From the Oxford lecture halls of Richard Dawkins and Bill Hamilton to the remote forests of West Papua and the Amazon, George Monbiot has pursued stories that others either cannot see or are too cautious to tell. In the early years of his career, Monbiot worked as a waterkeeper, trekked through jungles, and narrowly survived cerebral malaria. These experiences instilled in him an unflinching commitment to bear witness to environmental and social injustices.
As a journalist, Monbiot’s investigative work has exposed the global impacts of deforestation, the corporate exploitation of natural resources, and the hidden forces of neoliberal ideology that shape politics and economics. His first books, Poisoned Arrows and Amazon Watershed, revealed the struggles of indigenous peoples and peasant movements resisting the encroachment of power and profit. Later works, including Captive State and The Age of Consent, interrogated the structures of British politics and corporate influence, showing the quiet but profound ways power is exercised, and often concealed, from public view.
A columnist for The Guardian since 1996, George Monbiot has leveraged his platform to challenge orthodoxies, advocate for climate solutions, and reimagine the relationship between humans and the living world. His books Feral and Heat championed rewilding and practical climate action, while initiatives like Rewilding Britain and the Natural Climate Solutions campaign demonstrate his commitment to translating ideas into tangible change. From his TED talks to collaborative music projects, Monbiot explores how humans engage with each other, and with the planet.
George Monbiot’s most recent work, The Invisible Doctrine, co-written with filmmaker Peter Hutchison, lifts the veil on the quiet, pervasive influence of neoliberalism, arguing for a politics of belonging and participatory democracy in the age of climate crisis. Alongside his writing, Monbiot continues to co-found campaigns, produce investigative films, and take legal action to hold governments accountable for environmental harm.
