Geographical Magazine The best books of 2020: Nature, climate and the environment Written by Geographical 2020 A key category for us here at Geographical, we review all the best nature and environment books in our monthly magazine. Here’s our pick of the best from 2020... IRREPLACEABLE: The Fight to Save Our Wild Places by Julian Hoffman Nature and place aren’t mutually exclusive ideas. ‘Both are critically necessary to the flourishing of human and wild communities,’ writes Julian Hoffman, author of the superb Irreplaceable, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for writing on global conservation. In Irreplaceable we hear about the small roles, the minor voices and places that are essential for the collective countering of creeping loss – of habitats, of species, of the relationships between people and place. A love letter to habitats and species, and an account of the ties between humans and wildlife. – Elizabeth Wainwright