Materialism and Misery
Unequal societies have higher degrees of distrust, alienation and division, says Graham Peebles London: We live under the omnipresent shadow of a political/economic system, which promotes […]
Issue 19: Big Business – Major Destroyer of Diversity
Editorial: Big Business – Major Destroyer of Diversity Most literate people who know the word ‘biodiversity’ will agree today that it is essential for long-term survival […]
Nature Knows Us – Do We Know Nature
Satish Kumar, eco-philosopher and Editor of the Resurgence Magazine, wonders about the nature of intelligence. Planet Earth, he says, is a self-organising, self-managing and self-correcting […]
Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest…
“Indian civilization has been distinctive in locating its source of regeneration, material and intellectual, in the forest, not the city. India’s best ideas have come […]
The Role of diversity in the Natural World
Author and activist Derrick Jensen says that apart from destroying bio-diversity on Earth, we are collapsing the diversity of knowledge and expressions we consider important. Printed […]
Indigenous Knowledge can help Preserve Biodiversity
Modelled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the new IPBES is mandated to bridge the gulf between authoritative biodiversity-related information, knowledge, insights and […]
The Unusual aspect of Environment Diversity
Diversity provides us with a wide range of objects for various sciences. We enjoy recreational activities in wilderness areas. We might also claim that we […]
Issue 18: The Future of our Children
Editorial: The Future of our Children Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. – Neil Postman, The disappearance of […]
Soil, Soul and Society
Satish Kumar captures the essence of an eco-philosophy that cares about all life. Many historical movements in the world have three key words that express […]
Transcending Self-interest
Those who have a strong set of intrinsic values have beliefs that transcend their self-interest. We need to shift from extrinsic to intrinsic values, to […]