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Touted as a cure for environmental and physical ills, the organic movement is falling short of high expectations

Every human and natural system -- from oil extraction to the flight of a flock of starlings -- can be seen as a set of repeating patterns. These patterns can be disrupted for good or for bad, says Nigel Topping, the High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26, the UN's climate change conference set to take place in November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. He shares three rules of radical collaboration that could positively disrupt the patterns of the global economy and help humanity tackle the world's greatest threat: climate change.

The House of Lords Land Use Committee has published its report, ’Making the most out of England’s Land’.

Solving social problems is difficult enough, but when you're not even sure how to define the problem, things get even tougher

In summer, we announced the 22 projects chosen for the first round of Landscape Recovery. We initially said we would recruit up to 15 projects, but we were so impressed with the quality of applications that we ended up extending this to 22. In this post, I’ll share more about the projects, including how they were assessed and selected.

Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world.

Sallerton Wood - the conservation, management and sustainable utilization of a traditional working woodland in the Tamar Valley, Devon - Cornwall border. Courses in green woodworking are offered.

There is a growing momentum around managing biodiversity impacts and understanding natural capital dependencies. There are an increasing number of ini...

How can organic and regenerative farming work together to help the global food system become better for climate and nature?

Is organic produce better for you? Can organic farming feed the world? Those might be the wrong questions.

One farmer’s quest to find black oats has broadened into a project that could rediversify the country’s cereals and meet future climate challenges

The absolute best way to answer, "So, what do you do?" Spark a feeling.

Kate Raworth’s 42nd Annual E.F. Schumacher Lecture this past Saturday was positively brimming of energy. With a record-setting 1,400 registrants, the anticipation surrounding “Planetary Economics: New Tools for Local Transformation” was palpable. You can now watch a full recording of the lecture and subsequent Q&A. If you find Kate’s message as inspiring as we do, we hope you’ll share generously. … Continued

IEMA has published new guidance on adaptation to our changing climate. Written by IEMA members Kit England MIEMA CEnv and Dr Ellie Murtagh, it provide...

An archive of the most excellent (and terrible) posts from the microblogging platform, Twitter. The Tweet Museum is an @airplaneian joint.

Automatic ‘pay as you recycle’ bins and compulsory food waste sorting mean today South Korea recycles 95 per cent of its food waste.

The question is whether he can make Twitter the place to peacefully hash out our disagreements

Scientific Data - A database for global soil health assessment

Create interactive, responsive & beautiful data visualizations with the online tool Datawrapper — no code required.

This report presents our advice to Government on how to respond to the risks and opportunities to Net Zero that are presented by voluntary carbon markets, in particular when they are used for ‘offsetting’ claims.

We need great people to lead us towards a sustainable future. Whether you are a champion in your local community, a pioneering farmer, an eco-entrepreneur building a team or a purpose driven manager within an NGO or corporate organisation, this one-day introductory course on leadership is for you.

After 25 years of carbon market experiments, it’s clear climate policy should not rely on offsets.

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Every human brain is different – it’s time to embrace the diversity of our experiences

The UK government's ruthless and reckless policies that "go for growth” require us all to ask the essential questions that Donella Meadows - mother of systems thinking - set out decades ago. So join me in answering these questions... 1/n pic.twitter.com/RngeNnoKIF— Kate Raworth (@KateRaworth) September 25, 2022