biodiversity
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Who has the power to restore nature? By Chris Williams
The UK’s 25 year environment plan — to lead the world in the ‘natural capital approach’ — contains many bold statements about the capacity of this approach to produce positive change for nature. One aim is for an ‘overall improvement’ in the health of the environment and to improve environmental decisions by ‘emphasising the value of the benefits the… Continue reading
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Killing nature while playing geopolitics By Pepe Escobar
The latest comprehensive report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), associated with various UN agencies (UNEP, UNDP, Unesco, FAO), is a stark reminder of where global priorities should concentrate. Continue reading
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Overwhelming evidence shows global biodiversity in crisis
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history — and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the summary of which was approved at the 7th session… Continue reading
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Capitalism is killing the world’s wildlife, not ‘humanity’ By Anna Pigott
By failing to name the system responsible, the new Living Planet report undermines its own call for a collective response to the biodiversity crisis. Continue reading
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Spread of genetically engineered plants out of control in many countries By Paul Haeder
The idea of diversity must be applied not only to biology but to all aspects of humanity and nature — including education, economics, culture, and society. Continue reading
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Bolivia: Evo Morales speaks on International Mother Earth Day
The primary cause of the twenty-first century should be the recognition of the rights of Mother Earth, Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma declared hours after the General Assembly passed a resolution designating 22 April as ‘International Mother Earth Day’. Continue reading
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Future farming: The call for a 50-year perspective on agriculture – an interview with Wes Jackson
2 February, 2009 Written by Robert Jensen As everyone scrambles for a solution to the crises in the nation’s economy, Wes Jackson suggests we look to nature’s economy for some of the answers. With everyone focused on a stimulus package in the short term, he counsels that we pay more attention to the soil over Continue reading
The New Dark Age 