George Monbiot
English journalist and environmental campaigner; Guardian columnist, author of Feral.
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The Guardian (regular columnist)
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- George Monbiot is an English journalist, author and environmental and political activist who writes a regular column for The Guardian.
- He studied zoology at Oxford and worked as an investigative journalist in Indonesia, Brazil and East Africa.
- His book Feral (2013) argued for rewilding, and Regenesis (2022) is about farming's impact on the environment.
- He founded The Land is Ours, a campaign for access to the countryside in the UK.
- He won the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2022.
Key facts
- Born
- 27 January 1963, Kensington, London1
- Writes
- A regular column for The Guardian1
- Education
- Zoology, Brasenose College, Oxford1
- Early career
- Radio producer, BBC Natural History Unit; producer and presenter, BBC World Service; then investigative journalist1
- Books
- Poisoned Arrows (1989); Heat (2006); Feral (2013); Regenesis (2022)1
- Founded
- The Land is Ours, a campaign for access to land in the UK1
- Awards
- UN Global 500 (1995); Orwell Prize for Journalism (2022)1
Roles
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- The GuardianOrganization
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