It's Up to Us

'Children have a unique curiosity for Nature and for this amazing planet we call home.' So writes HRH The Prince of Wales in his introduction to It’s Up to Us: A Children’s Terra Carta for Nature, People and Planet

Join His Royal Highness, author Christopher Lloyd and 33 amazing award-winning artists from around the world on a beautiful, lyrical and thought-provoking voyage through Nature, the threats we face and an action plan for the future.

It’s Up to Us is based on the Terra Carta, a roadmap to sustainability issued by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and his Sustainable Markets Initiative. More than 400 corporations have already signed on, agreeing to put the health of Nature, People & Planet at the heart of their activities. Now it’s up to all of us to make sure our leaders keep their promises.

This book has been developed in partnership with The Prince’s Foundation, a charity established by HRH The Prince of Wales to demonstrate how Nature can be put at the heart of human activities. Half of all the proceeds from sales will go directly to the work of the charity, based at Dumfries House in Scotland.

Printed in the UK on recycled FSC paper with vegetable inks, and all the carbon impacts of the production have been offset through The World Land Trust and other programmes to reduce carbon emissions around the world.

We live our lives surrounded by people and other living things. Together, we are Nature. As far as we know, this extraordinary web of life exists in just one precious layer of a single planet - Earth. But today Nature is under threat, and we must demand change to save it - and ourselves. Join His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, author Christopher Lloyd, and 33 diverse, award-winning artists from around the world on a beautiful, lyrical and thought-provoking voyage through Nature, the threats we face, and an action plan for the future. It’s Up to Us is based on the Terra Carta, a roadmap to sustainability issued by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and his Sustainable Markets Initiative. More than 400 corporations have already signed on, agreeing to put the health of Nature, People & Planet at the heart of their activities. Now it’s up to all of us to make sure our leaders keep their promises.

About the Authors

Throughout his adult life, HRH The Prince of Wales has dedicated himself to charitable causes, including environmental protection and sustainable development. He launched Terra Carta, his vision for a new contract between nature, people and planet, in early 2021.

Christopher Lloyd is a world history author, educator and lecturer. His books include the bestselling Absolutely Everything! (What on Earth Books 2018) and he also edited Britannica All New Children's Encyclopedia (Britannica Books 2020).

It's Up to Us has been written in collaboration with HRH's Sustainable Market Initiative and The Prince's Foundation, of which HRH is President, which provides holistic solutions to the challenges facing the world today and champions a sustainable approach to how we live our lives and build our communities.

Thirty-three highly talented children's artists and illustrators are featured in the book, including: Mehrdokht Amini (UK), Stuart Armstrong (USA), Harmony Becker (USA), Wesley Bedrosian (USA), Sally Caulwell (Republic of Ireland), Raul Colon (USA), Reza Dalvand (Iran), Owen Davey (UK), Sally Deng (USA), Paolo Domeniconi (Italy), Leah Marie Dorion (Canada), Blak Douglas (Australia), Barry Falls (UK), Victoria Fomina (Russia), Gunnella (Iceland), Nick Hayes (UK), Kumiko Horibe (Japan), Isol (Argentina), Su Jung Jang (UK), Murat Kalkavan (Turkey), Gwen Keraval (France), Ye Luying (China), Esteli Meza (Mexico), Poonam Mistry (UK), Rutu Modan (Israel), Musa Omusi (Kenya), Nick Sharratt (UK), Peter Sis (USA), Sydney Smith (Canada), Vanina Starkoff (Brazil), Fotini Tikkou (Greece), Luisa Uribe (Colombia), Stuart Armstrong (USA) and Phung Nguyen Quang & Hunh Kim Lien (Vietnam). Each spread is illustrated by a different artist in the spirit of Terra Carta, to celebrate a global diversity of style, background, race and ethnicity.