We need a new economy that supports humans as part of nature rather than profits and investments.
… view. We have to create a new economy; a natural economy. To build this new, natural economy, we can learn everything we … By nature. There is no waste in the natural abundance. The apples that are not …
By seeking refuge in remote and awe-inspiring parts of the natural world, could we inadvertently be harming the very landscapes that we love?
… in remote and awe-inspiring parts of the natural world, could we inadvertently be … because one can afford to travel to places of natural beauty, one is entitled to awe and … all the evidence of human transgression of natural limits (for example, the nine …
The UK government is pursuing a dangerous agenda of deregulation that puts the very laws protecting wildlife at risk.
… is replaced with weaker alternatives, our natural environment will be left unprotected … change, such as flooding and drought. The natural world also provides people with health …
Orthodox economic measures like Gross Domestic product fail to measure the things that matter most, write Judith Schleicher & Bhaskar Vira: like human wellbeing and ecological health. This creates a systematic bias in 'development' policies that must urgently be addressed if we are to build an inclusive, equitable and sustainable society
… March 2017 Comment Economics Green Economy Natural World Society Health … be neither healthy nor happy. And yet the natural world can be completely ransacked … into account broader measures of human and natural well-being - its most recent …
However much you think nature is worth, it's a lot more, writes Neil Nightingale. According to the BBC's 'Earth Index', published today in the world's financial press, water alone is worth as much as the entire global economy, and a single beaver's landscape and wetland management clocks in at $120,000 a year.
… Neil Nightingale | 8th October 2015 Comment Natural World Finance Green Economy Economics … the financial value of key species and natural resources. We did this to shine a … and economic benefits that we derive from natural assets we can better understand the …
Why put 'need' at the heart of a philosophy of change?
… world we inhabit: our social world, our natural world. This compounded complexity … crisis of extinctions, or the devastation of natural environments, until we learn to meet … fact some people are givers and some takers. Naturally, I assumed I was through my activism …
According to classical economics Adam Smith's 'invisible' hand' of free markets produces the greatest good for us all, writes JP Sottile. But what happens when rip-roaring 'external costs' are left out of the equations? Wars, repression, pollution, resource destruction and climate change. And because that invisible hand is connected to Mother Nature, it's coming back to strike us.
… Big Oil cannot simply exempt itself from the natural economy governing all things in this … closed system called planet Earth. It's only natural Since Adam Smith published The Wealth … unenlightened sellers - those who peddle unnatural combinations of poor products at high …
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?
… to improve upon nature, but such change in a natural system is likely to be detrimental to … or synthetic textiles, should be replaced by natural products such as soap and wool. He … fuels, safeguard the health of the world’s natural environment, whilst also assuring …
We can start building new tools for a democratic and ecological society once we understand hierarchy as the central problem, argues the SYMBIOSIS RESEARCH COLLECTIVE
… of strong authority could keep people's natural state in check. The other story is … and mostly peaceful bands enjoying the natural abundance of nature. In this version, … - whether good or bad - can be traced to a natural evolution point in human history. …
A hopeful Climate and Nature Bill has been introduced to Parliament. But we citizens must take action.
Shifting the balance of power David Venner | 4th April 2024 | Comment Climate Change Climate Law UK Climate Change Act Blueprint For Survival Activism Editor’s Picks …
Faced with a planetary emergency, is deep ecological transformation, a ‘megamorphosis’ of modern society, still a possibility?
… interconnected, synergistic system. The great naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, drawing on … (itself) maintained the stability of the natural environment, and that this stability … needs to learn to live within the capacity of natural systems to renew themselves. Food …
'The LSE would become a world leader and show other universities teaching economics is incomplete without teaching ecology.'
… must be pursued with restraint and within natural limits. There is no freedom without … they are lovely to look at, they have natural balance and appropriate proportions, …
The 'Global Redesign Initiative', a project of the World Economic Forum, aims to replace UN-based intergovernmental decision-making with unaccountable 'multi-stakeholder governance' run by and for corporations, writes Margi Prideaux. What future for nature and people in this brave new world? Generate profits for investors, or face extinction or exclusion to the margins of existence.
… | 7th November 2016 Comment Economics Natural World Conservation Politics … does what it says - govern the extraction of natural resources, the destruction of …
Vivien Dinh speaks to Satish Kumar about his new book, 'Radical Love: From Separation to Connection with the Earth, Each Other, and Ourselves'.
Love can radicalise our economy Vivien Dinh | 22nd March 2023 | News Editor’s Picks Satish Kumar Politics And Economics Ecology Energy Lessons From Nature Economics …
Three decades of radical roots conservationism culminates in a sensational summit.
… juncture, when success stories involving the natural world seem as rare as some species. … governments 'double dip' by destroying their natural environment for profit. And are then … Biodiversity and the Financialization of Natural Capital, was chaired by Bloomberg …
Heads of Environment Agency, Natural England, Forestry Commission call for greater government investment in green measures to reboot the economy.
… News Coronavirus Economics Climate Breakdown Natural England Environment Agency Forestry … Heads of Environment Agency, Natural England, Forestry Commission call for … Emma Howard Boyd, conservation body Natural England's Tony Juniper (pictured), and …
'I feel I have no real choice in whether to take a step back from this campaign as my future is at risk given the climate and ecological crisis.'
… humans must be when interacting with the natural world and how damaging our actions can … lockdown that the general public depend on natural outdoor spaces for a range of reasons, …
The first ever ‘summit of the future’ will be staged by the United Nations next year. It might be our last chance.
… of Nature and the overconsumption of natural resources to achieve the realization … generations and the integrity of nature and natural systems." But after 50 years of UN-led … to find caring for the continuity of life as natural as breathing. Children are the future …
Toyota SUV ads banned for condoning driving ‘with no regard for environmental impact’
… that showed the vehicles being driven over natural terrain have been banned for … final shot showed the car parked in a rocky, natural environment. Ecosystems A poster, seen … its purpose, across off-road environments and natural ecosystems which had no regard for the …
The EU is already paying farmers and landowners for creating and maintaining valuable habitats, write Dominic Hogg & Luke Dale-Harris. But could the UK do better by creating markets in 'ecosystem services' that would put financial value on clean water, key wildlife habitats, endangered species and precious landscapes?
… Luke Dale-Harris | 1st September 2016 Comment Natural World Ecology Economics Regulation UK … Ask an English person to think of the natural landscape, and most would imagine a … needed for something as complex as the natural world. Instead, Ecosystem Services …
Just as Sir Nicholas Stern’s report in October 2006 put a price on the effects of climate change, a new report by the UN has begun to cost out the threat of failing to conserve the world’s biodiversity – a cool £40 billion annually, and rising.
… UN report assesses the worth of the natural world 1st July 2008 News Natural World Un Audit Economics Economics Species Extinction Conservation Natural World Society News web pic 2_260.jpg …
'Together we have explored eco-materials, danced gravel into the ground and worked out how to build a classroom that will support nature and not further destroy it.'
… and social change. Building a low impact, natural eco-classroom - designed in alignment … and guidance of Barbara Jones , who set up a natural building company and is a pioneer in …