Topic: Environment

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Is it possible for everyone to live a good life within our planet’s limits?

Article / 14th February 2018

Although wealthy nations like the US and UK satisfy the basic needs of their citizens, they do so at a level of resource use that is far beyond what is globally sustainable. If all seven billion or more people are to live well within the limits of our planet, radical changes are required based on a fairer sharing of resources, explains Daniel O'Neill.

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“Market discourse has captured the development agenda to a point that may be incompatible with UN mandates”

Article / 14th February 2018

CIVICUS speaks with Barbara Adams, senior policy analyst at the Global Policy Forum (GPF), on the problem of private finance within the UN development system, and the need for civil society action in response to these growing trends.

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Justice for people and planet

Report / 14th February 2018

The report ‘Justice for People and Planet’ shows how corporate power has been used to repeatedly abuse and violate human and environmental rights, written by Greenpeace with assistance from SOMO.

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Humanity uses 70% more of the global commons than the Earth can regenerate

Blog / 5th February 2018

Measuring humanity’s ecological footprint is essential for keeping its demands within the planet’s biocapacity, a minimum requirement for sustainability, writes Mathis Wackernagel from the Global Footprint Network.

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Farming for a small planet

Article / 2nd February 2018

What model of farming can end nutritional deprivation while restoring and conserving food-growing resources for our progeny? The answer lies in the emergent model of agroecology, often called “organic” or ecological agriculture, writes Frances Moore Lappé.

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Let’s wrench power back from the billionaires

Article / 15th January 2018

We must develop a new and international progressive movement that takes on the greed and ideology of the billionaire class, and commits itself to tackling structural inequality both between and within nations, writes Bernie Sanders.

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Doughnut economics: an economic model for the future

Blog / 2nd January 2018

The distributive concept of the 21st century is not about redistribution, but about sharing the sources of wealth from the start. An interview with Kate Raworth, by Triodos bank.

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The UN moves forward with ‘Paris Agreement for our oceans'

News / 2nd January 2018

The UN is moving ahead with a treaty that would allow greater regulation and protection for the high seas.

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The Commons Transition Primer

Article / 22nd December 2017

A new dedicated website by the P2P Foundation explains the meaning of and relationship between the Commons and peer-to-peer (P2P) frameworks, and details how a growing movement for a commons transition is poised to reinvigorate labor, politics, production, and carework – from both an interpersonal and environmental perspective.

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Let’s unite and demonstrate the true meaning of Christmas

Article / 20th December 2017

The holiday period provides us with a unique opportunity to express the new awareness that must inform a less commercialised and sharing-oriented world. Rather than spending all our time partaking in conspicuous consumption, why don’t we commemorate Christmas by organising massive gatherings for helping the poor and healing the environment?

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