environmental sustainability

Jane Goodall’s Interview | Human the Movie

20 February 2016 Leave a Comment

"Jane Goodall is a primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist. She is the first to have observed and reported that chimpanzees use tools for feeding, deeply transforming the human-animal relationships. Today, Jane is committed to the crucial mission of alerting the public about the dangers our planet is exposed to and of changing individual behaviour towards a greater awareness of our environment. For more information on her activities, visit the Jane Goodall Institute." Watch video

The planet’s future is in the balance. But a transformation is already under way.

16 November 2015 Leave a Comment

"As the world prepares for the UN Paris climate summit, the world is at a tipping point. But a political and scientific revolution could yet save it.... "Remarkably, 2015 is the make-or-break year and all the signs are there that we are changing course – a great transformation is not only within sight, it is under way. Here’s why. First, world leaders met in New York recently to agree the sustainable development goals – applying equally to all nations. This is a paradigm shift in thinking; it … Continue reading

Sweden To Become The World’s First Fossil Fuel-Free Nation In History

12 October 2015 1 Comment

"The Swedish government recently announced that their aim is to become one of the world’s first nations to end its dependence on fossil fuels. They will be investing an extra 4.5 billion kronor (US$546 million) into renewable energy and climate change action in their 2016 budget. "Not long ago, UBS, the world’s largest private bank, began urging its investors to join the clean, renewable energy movement. Their analysts are predicting that power plants in Europe might become completely extinct … Continue reading

A story of hope: the Guardian launches phase II of its climate change campaign

5 October 2015 Leave a Comment

"With crucial climate talks on the horizon, Keep it in the ground turns its focus to hope for the future – the power to change and the solar revolution. "...the Guardian is launching the next stage of its climate change campaign as our team of environment correspondents around the world champion a rare commodity in the climate change debate – hope. "There is hope in the many voices who are now calling for action from their leaders. "There is hope in the rapidly falling cost of renewable … Continue reading

Rewilding the Earth: Is setting aside Half of the Planet for Nature the answer to our ecological crisis?

2 October 2015 Leave a Comment

"Biologist E O Wilson’s grand idea of setting aside half of the planet for nature to thrive is both appealing and deeply challenging, writes William Lynn. But it’s missing a key element: an urban vision of how people can live ecologically, joyously in the half we make our own. "A much-anticipated book in conservation and natural science circles is E O Wilson’s Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, which is due early next year. "It builds on his proposal to set aside half the Earth for the … Continue reading

One of the poorest regions in Afghanistan is teaching the world about sustainability

26 September 2015 Leave a Comment

"The Rural Green Environment Organization is entirely rewriting the environmental narrative for 90 villages and 40,000 people in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The region has endured “decades of conflict, insecurity and the overharvesting of natural resources.” What was once a region battered by conflict and environmental degradation is now flourishing. The best part is, this is a peaceful and fruitful model that can be adopted all around the world." Read the full story by Joe McCarthy.... Continue reading

One Poem That Saved a Forest

8 September 2015 Leave a Comment

How the friendship between a poet and a timber baron kept a grove of California redwoods from clear-cutting. What can a single poem inspire? What can one verse induce? One poem can offer an outlet for healing. A distinct lyric can allow connection to occur. One poem can lead to the most unlikely friendship. A single stanza can change the fate of a forest. Read the full story of how one person can truly make a difference by on-demand poet, Jacqueline Suskin.... Continue reading

What Is Deep Ecology? | Ecological Buddhism: A Buddhist Response to Global Warming

25 July 2015 Leave a Comment

"Deep experience, deep questioning, deep commitment: deep ecology... When an ecological world-view is well developed, people act from their whole personality, giving rise to tremendous energy and commitment. Such actions are peaceful and democratic and will lead towards ecological sustainability. Uncovering the ecological self gives rise to joy, which gives rise to involvement, which in turn leads to wider identification, and hence to greater commitment. This leads to extending care to humans … Continue reading

YouTube film-maker Finn Harries: my generation must save the planet

13 June 2015 Leave a Comment

This article is from The Guardian's series, 'Climate Change #‎GroundUp:‬ stories from the generation that will see the worst impacts of climate change'.... YouTube star, Finn Harries, says his is the first generation to grow up with climate change and the last that will be able to do anything about it – unless we act now. Continue reading

How young people are tackling climate change

9 June 2015 Leave a Comment

This article is from The Guardian’s series, ‘Climate Change #‎GroundUp:‬ stories from the generation that will see the worst impacts of climate change’.... An oil rig worker in Alberta, an engineering student in Mauritania, a minister-in-training in New Zealand – 11 young people, aged under 25, tell us what it feels like to inherit an environmental crisis. Continue reading