We must accept the reality that human beings, nature and cosmos are interconnected in a vast circular system, writes Jane Cull. To sustain ourselves on this planet, we must sustain the web of life of which we are part, and construct another kind of world that based on that understanding.
… Circularity of Life: An Essential Shift for Sustainability ' by Jane Cull. This article is … Circularity of Life: An Essential Shift for Sustainability '. Jane Cull is the Founder and …
A team of researchers is tracking and trying to understand what they call the most influential movement of our time: environmentalism. They give the state of play on a global conflict that is playing out at the local level in a special feature called The EJAtlas: Ecological Distribution Conflicts as Forces for Sustainability. By LEAH TEMPER, FEDERICO DEMARIA, ARNIM SCHEIDEL, DANIELA DEL BENE and JOAN MARTINEZ-ALIER
… Environment Environmental Conflicts Conflict Sustainability Ecology Ecological Economics … Atlas Of Environmental Justice Envjustice sustainability_science_map.gif A team of … Distribution Conflicts as Forces for Sustainability. By LEAH TEMPER, FEDERICO …
Dam builders have a new mantra, writes Tom Fawthrop: 'sustainable hydropower'. Repeated at every opportunity, it is based on the unproven idea that large dams can be made 'sustainable' by promising future 'mitigation'. And so it is at the Don Sahong dam in Laos which is about to devastate the mighty Mekong and the 60 million people who depend on it for food and livelihood.
… appear to fulfil any obvious criteria for the sustainability principle of what constitutes a …
More people are turning to eco communities as a viable alternative to urban life. Laura Sevier reports
… whose members focus on ecological and social sustainability, and intentional communities … It first appeared on the scene in 1991 in a sustainability report commissioned by the Gaia … way forward. In Ecovillages: New Frontiers of Sustainability , Dawson writes ‘The types of …
Faced with multiple converging crises humanity is challenged to redesign the human presence on Earth within the lifetime of present generations, writes Daniel Christian Wahl, and so transform our impact from degeneration to regeneration. We are capable of creating diverse creative cultures elegantly adapted to the uniqueness of place.
… Creating sustainability? Join the Re-Generation! Daniel … most of us long to live in. The word sustainability begs the question what it is … the face of multiple converging crises, mere sustainability is no longer enough. Too much …
What’s the point of zero-carbon homes that aren’t fit for habitation? There is more to sustainable building than meeting Government targets, argues Dr David Strong
… the industry, it is highly gratifying to see sustainability finally reaching the top of the … and unintended consequences in terms of sustainability – with the pursuit of the … unfit for people. This cannot be called ‘sustainability’. For example, some recent …
Our bees and wider farmland ecosystems have been seriously harmed by neonicotinoids, writes Dave Goulson. But that's just the start of the damage that modern farming is doing to wildlife in a countryside stripped of wild flowers and drenched by cocktails of pesticides. The problem is not just neonics, but the entire model of industrial agriculture.
… some broader issues about food production and sustainability. How do we feed people without …
Theologian Martin Palmer tells Tom Levitt how we can learn from previous man-made ecological collapses in Britain and create a 'new narrative' that challenges our dominant consumer culture
… Climate Change Natural World Population Sustainability stonhenge.jpg The second great … are almost wired to relate survival and sustainability with not being in cities. …
Dr. Glen Barry tells the Ecologist why he believes that ecology is far more than just the study of life and its environment......
… global ecosystem collapse, achieve ecological sustainability, and enjoy universal well-being … face an end to ecology, and thus life itself. Sustainability Solutions Exist Workable … the only lasting basis of global ecological sustainability and show the only effective way …
Marine conservation is usually expressed in austere and negative terms, writes Alasdair Harris, with strict quotas and exclusion zones. But the truth is the exact opposite: it's about working with natural ecosystems to unlock their productive potential, creating sustainable wealth and abundance for fishing communities while enhancing marine biodiversity.
Sustainable abundance - rebuilding fisheries to support coastal communities in Madagascar Alasdair Harris | 12th May 2015 Activism Fishing Ecology Madagascar Fishing traditional fishers-cut.jpg …
Unravelling a garment’s green credentials isn’t easy, says Matilda Lee. Instead of fretting about what not to wear there’s a few simple things we can do (that could save money too)
What's the most sustainable fabric Matilda Lee | 6th February 2009 Ethical Living Clothing Fashion Dilemma Cotton Wardrobe Fabric Fibre Green Lifestyle Fashion Green Living Society …
Three years ago, winter was not a good time of year for residents at Hoathly Hill in West Sussex. A community founded in 1972 on the principles of Rudolf Steiner, many of Hoathly Hill’s residents enjoyed the sense of quiet self-sufficiency that living on a smallholding in Sussex’s High Weald gave them.
Sustainable Warmth Mark Anslow | 1st January 2008 News Heating Wood Hoathly Hill West Sussex Green Living Wood Green Lifestyle Wood Energy Society Green Living_43.jpg Three years ago, winter was not …
In 1993 a group of 10 friends, including former Ecologist editor Simon Fairlie, shared a vision of a place where people could live and work in harmony with the land. What resulted became Tinker’s Bubble
Tinker's Bubble: low-impact living Shannon Carr-Shand | 30th January 2009 Ethical Living Alternative Lifestyle Woods Community Self-sufficiency Low Impact Living Green Lifestyle …
Bhaskar Save, the 'Gandhi of natural farming', died last year after a lifetime of organic growing and determined campaigning against the destruction of India's traditional, sustainable agriculture, writes Colin Todhunter. His 2006 open letter, published here, sets out a devastating critique of industrial agriculture and its impacts, and an eloquent and timely agroecological manifesto.
… taste, biological diversity, ecological sustainability, water conservation, energy …
GMO enthusiasts insist that organic, agroecological farming could never feed the world, writes Colin Todhunter. But it has been feeding us all for millennia - and it's the only way to continue while enriching the soils and biodiversity on which all farming depends. As Mahatma Gandhi once observed, industrial agriculture is but a nine-day wonder. And its time will soon be up.
… agriculture across the four goals of sustainability identified by the National … In the long term, nothing matters so much as sustainability Of course, it is conceivable …
How can we reduce consumption as much as necessary in a socially-sustainable way, while still safeguarding human needs and social security?
… the necessary transformation towards sustainability by driving power relations and … Authors Thomas Wiedmann is professor of sustainability research at UNSW. Julia K. … of Leeds. Manfred Lenzen is professor of sustainability research, at the School of …
Royal College of Art exhibition prompts audiences to re-think their attitudes to materials and waste.
… attitudes to materials and waste. What does sustainability mean today? How can art … have with the natural environment. Here, sustainability points to time, from the lost …
During my global travels, spreading the word on the cheapest, most effective and equitable policy road for renewables, my observations and experiences have led me to several infuriating and distressing conclusions.
… is that the world’s efforts towards sustainability and climate change mitigation … Researching initiatives on different areas of sustainability takes too long at the moment – … work is just as much about internal financial sustainability as environmental …
It looked like such a good idea: take the pressure off wild fish stocks by growing GM oilseeds that produce health-enhancing long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, writes Claire Robinson. But as a new study has established, those fish oils, novel in terrestrial ecosystems, cause wing deformities in cabbage white butterflies. Yet a third open field trial of these GM crops could soon be under way.
… consider ecological risk Amid the claims of sustainability surrounding the UK omega-3 … In this way, the genetic engineer's claimed 'sustainability' success can turn out to be a …
… Courses with ethics and sustainability at their core: • MA Design for … scheduled to launch in April 2008, to promote sustainability across the entire fashion … of 25 companies found that CEOs believe sustainability is a ‘top line’ opportunity: as …
Paul Kingsnorth meets the Bristol-based chef with an eco-friendly restaurant and a mission to take real food to a wider community.
… job is to oversee and continually improve the sustainability of the whole operation. ‘What … every aspect of this business, from the sustainability of the building itself to what … a grand restaurant with aspirations towards sustainability.’ This is where the community …
Eschew those store-bought baubles and pricey trinkets - get into the holiday spirit with all things homemade. By Matilda Lee and Laura Sevier
DIY Christmas Matilda Lee Laura Sevier | 17th December 2008 Ethical Living Xmas Christmas Holiday Home Homemade Trinkets Green Lifestyle Green Living DIYXmas_MAIN.jpg Eschew those store-bought …