Changing Tides: An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene - Paperback

by Alejandro Frid (Author)

In Changing Tides, Alejandro Frid, an ecologist working with Indigenous people, argues that a merger of scientific perspectives and Indigenous knowledge might just help us change the story we tell ourselves of who we are - of who we can be - and steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene.

Front Jacket

Change the story and change the future-merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene

Beautifully written, poignant, and mind expanding.
-- Marc Bekoff, Ph.D. author, Rewilding Our Hearts and The Animals' Agenda

Reaches far beyond the natural world. It's a story about kindness and respect, inspiration and reward.
-- Joel Berger, scientist and author, Extreme Conservation

AS HUMANITY MARCHES on, causing mass extinctions and destabilizing the climate, the future of Earth will very much reflect the stories that we accept today into our collective identity. At this pivotal moment in history, the most important story we can be telling ourselves is that humans are not inherently destructive.

In Changing Tides, Alejandro Frid tackles the big questions: who, or what, represents our essential selves, and what stories might allow us to shift the collective psyche of industrial civilization in time to avert the worst of the climate and biodiversity crises?

In seeking the answers, Frid draws from a deep well of personal experience and that of Indigenous colleagues. He finds a glimmer of hope in Indigenous cultures that, despite the ravishes of colonialism, have over thousands of years developed complex practices for resource management that epitomize sustainability. Ultimately, Frid argues, merging scientific perspectives with Indigenous knowledge might just help us change the story we tell ourselves about who we are and where we could go.

Changing Tides is for everyone concerned with the irrevocable changes we have unleashed upon our planet and how we might steer towards a more benign Anthropocene.

A needful and accessible book of soberly optimistic ecology.
-- Anna Badkhen, author, Fisherman's Blues and Walking with Abel

Marries lyrical writing, compelling stories and sharp ecological and cultural insights.
-- Mark L. Winston, author, Bee Time, winner of the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction

Engaging, informative and life affirming.
-- Nancy Turner, CM, OBC, FRSC, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria

ALEJANDRO FRID, Ph.D., author of A World for My Daughter, is an ecologist for First Nations of British Columbia's Central Coast and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria. He lives on Bowen Island, British Columbia.

Back Jacket

Change the story and change the future-merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene

Beautifully written, poignant, and mind expanding.
-- Marc Bekoff, Ph.D. author, Rewilding Our Hearts and The Animals' Agenda

Reaches far beyond the natural world. It's a story about kindness and respect, inspiration and reward.
-- Joel Berger, scientist and author, Extreme Conservation

AS HUMANITY MARCHES on, causing mass extinctions and destabilizing the climate, the future of Earth will very much reflect the stories that we accept today into our collective identity. At this pivotal moment in history, the most important story we can be telling ourselves is that humans are not inherently destructive.

In Changing Tides, Alejandro Frid tackles the big questions: who, or what, represents our essential selves, and what stories might allow us to shift the collective psyche of industrial civilization in time to avert the worst of the climate and biodiversity crises?

In seeking the answers, Frid draws from a deep well of personal experience and that of Indigenous colleagues. He finds a glimmer of hope in Indigenous cultures that, despite the ravishes of colonialism, have over thousands of years developed complex practices for resource management that epitomize sustainability. Ultimately, Frid argues, merging scientific perspectives with Indigenous knowledge might just help us change the story we tell ourselves about who we are and where we could go.

Changing Tides is for everyone concerned with the irrevocable changes we have unleashed upon our planet and how we might steer towards a more benign Anthropocene.

A needful and accessible book of soberly optimistic ecology.
-- Anna Badkhen, author, Fisherman's Blues and Walking with Abel

Marries lyrical writing, compelling stories and sharp ecological and cultural insights.
-- Mark L. Winston, author, Bee Time, winner of the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction

Engaging, informative and life affirming.
-- Nancy Turner, CM, OBC, FRSC, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria

ALEJANDRO FRID, Ph.D., author of A World for My Daughter, is an ecologist for First Nations of British Columbia's Central Coast and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria. He lives on Bowen Island, British Columbia.

Author Biography

Alejandro Frid, Ph.D., has for over two decades inhabited the worlds of science, modern Indigenous cultures, and climate activism. An ecologist for First Nations of British Columbia's Central Coast, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria, Frid works collaboratively with First Nations on the integration of traditional knowledge and Western science to advance conservation and revitalize Indigenous control of their resources. His research experience has spanned conflicts between industrial development and terrestrial wildlife, the plight of endangered species, and the effects of overfishing on marine predators. Author of A World for My Daughter, he lives on Bowen Island, British Columbia, and can be found at https: //alejandrofridecology.weebly.com/.