Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The more I divine the interweave of life and climate, the more awe I feel at the life around me. And this leaves me wondering what is possible for others. What might grow in the human psyche if such understanding were to exist at large?
We should not kid ourselves: the looming danger of planetary heating is that seismic shifts in our global society will be inevitable, brought about by a combination of voluntary or forced adaptation and impacts, and that a hapless elite, unable to face reality, will sleepwalk us all into catastrophe.
An ambitious public-private partnership has ushered in a new space race to the moon. But tribal nations warn that the rush for lunar development bodes poorly for the moon—and the Earth.
Imagine a landscape shaped by fire, not as a destructive force but as a life-giving tool. That’s the reality in Australia, where Indigenous communities have long understood the intricate relationship between fire, soil and life.
Less than a century ago, processes that began during the Industrial Revolution swung into overdrive. That’s the Anthropocene as an epoch. It’s real, it’s already made geology, and it won’t go away.
Desperto – Centro de Culturas Regenerativas is a regenerative agriculture initiative situated in Vale do Paraiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Artificial intelligence, then, represents an existential threat to humanity not because of its newness, but because it perpetuates the corporate imperative which was already leading to ecological disaster and civilizational collapse.
Earth’s new regime, once it has stabilized, will surely be classifiable as a new geological epoch—but currently it’s too soon to name it. We’re still in the midst of the transitory event that is driving the end of the Holocene and the beginning of something else.
The intersection between climate change and an ageing population is not a pretty picture, but every crisis has the potential to generate change.
A better account of what happened in Britain to the wolf might therefore constitute a beginning of sorts for any movement that sought their return. So, shall we commence?
What is proposed here is that a planned and deliberate effort to minimise burdens on embattled future societies by strategically addressing some of the most severe hazards left by recent and contemporary societies might be both a responsibility and duty.
In summary, this report finds that there should be no confusion or uncertainty as to whether the Global KBA Standard or its implementation in Canada enjoy meaningful compatibility with IPLC environmental priorities, such as those held by the Mi’kmaq in Mi’kma’ki: they do not. But they could. And they must.
