Democratizing Access To The Tools For Transformation
In the face of accelerating social and environmental breakdowns, how can we build our collective capacities for transformation to bring about a just, inclusive, and regenerative society for all?
Otto Scharmer
“It’s a clear signal that the Asian Development Bank is finally, finally moving away from coal.”
In May 2021 the Asian Development Bank (ADB) made headlines around the world with the news to exit coal. This was seen as a victory for civil society, especially to the NGO Forum on ADB, an Asian-led network of 250 civil society organizations, and said to bring much-delayed justice for all the affected communities across Asia affected by coal projects.
Transforming Cape Town’s Covid soup kitchens into spaces of dignity – a community vision
User-workers of the community kitchen contribute by volunteering, while also dishing up in the process. This way, community members believed, the kitchens are not just giving handouts but also creating a space where people can be empowered to become active agents in this process.
The Negative-Sum Economy
To be wealthy is to have the things you need and want, the things that support your well-being and enable you to do what you like.
Sensitivity to scale, uniqueness of place and local culture
One way to avoid — or at least minimize — the risk that new ‘solutions’ will result in catastrophic and widespread unintended consequences is to limit the scale of experimentation.
Walkability and the culture wars
Even if you do take this study’s results at face value, it’s a stretch to interpret its major takeaway as, “Most Americans don’t want walkable places.”
Thinking Ecological Democracy with Benoît Lechat
Rather than clinging to the conviction that policies can satisfy everyone, the ecological transition should be institutionalised through a new conception of democracy that widens participation.
India’s Natural Farming Revolution Shows Bold Food Systems Change Is Happening Now
Community Managed Natural Farming (CMNF) eschews the use of synthetic chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides, catalyzing a radical paradigm shift from conventional chemical based farming to agroecological-based natural farming methods across the state.
Ecological Economics For Humanity’s Plague Phase (2020)
What this paper is exploring is why humanity, but more importantly the people who really should know better – the economists – can’t see the effects that we’re having on the planet.
Indigenous Resistance Instrumental in Stopping High-Profile Fossil Fuel Projects, Says Report
The efforts of Indigenous peoples in North America have helped block or delay a long list of major fossil fuel projects over the past decade, successfully leading to the avoidance of a massive amount of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.
7 Aspects of Civilizational Transformation
In her maturity, the true environmentalist visualizes the seriousness of the current situation and assumes the need for a radical and profound change, for a civilizational transformation.
Deep Adaptation – Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos: Review
I regard Deep Adaptation as one of the most important approaches to the climate crisis, and this new book will give you a thorough grounding in what DA is, and isn’t, and in the various ways it might evolve over the next few years.
