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The (En)Rich List

A wealth of inspiration

by Janet Newbury on 20th March 2012

We are very excited to share news of our latest project: The (En)Rich List.

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The Promise of Ecopsychology

Addressing the Psychological and Spiritual Pain Associated with the Industrial Growth Society

by Dave Segal on 20th December 2011

Ecopsychology offers meaningful routes towards personal responsibility when it comes to the cultivation of post growth futures. Dare we go where it invites us?

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The link between climate change and human activity is well understood at this point, and the term climate justice conveys the notion that inaction in relation to climate change is unjust.  It is also becoming increasingly clear that climate justice does not come easy because we have enmeshed ourselves in systems of our own creation [...]

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Change In The Rangelands

How Case Studies Can Mask the True Story

by Jane Addison on 23rd May 2011

The International Rangelands Congress brought together professionals working on the production and sustainability of rangelands. Despite their importance to our environment and people, they are undergoing rapid change that threatens their very existence.

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The Bomb is Still Ticking…

by Sharon Ede on 8th November 2010

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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At its core sustainability revolves around renewability. It can only be found in something that is renewable each year. For the human enterprise, sustainability requires us to use only renewable resources and energy, but not just use them, use them within their limits. The world’s forests, for instance, can regenerate over the course of a [...]

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On a Knife Edge

by Scott Gast on 26th May 2010

Oil is gushing from the Gulf. Could leaving it in the ground lead to an economy that actually fits the planet?

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Limits Literacy

by Sharon Ede on 28th April 2010

Do people understand and accept the concept of ecological limits? We can convey this to people, who typically tend to comprehend things as they manifest at the local scale, by unearthing the local lore relating to limits.

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