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Rediscovering the Vanishing Face of Gaia
Ultimately, one of the most important cultural changes needed is an understanding that we are part of and completely dependent on a living planetary system. This holiday season, I’m busy reading James...
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The Sustainability Sweet Spot
Only Peru finds itself in the sustainability sweet spot–and just barely. (Figure 1-2 from State of the World 2012) What does a truly sustainable country look like? How do you measure true...
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Take a Sneak Peak at State of the World 2013
State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible? is coming out April 16, when we’ll host a half-daylong symposium presenting the report and hearing from 11 authors over the course of the day....
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Launching State of the World 2013
The buzzwords at last Tuesday’s book launch of State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible? were those that you would expect from a room full of environmentalists worried about the...
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State of the World 2013 Launch and Seminar Report
by Katerina Batzaki Copenhagen On the day that Worldwatch Institute launched State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible? 69,578 cyclists crossed the Dronning Louise Bridge into the...
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Refocusing Environmental Education
Over the past decade, more college students than ever have completed environmentally oriented courses or graduated with degrees in environmental studies and science (ESS). While many hail this...
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Cultivating Resilience in the Face of Ecological Change
In the past decade, approximately 200-300 million people have been seriously affected by natural disasters or technological accidents each year-a staggering figure that is bound to only increase in the...
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Australia: Underpopulated Yet Overexploited?
When one thinks of a country with everything going for it, in terms of a sustainable future and high quality-of-life, Australia springs to mind. Vast land area, clean seas, a tiny population by world...
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Prophesying Collapse
In a recent MAHB blog, Paul and Anne Ehrlich—reflecting on their paper last year on whether we can prevent civilizational collapse—describe what preventing collapse would require and give success...
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Three Magic Words to Defeat ‘Sustainababble’
The below essay is written by former Worldwatch research fellow John Mulrow for GreenBiz.com, describing how the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center “is launching a fight against sustainababble” (a...
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