Michelle Maloney and Mary Graham
As communities around the world work to protect their homes, traditional lands and ecosystems in the face of escalating climate change and biodiversity loss, many people in Western societies are looking for new modes of …
Caroline Shenaz Hossein
Caroline Shenaz Hossein’s latest book sheds light on the activism of the Black women who act as ‘Banker Ladies’ in their communities, creating systems of mutual aid, co-operation, and collectivity. The book highlights how Black women counter …
Daniel M. Kobei
The Mau Forest complex has been home to the Ogiek community for thousands of years. However, their traditional way of life is increasingly under threat as they face forceful evictions from their ancestral lands. The Ogiek community’s …
Simon Mitambo with Rory Sheldon
By revitalising traditional knowledge across agriculture, crafts, weather forecasting, and governance, the Tharaka community of Mount Kenya are nurturing a bioculturally abundant future in a rapidly changing world and safeguarding the richness and resilience of …
Ashish Kothari
This article was first published by Meer on 13 December 2025
As global negotiations stall, grassroots movements lead the real fight for climate justice.
After 30 Conferences of the Parties—governments of the world coming together to solve …
Albert M. Chan-Dzul
This article was written in Spanish. Read the original article here. // Este artículo fue escrito en español. Lea el artículo original aquí.
In 2000, the National Action Party (PAN) won the presidency in Mexico. Even though …
Albert M. Chan-Dzul
An English translation of this article is available here. // Una traducción al inglés de este artículo está disponible aquí.
En el año 2000, en México, ganó la presidencia el Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). Aun cuando todo …
Madhuresh Kumar
How do you imagine a regional future that honours people’s dignity when states fail to do so?Alternative regionalism is not an abstract ideal; it is already unfolding in fragments across Southeast Asia. MASSA (Movement for Alternatives and …
Halwest Karim
Originally published by Local Futures.
Farming in the mountains and plains of Kurdistan has always been more than a way to feed families; it is a way of life, a form of resistance, a connection to land …
Miloon Kothari
While the Indian government is yet to announce its position on the latest developments concerning the Kurdish people, steps can be taken at the people to people level to support them.
Originally published by The New Indian Express…
Gregory Pettys
The Planet Local Summit, which took place in Ladakh from September 3-7, brought together visionaries, practitioners, and cultural change-makers to celebrate localisation, indigenous wisdom, and co-shape pathways for futures that are local, resilient, and healthy. Writer and …
Pooja Kishinani
An interview with filmmaker and water conservationist Lobzang Wangtak, whose latest documentary “I Am Zanskar” is a portrait of an ecologically fragile landscape that is undergoing rapid changes.With glaciers receding at an alarming rate and erratic snowfall patterns, …