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, …
Esperanza Martínez
The Yasuní struggle in Ecuador embodies a historic challenge to extractivism by crystallizing the demand to “leave oil underground” into a national referendum victory in 2023. Despite government resistance and partial non-compliance, the vote opened new legal, political, …
David Blanton
Facing habitat loss, climate change, and shifting livelihoods, Maasai women are leading a transformative program that links sustainable dairy farming with the preservation of the Serengeti’s iconic migrations and the resilience of local communities.
Sayan Dey
As we dream and build alternative futures, how do we move beyond anthropo-ego-centrism towards a humble, cobwebbed, and rhizomatic state that is “protean, open, prefigurative, and coexisting” with the rest of nature? With this question at …
Helena Paul
Climate change and biodiversity destruction are moving faster than we ever thought possible, with deadly implications for future generations, while inequality, injustice, conflict, disease and hunger are constantly increasing. Our governments continually fail to take action – and …
What and where are the grassroots movements and alternative visions that challenge green colonialism and offer ‘ecosocial transition’ pathways toward equitable and ecological futures? This question is at the heart of ‘The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism: Global Justice and …
Milica Kočović De Santo
This article highlights the historical significance of self-management practices in Yugoslavia as inherently anti-capitalist and anti-colonial. The Yugoslav model’s institutional structure embodied principles that degrowth theorists advocate, offering relevant insights for future provisioning systems in a …
Madhuresh Kumar
Over the past few years, the phrase “just transition” has travelled across climate policy corridors, from international negotiations to national energy plans. It suggests a promise: of fairness, of repair, of moving away from fossil fuels without leaving …
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 …