Why the UN must rely more on indigenous wisdom and less on fossil fuels

By Jeremy Jiménez, Resilience.org

It is time for the United Nations and its various agencies to recognize that its top-down organizational structure is not suited to address our myriad ecological crises, and rather use its influence to advocate for, and allocate its resources to support, land custodianship for the millions of indigenous communities keeping alive the knowledge of how to live within the bounty of what our mother Earth provides.

What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 80 Britt Wray

By Vicki Robin, Britt Wray, Resilience.org

Dr. Britt Wray is a Human and Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health. She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”

What it means to have children

By Brian Kaller, Restoring Mayberry

We devote much of our lives to our children, the messages we send to the future we will never see.

A Livable Path

By Eliza Daley, By my solitary hearth

I think we can all agree that a livable future is one that uses much less of this planet, one that manufactures less, that transports less, that does less.

Mini-Forest Revolution: Excerpt

By Hannah Lewis, Resilience.org

As the hyper-local landscape transformations prove themselves over time, though, perhaps the Miyawaki Method will become a centerpiece of Paris’s ostensibly biodiversity-sensitive landscaping strategy.

The Cost of Living Crisis & the Coming Crash

By Paul Mobbs, Free Range Activism Website

Driven by fossil fuels, powering new technologies, society (and the global climate) has been completely changed. But like all celebrations, that process is arguably coming to an end; and like all the best parties, those who have had a really good time don’t want it to stop!

The Great Simplification – Full Movie

By Nate Hagens, The Great Simplification

This 32 minute animation -in 4 Acts - describes the backdrop for The Great Simplification - an economic/cultural transition on our near term horizon.

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Letter From The Farm | A Year In Review

By Mateusz Ciasnocha, ARC2020

One of the key learnings of 2021 is the necessity to think AND act in a systemic and holistic way – a manner that builds bridges rather than breaks them down, or questions existing ones.

A Great Custodian of the Collective Imagination

By Rob Hopkins, Transition Network

That there’s… In my dream world just one gathering that’s only about imagination. What are we dreaming into the world? How do we imagine our work will be of service to the future?

Democracy Rising 19: Dialogue in Dixie

By Hollie Cost, Resilience.org

The literal heart of Dixie (the U.S. Deep South) is the very last place one might expect to see a community rallying around the idea of acceptance and inclusivity—especially if the community is a small town in Alabama declaring itself a safe, nurturing, and inviting space for LGBTQ+ individuals.

Just Transition Is About Systemic Change

By Dirk Holemans, Green European Journal

It’s important to frame just transition as an overarching framework that can guide us through a systemic transformation to a new social, ecological society that is equitable. It’s not about superficially greening the economy.

European sleeper trains are waking up

By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance

After a slow and steady decline, the sleeper train – a vital link to more sustainable, connected transport systems – is waking-up and getting back on track in Europe