Emilia Lewartowska and Lone Riisgaard
Vikalp Sangam (or Alternatives Confluence) is a national platform and process established in India in 2014 to document, network, and create collaborations amongst grassroots movements and groups constructing alternative frameworks for justice, equity, and ecological …
Aili Pyhälä
The Kogi are an Indigenous peoples living in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Despite centuries of attempted colonization and assimilation, the Kogi have largely maintained their autonomy and biocultural harmony. In this article, Aili Pyhälä explores …
Fausto Corvino
The upcoming COP29, to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024, will be crucial for climate finance. Governments will have to conclude negotiations on the so-called New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on international climate …
Miriam Lang
With COP16 underway in Cali, Colombia, Miriam Lang highlights the risk of focusing on biodiversity credits as a solution to preserving biodiversity may preclude discussions of a transformative politics outside of a market-based logic. What is needed is …
Chaitali Chaudhari and Sarah Hawkins
The much-loved and revered Gaian Scientist and co-founder of Schumacher College, Dr. Stephan Harding, passed away on September 2nd, 2024. In this moving tribute, Chaitali Chaudhari shares some tender moments and lessons from her time …
Dipak Gyawali
Dipak Gyawali shares his reflections from the first in-person gathering of the South Asia Bioregionalism Working Group in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. For bioregionalism to succeed in making any headway in South Asia, education must be de-Macaulay-ized to give …
Alberto Acosta and Enrique Viale
In the lead up to the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Colombia, Alberto Acosta and Enrique Viale reflect on the need for a new ethic to reorganize life on the planet, one in which …
John Kurien, D. Nandakumar and Nalini Nayak
While Western perspectives often focus on the “what” and “how” of the coast and ocean, Eastern perspectives delve into the “why”— the deeper meanings and spiritual significance beyond the observable. In this article, …
Jorge Krekeler
The Almanac of the Future documents paradigmatic transformations – called ‘motivational experiences’ – emerging in Latin America that demonstrate alternatives to the current extractive model of ‘development’. Jorge Krekeler reflects on the origins and purpose of the Almanac …
Alessandra Monaco
What if we see beauty as a form of art and fashion as a tool to cultivate creativity and self-expression? In this new article, Alessandra Monaco explores alternatives to commodified notions of beauty. She interviews Giulia Paganelli, anthropologist …
Ayfer Ekin
Turkey held its local government elections this year in March, and in a major blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s hold on Turkish politics, his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) faced its biggest electoral defeat in two decades. …
Quincy Saul
In this article, Quincy Saul shares snippets of his experiences at the World Social Forum in Kathmandu, Nepal. He highlights the moments and movements – on democracy, food justice, and protecting river ecosystems – that have inspired him. …