Astrid Vargas is a conservation biologist with an outstanding record in leading environmental restoration programmes. She has been a key figure in the recovery of three of the world’s most endangered species: the Iberian lynx (Spain), the black-footed ferret (USA) and the golden-crowned sifaka (Madagascar). Astrid was named by El País as one of the Top 100 people in Ibero-America. She has earned a Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the Government of Andalusia, a Nature Conservation and Research Award from EDC, Spain, and a top 10 nomination in the global Future for Nature Awards, The Netherlands. Astrid believes in the power of art and inspiration to transform society. She is the founder of Inspiration 4 Action, an initiative that inspires communities to bring collective creativity into ecosystem restoration.

• PrologueI. The Magic of Transformation1. A Quick Overflight2. Shedding and Growing3. The Imaginal Soup4. A Fateful AccidentII. My Life as a Flightless Butterfly5. Mission Amatxi6. The Gregarious Globetrotters7. Never Give UpIII. Lessons from Nature8. The Eternal Cycle9. Looking BackIV. Regeneration10. Attention, Here and Now11. Looking Forward12. StardustIn MemoriamGratitudeDisappearing ButterfliesResourcesAbout the AuthorAcknowledgements

“Every so often a book comes along with a sweep and magic that means you’ll rarely find a copy languishing in a secondhand bookshop because it has metamorphosed into a family treasure.” —Tim Smit, Co-Founder, Eden Project

Astrid Vargas is a conservation biologist with an outstanding record in leading environmental restoration programmes. She has been a key figure in the recovery of three of the world’s most endangered species: the Iberian lynx (Spain), the black-footed ferret (USA) and the golden-crowned sifaka (Madagascar). Astrid was named by El País as one of the Top 100 people in Ibero-America. She has earned a Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the Government of Andalusia, a Nature Conservation and Research Award from EDC, Spain, and a top 10 nomination in the global Future for Nature Awards, The Netherlands. Astrid believes in the power of art and inspiration to transform society. She is the founder of Inspiration 4 Action, an initiative that inspires communities to bring collective creativity into ecosystem restoration.

• PrologueI. The Magic of Transformation1. A Quick Overflight2. Shedding and Growing3. The Imaginal Soup4. A Fateful AccidentII. My Life as a Flightless Butterfly5. Mission Amatxi6. The Gregarious Globetrotters7. Never Give UpIII. Lessons from Nature8. The Eternal Cycle9. Looking BackIV. Regeneration10. Attention, Here and Now11. Looking Forward12. StardustIn MemoriamGratitudeDisappearing ButterfliesResourcesAbout the AuthorAcknowledgements

“Every so often a book comes along with a sweep and magic that means you’ll rarely find a copy languishing in a secondhand bookshop because it has metamorphosed into a family treasure.” —Tim Smit, Co-Founder, Eden Project

Astrid Vargas is a conservation biologist with an outstanding record in leading environmental restoration programmes. She has been a key figure in the recovery of three of the world’s most endangered species: the Iberian lynx (Spain), the black-footed ferret (USA) and the golden-crowned sifaka (Madagascar). Astrid was named by El País as one of the Top 100 people in Ibero-America. She has earned a Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the Government of Andalusia, a Nature Conservation and Research Award from EDC, Spain, and a top 10 nomination in the global Future for Nature Awards, The Netherlands. Astrid believes in the power of art and inspiration to transform society. She is the founder of Inspiration 4 Action, an initiative that inspires communities to bring collective creativity into ecosystem restoration.

• PrologueI. The Magic of Transformation1. A Quick Overflight2. Shedding and Growing3. The Imaginal Soup4. A Fateful AccidentII. My Life as a Flightless Butterfly5. Mission Amatxi6. The Gregarious Globetrotters7. Never Give UpIII. Lessons from Nature8. The Eternal Cycle9. Looking BackIV. Regeneration10. Attention, Here and Now11. Looking Forward12. StardustIn MemoriamGratitudeDisappearing ButterfliesResourcesAbout the AuthorAcknowledgements

“Every so often a book comes along with a sweep and magic that means you’ll rarely find a copy languishing in a secondhand bookshop because it has metamorphosed into a family treasure.” —Tim Smit, Co-Founder, Eden Project