natural Connection’: a book that illuminates the awe of the natural world revealing how marginalised communities and ancient wisdom help us create a sustainable mindset and future. Showing how extraordinary acts from ordinary people of colour - from the US to the UK, Brazil to Iran, Ghana to Ethiopia - paved the way for today’s technological advances. Purchase the book here.

Follow:

@outsidewithlira for relatable emersion in wildlife, to connect with the beauty of bird watching and for an education in the simple joy of being outside in nature whenever you can.

Visit:

@japanhouseldn‘s ‘The Craft of Carpentry - Drawing Life from Japan’s Forests.’ Open until July 6th, 2025. ‘The Japanese perspective on trees stems from a profound reverence for nature. Based on the Shintō belief system Yaoyorozu no kami (lit. ‘Eight million spirit-deities’) is the concept that spirit deities (kami) reside in all elements of the natural world. The woodsman seeks permission from these mountain kami when felling the trees of the forest.

Hear:

@feminist’s preview of Episode 2 of Climate Joy with @domipalmer and @toritsui_ exploring showing up as our authentic selves and rejecting societal expectations in our climate activism.

Watch:

@jordanfstephens on @theworldofnaturetalks - wellbeing x nature. Because everything is connected. Check it out here.

Catch you next week — find us over on Instagram at @beongoodform in the meantime.