“The Inspiring Grasslands Story” from our good friends and advisors John Fullerton and Allan Savory — Hazel Henderson, editor Introducing a Capital Lab Initiative … A Field Guide to Investing in a Resilient Economy The Capital Lab’s Field Guide to Investing in a Resilient Economy is a “space” where the …
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice
Latest Reports on Global Sustainability Actions CSD 19 Preparations Underway 3_January_2011: Advance, unedited drafts of the Secretary-General’s Background Reports for the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM) and 19th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 19) have recently been released, and a briefing on preparations for these events was recently …
Celebrating Crisis
‘CELEBRATING CRISIS’ by evolution biologist Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris, is the clearest vision yet for our common human future.” We at Ethical Markets Media are honored by her service on our Advisory Board . Hazel Henderson, Editor Elisabet Sahtouris, Ph.D. (for book in press: Manifesto for Change: Crisis as Opportunity) Dr. …
Antibiotic cocktails harmful to freshwater bacteria
Antibiotic cocktails harmful to freshwater bacteria New research has indicated that, at its current levels in the environment, a commonly used antibiotic (chlortetracycline) is toxic to freshwater bacteria. Moreover, when combined with four other antibiotics, the collective effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects. Antibiotics are used …
EIRIS research points to biodiversity risk for investors
RI News Alert: › EIRIS research points to biodiversity risk for investors › Dutch MP calls for annual ‘name-and-shame’ after TV doc reveals controversial charity investments Click here to read the newsletter.
Summary of Development and Climate Days at COP 16
4-5 DECEMBER 2010 The “Development and Climate Days at COP 16” event was held at the Caribe Park Royal Grand Hotel in Cancún, Mexico, from 4-5 December 2010. The event took place in parallel with the sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate …
Twenty-Second Meeting of the Parties to the Montréal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – Summary & Analysis
Earth Negotiations Bulletin Vol. 19 No. 79 The twenty-second Meeting of the Parties (MOP-22) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 8-12 November 2010. The meeting was attended by over 400 participants representing governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academia, …
Rundown of reports leading the way in Climate Prosperty
PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The Green Switch is a monthly newsletter by the Center for a World in Balance on initiatives that are making the switch to a sustainable society. The Green Switch covers various campaigns, new book releases, academic papers, policy processes and more. It takes a holistic …
Thermodynamic Roots of Economics
By Herman Daly The first and second laws of thermodynamics should also be called the first and second laws of economics. Why? Because without them there would be no scarcity, and without scarcity, no economics. Consider the first law: if we could create useful energy and matter as we needed …
Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change Bulletin
On Thursday morning, participants met in a plenary session to hear four keynote presentations. The draft roadmap for action was then introduced by the Chair for further discussion. After presentations, participants made comments and provided elements to further elaborate the draft roadmap. Two closed parallel Ministerial Roundtables were also held …