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By Donella Meadows~ Folks who do systems analysis have a great belief in “leverage points.” These are places within a complex system (a corporation, an economy, a living body, a city, an ecosystem) where a small shift in one thing can produce big changes in everything. This idea is not unique to systems analysis — […]

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What a future land use framework might look like

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

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...

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

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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.

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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

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A one-day online course introducing you to the benefits of a systems thinking approach. Develop an understanding of what systems are and their essential properties.

In this series on systems thinking, I share the key insights and tools needed to develop and advance a systems mindset for dealing with…

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This month’s picks include a medical nightmare come to life, a rural tale of time travel and ghosts, and a spooky Arctic boat trip.

A new paper into hedgehog housing has been published by Abi Gazzard, a researcher from the University of Reading. Abi, […]

The government's Emissions Trading Scheme has significance for agriculture. Follow the progress of the consultation.

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