Empowering Indigenous communities holds the potential to reshape our relationship with nature, challenging the market-driven mindset that has turned the Amazon into a commodity rather than a living ecosystem.
Taking Stock: Cows, climate, and conservation
Sustainability// Book ReviewTaking Stock: Cows, climate, and conservationOctober 3, 2024 Taking Stock A Journey Among CowsAuthor: Roger Morgan-GrenvilleRoger Morgan-Grenville’s Taking Stock offers a thought-provoking exploration of the role of cows in modern farming, balancing personal reflections with insights on sustainability and the environmental impact of livestock.Farming & AgricultureSustainabilityClimate ChangeBook ReviewRoger Morgan-Grenville’s Taking Stock takes you on an insightful journey through …
Outsourcing emissions reductions: Are carbon credits back in favour?
With carbon credits back in the spotlight, Amazon and other firms have committed $180 million to protect the Amazon rainforest. But is this a meaningful step in combating deforestation, or just another attempt to outsource emissions reductions?
Hope in the climate crisis: The transformative power of positive storytelling
In recent years, two opposing camps have emerged: the “doomers” and the “deniers”.
From fast to forward-thinking: Fashion’s pivotal shift towards sustainability
Sustainability// Hidden Stories SeriesFrom fast to forward-thinking: Fashion’s pivotal shift towards sustainabilityNovember 2, 2023We’re living in a time where clothing production has surged to unprecedented levels—and it has no sign of slowing.Whether we’re frugal consumers, closet shopaholics, or avid lovers of a sale, to some degree we are all contributors to the turbulent world of fashion. What’s regularly under-reported however, …
A spotlight on Tim Smit: Merging business acumen with environmental advocacy
Sustainability// Hidden Stories SeriesA spotlight on Tim Smit: Merging business acumen with environmental advocacyOctober 16, 2023Co-founder of Eden Project and Executive Vice Chair of EPLSir Tim Smit KBE was born in Holland on 25 September 1954. He read Archaeology and Anthropology at Durham University. Tim worked for ten years in the music industry as composer/producer in both rock music and …
A Spotlight on Dale Vince: Green gas, football, and revolutions
Sustainability// Hidden Stories SeriesA Spotlight on Dale Vince: Green gas, football, and revolutionsOctober 10, 2023Environmental visionary, founder of Ecotricity, and steward of green innovation.Dale Vince was born with an affinity for the environment, beginning his journey not in corporate boardrooms, but amidst the embrace of nature. From living out of an old ambulance powered by wind to founding Ecotricity and …
How our words can shape environmental action
Sustainability// Hidden Stories SeriesHow our words can shape environmental actionOctober 9, 2023Within the vast sphere of sustainability, words don’t merely act as messengers; they dynamically sculpt our perception of reality.Language—and its intricate interplay with our cognition—has been the subject of intrigue for philosophers, linguists, and sociologists for centuries. As many experts have surmised, words serve as more than functional tools; …
The climate action nexus model
Sustainability// Hidden Stories SeriesThe climate action nexus modelAugust 10, 2023We’re in an age of accelerating climate change. I think even the last remaining sceptics are being humbled by the tumultuous weather and catastrophic scenes affecting every continent.As the world continues to boil over, we face a profound challenge that demands a nuanced understanding of human behaviour, both individual and collective. …
When indigenous peoples get caught in the middle of corporate and governmental climate strategies
Sustainability// Hidden Stories SeriesWhen indigenous peoples get caught in the middle of corporate and governmental climate strategiesMay 5, 2023The world’s Indigenous leaders at an annual UN summit, have warned that the west’s climate strategy is risking the exploitation of Indigenous territories, resources, and people.As hundreds of Indigenous chiefs, presidents, chairmen, and delegates gathered at the 22nd United Nations Permanent Forum …