** An FT Book of the Year and Winner of the Penn Libraries Book Prize for Sustainability**
The Darkness Manifesto urges us to cherish darkness for the sake of the environment our own
wellbeing and all life on earth. To ensure a bright future we must embrace the darkness.
Entire ecosystems rely on natural darkness to flourish from bats and keen-eyed owls capering
across the starry sky to the bioluminescent creatures of the deep. But constant illumination
has made light pollution a major threat. By extending our day humans have disrupted the
circadian rhythms necessary to sustain all living things. The Darkness Manifesto lifts
night's veil to reveal the domino effect of damage we inflict by keeping the lights on: insects
failing to reproduce plants left unpollinated countless hunting and migratory patterns
eroded. Eye-opening and ultimately encouraging this book offers simple steps that can benefit
ourselves and the planet. 'Powerful ... A clarion call for change' New Statesman 'A
pleasure to read ... A paean of praise for natural darkness' Financial Times Book of the Year
'A must-read for all who have an interest in the health of our planet' Russell Foster author
of Life Time
