France is ahead of the game with eco-projects and green cities – Reims is a leading example.
… Vincent | 13th May 2022 | News Green Movement Economics catedrala_din_reims.jpg France is ahead of the game with eco-projects and green cities – Reims is a … Arnaud Robinet, has launched a series of eco-projects promoting sustainable …
Louisa Adjoa-Parker interviews Pascale Petit about her journey into nature poetry, which helps her cultivate a sense of belonging.
… This article first appeared in Resurgence & Ecologist magazine, out now . Louisa … she was “the (good) witch”: she had a strong second sight and often told me stories of the … operatic alarm calls. LAP : Do you think eco-poetry has a role in communicating the …
After years of failing to make its modified products do its bidding, the biotech industry is changing tack – now its modifying the protestors. Jonathan Matthews reports from South Africa
… development. Nothing surprising there. But a second glance revealed the demostraters were opposing the eco-agenda of the Green Left in support of the … programme director for the Institute of Economic Affairs which has advocated that …
Young people are turning eco-anxiety into empowerment.
… Young people are turning eco-anxiety into empowerment. “Through barren … and urged immediate action as a result. As ecopsychologist Joanna Macy argues, when we … programmes at Wild Awake Ireland with social ecologist Kathryn McCabe, explains that it is …
Many people dismiss environmentalism as a middle-class luxury that few can afford. But in Mexico City a group of impoverished street punks are pioneering radical social alternatives because their survival depends on it. Holly Wren reports.
… ‘resistence exists’. During visits to Huehuecoyotal eco-village south of Mexico City, Chiwy and … have a roof garden, that vacant lots will become community spaces and rivers will be …
Faced with a planetary emergency, is deep ecological transformation, a ‘megamorphosis’ of modern society, still a possibility?
… Girardet | 28th November 2022 | Comment Economics Megamorphosis Circular Economy Biosphere Technosphere Editor’s Picks … Faced with a planetary emergency, is deep ecological transformation, a ‘megamorphosis’ …
Social reform starts at the grassroots: Be the Change, Communicate the Change and Organise the Change.
… others at the grassroots level, eventually becoming a great movement to end racial … gain the support of ordinary citizens. Thus ecological, social or political transformation … to visit CAT. It became a destination for eco-tourism and even for eco-pilgrimage. A …
Is 'half-earth socialism' the answer to the global climate crisis?
… April 2022 | Comment Half-Earth Socialism Economics Green New Deal Degrowth Editor’s … the profit-motive, has failed to deliver the economic transformations which the crises of … - which itself has given rise to deadly eco-fascist violence and provides the …
A ‘youthquake’ of climate activists are coming through strong. Their voices must be heard, and acted upon.
… minds of the youth. It is no surprise that eco-anxiety is on the rise amongst young … ironing carts are gaining global recognition. They allow up to six hours of … The ironing cart is now attracting global recognition. In her speech at COP26 in Glasgow …
Ecosocialism is posited as a solution of appropriate ambition to prevent breakdown. But what is ecosocialism? Is it ecological? And do we all have to be socialist now?
… Problems with ecosocialism Peter Somerville | 5th December 2022 | Comment Ecosocialism Economics Editor’s Picks …
A review of Sam Moore and Alex Roberts, The Rise of Ecofascism: Climate Change and the Far Right (Polity, £14.99).
… down David Renton | 7th February 2022 | News Eco-fascism Fascism Editor’s Picks Economics trump-pointing-cut.jpg A review of Sam Moore and Alex Roberts, The Rise of Ecofascism: Climate Change and the Far Right …
Degrowth offers perspectives that should be integrated into the Green New Deal, argue the authors of a new book, The Future Is Degrowth.
… down our neck. Biodiversity is collapsing in ecosystems around the world, and many natural … Books . A pandemic has brought the global economy to a shuddering halt. Financial and economic crises roil the world roughly every …
James Lovelock will be for ever known for his Gaia theory - a huge contribution to how we as humans understand and relate to the biosphere.
… Science General Systems Theory Biosphere Gaia Economics Editor’s Picks … and human components." This statement has become the basis the new discipline of Earth … of the Anthropocene with its pervasive eco-toxic legacy? So far, human action shows …
It swam the oceans when dinosaurs walked the earth. Now our hunger for tuna means the Pacific leatherback turtle could be extinct within 10 years.
… the Pacific leatherback sea turtle will become extinct in five to 30 years’ time. The … is also using its political clout to subvert eco-labelling and sustainable fishing reforms … Pregnant and nursing women, women who might become pregnant and young children should not …
Why don’t we have any proper system of environmental law?
… David Renton | 29th April 2022 | Comment Economics Ecocide Law Editor’s Picks … years as if from nothing, and each has become thickened with all sorts of rules and …
The threat posed to nature and society by the massive expansion of industrial, fossil fuel economies was discussed by a generation of authors 60 years ago. What can they teach us today?
… Girardet | 26th September 2022 | Comment Economics Megamorphosis Editor’s Picks World … massive expansion of industrial, fossil fuel economies was discussed by a generation of … essay is a journey across major landmarks of ecological and economics thinking that helped …
The climate crisis - and the inaction of world leaders - is having a very real impact on the mental health of people, young and old. (Trigger warning: suicide).
… being used is just completely wrong. So, "eco-anxiety" seems to be the most popular … it as "unease" or "apprehension" related to ecological devastation. Not only is that … bipolar. I've been writing a column for The Ecologist about all of this and I'm working on …
The race to act on climate breakdown and ecological crisis is against time - rather than each other. Finland, though, is definitely way ahead of the UK.
… Finland Environment Tourism Editor’s Picks Economics cows.jpg The race to act on climate breakdown and ecological crisis is against time - rather … being made by creating a cotton made from second hand clothing fibres A brand new …
Climate breakdown is being eclipsed by ‘bigger’ news stories - yet it threatens the biggest catastrophe of all.
… Scientists lists meat-eating as the second most serious environmental hazard facing … there is an endless variety of healthy and eco- and animal-friendly vegetables, fruit, … potentially disrupting weather patterns and ecosystems. Animal agriculture is responsible …
A quiet revolution in nature recovery, equity and youth leadership is underway in Wales’s Brecon Beacons.
… in the woods. A quiet revolution in nature recovery, equity and youth leadership is underway in Wales’s Brecon Beacons. Something very special is … 2,000 acre upland estate located in Wales’s Brecon Beacons. Something we think young people …
Home installations across Britain actually fell by more than 50 percent in the first half of 2022.
… Gibbons | 30th August 2022 | News Insulation Economics 2.68511168.jpg Home installations … Strategy (BEIS) said the “sharp fall” in the second quarter of 2022 – which saw far fewer … Freeze Labour said the figure for the second quarter of 2022 was the lowest since …
Exposing the international failure to investigate, let alone treat, climate-related mental health issues in the Global South.
… Health Climate Breakdown Editor’s Picks Ecologist Writers' Fund … and attention paid to the connection between ecology and mind concentrates on richer … This article has been published through the Ecologist Writers' Fund. We ask readers for …
Rare large blue butterflies return to the UK in flourishing numbers on restored grasslands.
… the largest number of sites in 2022 since records began. Thanks to meticulous … restoration can achieve, resulting in record new populations of the Large blue … as the Shrill carder bee, which is the UK’s second most endangered bumblebee, and …