Tag: Environment
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Beyond Covid-19: The transition to Gaian leadership
In late February 2020, with my colleague, futurist and epidemiologist Peter Black, we, wrote a piece on COVID-19 scenarios and implications. We started as our departure point asking the question, was this a black swan or predictable event? Our conclusion was that the emergence of this zoonotic disease with planetary political, financial, and health implications was not just utterly predictable but an event that those…
June 15, 2021·
Act locally, think globally
By Lísia Castro When we approach a complex social problem, whose solutions depend on profound transformations in the way we think and act, it may sound utopian to imagine the world without it. Imagine a world without poverty, without hunger, without exploitation. Maybe we don't feel able to act on all the fronts we think are necessary to face the problem or to integrate so…
February 25, 2021·
New Vision for Europe Conference a Great Success
Just before Covid restrictions locked down Portugal, the Portuguese Prout Research Institute partnered in organising a systems change conference focused on the future of the EU. Speakers included economist Erik Reinert and Helena Norberg-Hodge from Local Futures.
July 2, 2020·
Update on Tools to Change the World
The study/action guide, co-authored by yogic monk, Dada Maheshvarananda and educator-activist, Mirra Price, is now being used by groups across the globe from Albania to Venezuela.
Biodiversity & Water Conservation Project in Parma, Italy
As part of local partnerships, the Italian Prout Research Institute has set up a water and biodiversity conservation pilot project in response to local climate change and another focused on teaching young people and their families how to grow food at home.