{"id":21859,"date":"2025-10-29T23:15:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/world-sustainability-day-5-powerful-stories-about-people-and-the-planet-lifestyle-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T23:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:15:24","slug":"world-sustainability-day-5-powerful-stories-about-people-and-the-planet-lifestyle-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/world-sustainability-day-5-powerful-stories-about-people-and-the-planet-lifestyle-news\/","title":{"rendered":"World Sustainability Day: 5 Powerful Stories About People And The Planet | Lifestyle News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9667090\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 29, 2025, 17:16 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9667090\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-800943961 asubttl-schema\">On World Sustainability Day, discover five powerful stories that reflect how people and planet coexist, inspiring empathy, balance, and a renewed commitment to sustainable living.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgsky\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-800943961 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"To mark World Sustainability Day, here are five reads that explore how humanity and nature can thrive together in balance.\" title=\"To mark World Sustainability Day, here are five reads that explore how humanity and nature can thrive together in balance.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-800943961\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To mark World Sustainability Day, here are five reads that explore how humanity and nature can thrive together in balance.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Stories have the power to change how we see the world and how we care for it. As the world grows more conscious of the need for balance between people and the planet, World Sustainability Day invites us to pause and reflect on our shared responsibility toward Earth.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Writers, researchers, and storytellers everywhere are exploring how our choices in how we live, eat, and connect shape the delicate balance between people and nature. These stories invite us to pause, reflect, and reimagine a more sustainable future rooted in empathy, equity, and shared responsibility.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">With a collection of over 23,000 books and more than 2,500 audio and e-books across genres, the British Council\u2019s Digital Library brings together voices that explore our changing planet and the lives intertwined with it. This year, to mark World Sustainability Day, the British Council shares five reads that explore how humanity and nature can thrive together in balance.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><strong>1. Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embeddedimg\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2025-10-689bb8876ac3863cd9b9e5d67190ba22.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Robert Macfarlane\u2019s lyrical meditation on nature challenges readers to see rivers not as resources but as living systems with their own rhythms and rights. Combining science, poetry, and philosophy, Is a River Alive? offers a new language for connection, one that treats the natural world as a companion rather than a commodity.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><strong>2. Feed the Planet: A Photographic Journey to the World\u2019s Food\u00a0by George Steinmetz, Joel K. Bourne Jr., and Michael Pollan<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embeddedimg\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2025-10-95e9dea7c1eac54d6ce7cef4db78f643.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Through striking visuals and thoughtful essays, Feed the Planet takes readers on a journey across farms, cities, and coastlines to reveal how food connects humanity and the environment. From sustainable farming to innovative food systems, this book captures both the challenges and possibilities of feeding a growing world without exhausting its resources.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><strong>3. Frog: A Story of Life on Earth by Isabel Thomas, illustrated by Daniel Egn\u00e9us<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embeddedimg\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-2025-10-55e45d5d099840687520b27587f9870c.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">An introduction to biodiversity for young readers, Frog tells the story of life\u2019s delicate cycles and the interdependence of species. Through poetic storytelling and vibrant illustrations, it reveals how even the smallest creatures sustain the planet\u2019s balance inspiring curiosity, care, and a sense of wonder for the natural world.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><strong>4. Intertidal: The Hidden World Between Land and Sea by Yuvan Aves and Robert Macfarlane<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embeddedimg\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-2025-10-564feae3c3e3b15f85710863b7d42bdc.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">Exploring the fragile ecosystems that exist where land meets water, Intertidal uncovers the beauty and complexity of coastlines. Through vivid observation and poetic insight, it reveals the resilience of nature\u2019s margins and reminds readers of the balance that sustains life on Earth.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\"><strong>5. Our Oaken Bones: Reviving a Family, a Farm and Britain\u2019s Ancient Rainforests by Merlin Hanbury-Tenison<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embeddedimg\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-2025-10-7571ac8442cdf0be82a2045116f913b8.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">In this moving memoir, Merlin Hanbury-Tenison chronicles his family\u2019s efforts to restore ancient rainforests on their land. Our Oaken Bones celebrates heritage and stewardship, showing that sustainability begins with care, continuity, and a deep sense of place.<\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\">From rivers and rainforests to coastlines, food, and frogs, these works reveal that sustainability is not only an environmental goal, it is a way of living with awareness and empathy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lifestyle Desk\" title=\"Lifestyle Desk\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,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\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/lifestyle-desk-19049.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Lifestyle Desk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our life needs a bit of style to get the perfect zing in the daily routine. 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