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Jorgen Randers - The Limits to Growth (1972) in a 50-year perspective
This presentation was held during the 50th Anniversary Summit of the Club of Rome on 17-18 October 2018 in Rome. It is part of the Keynote Debate: "50 Years ...
Tipping Point — Podcast
The true story of "The Limits to Growth": the backlash, its legacy.
A Synopsis: Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update
By Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows The following piece is a short synopsis of Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update. The full length book is available at Chelsea Green’s website. A Synopsis: Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update The signs are everywhere around us: Sea level has risen 10–20 cm since […]
One reason technology and markets are unlikely to prevent overshoot and collapse is that technology and markets are merely tools to serve goals of society as a whole. If society’s implicit goals are to exploit nature, enrich the elites, and ignore the long term, then society will develop technologies and markets that destroy the environment, widen the gap between rich and poor, and optimize for short-term gain. In short, society develops technologies and markets that hasten a collapse instead of preventing it.
The R Word
Why apocalypse resilience isn't about bunkers
Upscaling ecological restoration by integrating with agriculture - Brancalion - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment - Wiley Online Library
Transformative change is needed to align common small-scale ecological restoration approaches with expectations to restore millions of hectares of degraded lands globally. Currently, most restoration...
Uganda leads in integrating agriculture and biodiversity conservation - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News
Uganda leads in biodiversity conservation by aligning sustainable farming with forest preservation, setting an example ahead of global talks on biodiv
New Data Shows Where, and How Much, Crops are Produced
An updated model called SPAM produces global maps of crop areas and yields that are pivotal for sustainable supply chains and food security.
Pushed to the brink: The link between food insecurity and mental health
The relationship between food insecurity and mental health is deeply intertwined. People with mental health conditions face a heightened risk of falling into food insecurity, while those experiencing food insecurity are more prone to poor mental health.
Boids (Flocks, Herds, and Schools: a Distributed Behavioral Model)
Background and update on BOIDS, the 1987 model of group motion in
flocks, herds, schools and related phenomena. Includes a Java-based
demonstration and many links to related research and
applications.
Why We Must Bioregionalize Now
And thoughts from New York Climate Week
Smoke and Mirrors: Agroecology, Regenerative Agriculture, and Nature-based Solutions
In Asia, alternative proteins are the new clean energy
As climate and food-security pressures intensify, the world’s most populous continent sees clear opportunities to reimagine meat — just as it did for affordable solar panels.
Food systems
Reflections from Debates on Regenerative, Organic, Agroecology
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Negotiating Dietary Change in a Time of Planetary Eating - Heritage Radio Network
This episode offers listeners a peek into Gastronomica’s next issue. “Coproducing ‘Planetary’ Eating Futures from Dakar: Dietary Diffusionism and the (Geo)Politics of Nutrition Transition” is co-authored by Branwyn Poleykett, Ndiaga Sall, Fatou Ndow, and Paul Young. Branwyn joins the show and talks with Gastronomica’s Jaclyn Rohel about the concept of the planetary diet and the problems with […]
Taking Stock - The Small Farm Future Blog
The Small Farm Future Blog https://chrissmaje.com/2024/09/taking-stock/
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Discover world-class research
Discover world-class research https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03091325241269701
Mobile species are 'glue' which connect different habitats together study finds
Mobile species are 'glue' which connect different habitats together, study finds https://phys.org/news/2024-08-mobile-species-habitats.html
Crackles clicks and pops now we can monitor the heartbeat of soil
Crackles, clicks and pops – now we can monitor the ‘heartbeat’ of soil https://theconversation.com/crackles-clicks-and-pops-now-we-can-monitor-the-heartbeat-of-soil-235865
OSF
OSF https://osf.io/preprints/osf/ze5yt
Regenerative grazing is overhyped as a climate solution. We should do it anyway.
Regenerative grazing is overhyped as a climate solution. We should do it anyway. https://drawdown.org/insights/regenerative-grazing-is-overhyped-as-a-climate-solution-we-should-do-it-anyway
An introductory guide to the food system | Food Foundation
The Food Foundation has produced a guide to the food system to help MPs and the new government
The global food system is owned by an ever smaller number of companies its damaging our health our communities and the planet
The global food system is owned by an ever smaller number of companies – it’s damaging our health, our communities and the planet https://theconversation.com/the-global-food-system-is-owned-by-an-ever-smaller-number-of-companies-its-damaging-our-health-our-communities-and-the-planet-232414
Improving soil health yields unexpected benefits for farmers
Improving soil health yields unexpected benefits for farmers https://phys.org/news/2024-06-soil-health-yields-unexpected-benefits.html
Growing the Local Food Sector: A snapshot of barriers and solutions
Growing the Local Food Sector: A snapshot of barriers and solutions https://www.localfoodplan.org/latest/may24-growing-the-local-food-sector/
The Rise of the Carbon Farmer
The Rise of the Carbon Farmer https://www.wired.com/story/carbon-farming-regenerative-agriculture/
De-Naturalizing the Poultry Plant
De-Naturalizing the Poultry Plant https://tabledebates.org/blog/de-naturalizing-poultry-plant
Stink or Swim: Just 10 factory farm corporations produce more toxic excrement than the UKs 10 largest cities
Stink or Swim: Just 10 factory farm corporations produce more toxic excrement than the UK’s 10 largest cities https://www.sustainweb.org/news/apr24-10-companies-produce-as-much-excrement-as-10-largest-uk-cities/
The Role of Local Authorities in Shaping Local Food Systems
The Role of Local Authorities in Shaping Local Food Systems https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/19/12004