Community enterprise offers a different model for business that restores both human and natural systems.
… Community enterprise and the natural world Simon Lee | 7th February 2019 News Community Enterprise Nature Business Community Social Enterprise sacred_earth_biochar.jpg Community enterprise offers a different model …
Peasant and indigenous women in Paraguay are organising to survive the twin threats of industrial agriculture and climate change.
… support but maximum threats to land security, community health and food sovereignty, peasant … from Crescencio González participating in a community assembly. Photo by Inés Franceschelli The community at Crescencio González is a direct …
Communities around the world are demonstrating how we can move beyond extractivism to revive cultures of care and solidarity.
… solidarity and the convening of critical community-to-community exchanges, we have developed a … collectively. But for over a century this community has been ravaged by tin and tungsten …
Diversely-abled people are pioneering a host of innovative environmental projects and successfully building communities where people and planet prosper.
… the planet. Mobilisation at or beyond the community level remains challenging, but … much to learn from their examples. Creating community I've visited dozens of communities … and developmental disabilities create community with one another, with non-disabled …
The formation of the Pan-African Living Cultures Alliance harnesses the power of participatory video to defend Indigenous cultures and lands.
… | 21st November 2019 News Indigenous Africa Community Building Change Makers img_6615.jpg … effort. This desire for unity and global community was enshrined in the formulation of … Vaalbooi, a member of the /'Aoni N//ng, San community of Southern Kalahari, offered this …
Indigenous communities in Nicaragua are facing violence and displacement, but agroecology is helping empower the Miskito people.
… rights lawyer and a member of the Miskito community, says her people have been excluded … the rights of the Awas Tingni Mayangna community, by allowing natural resources to be exploited without consulting the community who lived on the land. This case had …
Celebrations erupted across the city of Commerce in Los Angeles, California when it was lights out for its dirty incinerator.
… its dirty incinerator. Environmentalists and community activists have claimed a major … in the already overburdened surrounding community, they argue. But the people fought … of color are disproportionately hit. “No community should have to breathe in the …
“Now the forests are gone, so is the sense of community."
… “Now the forests are gone, so is the sense of community." The government has … protection, and fresh, cool air. Sense of community These impacts are covered up by … the forests are gone, so is the sense of community". Woodley continued: "Dust is …
Oil still contaminates the Niger Delta, over two decades after Shell was first called out for its destruction of the land.
… up, but progress has been painfully slow. The community has tried every possible avenue in … us with a message for the international community, which was one we were to hear again … is important that the international community assist us, by sending the message …
A controversial new road is tearing through the most biodiverse place in Peru’s Amazon rainforest, bringing conflict and destruction. For one indigenous group, desperate for change, it also brings hope.
… hope. A new road will reach the native community of Diamante this summer. It is a day … the end of a three year battle between the community and environmentalists. Surrounded by … top biodiversity hotspot . To reach the community, bulldozers are carving a way …
Everyone needs a good vacation. Eco-friendly travel can affect not only how to travel but also where on the planet people travel.
… more money funneling directly back into the community along with a higher standard of living. Community outreach and tourism allow people … over the world to come into an impoverished community and restore it by providing services …
The first law in the US to recognise the rights of an ecosystem is under threat.
… planet. Yet this is the system we live under. Community rights Some of us have had enough. … the people, not just the elite. This is the Community Rights Movement. In Ohio, … with the additional support of the Ohio Community Rights Network (OHCRN) and the …
Green Wedmore is a community group that has big ambitions when it comes to tackling climate change.
… Change Makers events.jpg Green Wedmore is a community group that has big ambitions when it … has been stirring since 2006 - a vibrant community action on climate change. You might expect to find a hardworking community of people across a number of …
Frontline communities are showing the way to a 'post-extractive' renewable energy transition that is socially just and ecologically viable.
… reveal the violence of extractivism for community leaders harassed, beaten and killed, … threat of tungsten mining. In Colombia the community of Cajamarca stopped a gold mine … village of Selkie (Finland), Froxán Commoning Community and ContraMINAccíon (Galicia), Karen …
New Americana festival boasted stand-out musicians and real community spirit.
… festival boasted stand-out musicians and real community spirit. Festivals are full of it: politics, the 'green scene', arts community, creativity, music, magic and … from musical passion and a great sense of community. Unsurprisingly they bring a wealth …
The Woodland Trust’s Big Climate Fightback will distribute hundreds of thousands of free trees to communities.
… Climate Fightback. Almost 4,000 schools and community groups will be taking delivery of … out this huge number of trees to schools and community groups that are eager to get … “There are many reasons why schools and community groups choose to plant trees. Some …
The Finnish community of Selkie is leading the rewilding of rivers, lakes and carbon-rich peatlands damaged by mining.
… Picks joutsenet_a4a8677.jpg The Finnish community of Selkie is leading the rewilding … as a result. For example, one North Karelian community, Kuusjärvi, underwent a … example in the village of Selkie, where the community has succeeded in restoring a whole …
'We can't win a war against water by building away climate change with infinitely high flood defences.'
Coastal communities will be deluged Emily Beament | 9th May 2019 News Climate Breakdown Floods Environment Agency dims.jpeg 'We can't win a war against water by building away climate change with …
Professional surfers have established a regenerative, cooperative agriculture project in Ireland.
… Farming Food And Farming Agroecology Community Change Makers imgp4908.jpg … providing people in the area with good food. Community farm Fergal Smith grew up on an … what he had learned and provide his local community with food. But Fergal had no desire …
The Waorani of the Ecuadorian Amazon have reached an emblematic legal victory in protecting their ancestral lands from petroleum extraction.
… received an invitation to return to a Waorani community, where he had helped install solar … one of the Waorani contacts Luis made in the community of Akaro. Memo is the founder and … the bureaucratic name of Block 22. Memo’s community of Akaro is in Block 22. He came out …
Oil workers are more open to 'diversification' than 'transition' away from the industry they are proud to serve.
… from the international environmental community, ranging from outrage to intrigue. … form of citizen social science, training 75 community organisations in the methodology of … how to talk about climate change in a community as politically divided on the issue …
Green Party proposes end to throwaway economy by creating a Repair Cafe in every community.
… Greens pledge repair cafes in every community Staff Reporter | 3rd December 2019 … economy by creating a Repair Cafe in every community. The Green Party has promised to end … at the Goodlife Centre, Southwark, a community focused studio and workshop space. …
Localisation can lead to a sustainable and more fulfilling future for people and our planet.
… Community, connection and localism Helena … | 19th August 2019 News Thought Leaders Community Connection Localism Politics And … the future. They yearn for the deep bonds of community and connection to nature that we …