Human activity has had an effect on the environment for thousands of years, from the time of our very earliest ancestors. Since Homo sapiens first walked the earth, we have been modifying the environment around us through agriculture, travel and eventually through urbanization and commercial networks. At this point in earth’s physical history, our impact... Continue Reading →
WHAT IS ECO-ANXIETY Climate change is a reality and threatens the future of the Earth. This can cause psychological impacts on some people, a phenomenon which is known as eco-anxiety. Below, we review what it is, what causes it, what its symptoms are and what we can do to avoid it while taking care of... Continue Reading →
Eco-anxiety: the psychological aftermath of the climate crisis
It’s time to ditch the generations-long argument between those who blame overpopulation and those who worry about consumption John Vidal is a former Guardian environment editor By a remarkable coincidence, just as governments, campaigners and business owners are meeting in Egypt to address climate breakdown today, the world is officially crashing past the symbolic 8... Continue Reading →
It should not be controversial to say a population of 8 billion will have a grave impact on the climate
This dynamic event will bring together Earth Charter supporters from all over the world with the purpose of stimulating discussion and collaboration. We will open ourselves up to two full days of learning, making new connections, and sharing and building new perspectives for turning conscience into action for a thriving Earth. The Earth Charter Center... Continue Reading →
Earth Charter Conference | 1-2 December 2022
heal the planet…
"Helping people to experience themselves as living bodies on a living earth . . . is necessary in achieving any solution to the problems we all face . . . Only with the bodily experience of power and compassion will people have the courage and the desire and the ability to undertake what must be... Continue Reading →
David Attenborough’s Witness Statement (A Life on Our Planet)
The wonderful David Attenborough. I met him about 30 years ago and he's exactly as you see him on TV. I'd written I guess you'd cal it fan mail giving thanks to David for his incredible contribution to teaching the general public about Natural History, in particular with his 'Life' series - Life on Earth,... Continue Reading →
understand sustainability…
"How, then, are we to understand sustainability? In simplest terms, I think it could be described as follows: a way of life in which we refrain from seeking our own happiness at the expense of others; a determination not to pass on our local community and the planet as a whole to the next generation... Continue Reading →
Stand was created to challenge corporations and governments to treat people and the environment with respect, because our lives depend on it. Born as Forest Ethics, we were founded nearly twenty years ago by a group of dedicated people who were working day in and day out to solve a big problem: What do you do when... Continue Reading →
Stand with Earth
Antarctica is losing ice at an accelerating rate
The frozen continent of Antarctica contains the vast majority of all freshwater on Earth. Now that ice is melting at an accelerating rate, in part because of climate change. What does this transformation mean for coastal communities across the globe? William Brangham reports from Antarctica on the troubling trend of ice loss and how glaciers... Continue Reading →
if planet Earth could talk…
Source is YouTube: In this eight part film Denis Postle provides a thought provoking view on Earth and our society. Do we have a Future? What kind of Future? What could get in the way? Can we learn to think and feel like a Planet? This collection of eight videos are a loving confrontation by... Continue Reading →
forces of corporate totalitarianism
“I propose that the forces of corporate totalitarianism are deliberately destroying this entire world in order to sell their simulated version of it back to us at a profit.” - Diane Harvey & “We poetically construct our identity as human beings, together with our values, largely through reciprocal relationships with animals. They provide us with... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 