Madhuresh Kumar
In the light of the unfolding climate catastrophes and the unfolding crisis the language of energy transition has gained unprecedented traction. From the corridors of the Parliament down to the provincial governments, the shift from fossil fuels to …
GTA facilitation team
Last month, the Global Tapestry of Alternatives (GTA) completed six years of weaving and connecting networks of Alternatives around the globe. In this message to the constituents of the process, the GTA facilitation team celebrates and reflects …
Asia Leofreddi
Originally published by The Loop on 14 May 2025.
A student-led movement is challenging what they claim is the ‘capture’ of the state by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. Asia Leofreddi reflects on how this uprising, sparked by tragedy …
This is an excerpt from the fifth episode of the More Than Human: Creative Expression series hosted by the Global Tapestry of Alternatives (GTA) and Kalpavriksh. In this episode, filmmaker Janet Solomon is in conversation with Ashish Kothari about …
Fausto Corvino
In the lead-up to COP29, Fausto Corvino emphasized the need for a paradigm shift within the international climate negotiations to ensure that the global rich bear a greater responsibility for climate finance. In this follow-up article, he …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Miriam Lang, Ashish Kothari and Mabrouka M’Barek
Is democracy a stronghold of social struggles or is it rather an institutional framework imposed by capitalism? Why are fascism and different kinds of authoritarianism coming …