R&D (Research and Degrowth/Recherche et Decroissance) invite submissions of photographs for their 2012 Calendar. In this critical time of austerity, debt, and ecological crises we would like to call for a VISUAL illustration of the ideas, strategies, and dimensions of degrowth and thus make them understandable and known in society at large. We call for [...]
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Sir David Attenborough presents the 2011 RSA President’s Lecture, during which he refers to ‘sustainable growth’ as an oxymoron.
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The first step to breaking the population taboo is making it safe for people to talk about their own fertility choices without fear of judgement.
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The Australian Conservation Foundation, the largest environment organisation in Australia, formally adopted a policy position called ‘Better Than Growth’ in November 2010.
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Claims that Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is a fizzer are misplaced – the bomb is still ticking.
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For audiences where concern for ecosystems and biodiversity may not resonate, expressing limits in terms of risk and safety – a ‘safe operating limit’ – could be a powerful way to help communicate the importance of limits.
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Along with consumption, the question of population is at the heart of growth and post growth issues – and this question has begun emerging into mainstream public debate.
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An overview of the Global Footprint Network’s 2010 ‘Opportunity of Limits’ Forum, the first gathering of its kind centered on the issue of ecological limits and how they will influence the future.
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