For over a decade, the Great Transition Initiative has advanced a visionary scenario of a future rooted in human solidarity, well-being for all, and ecological sustainability. It now enters a new phase with renewed energy
Elinor Ostrom Prize Elinor Ostrom, 1933-2012 A prize of £1000 is awarded each year for the best full-length article published in the Journal of Institutional Economics in the preceding calendar year. Each annual prize competition
Population Growth: A Multiplier of All ProblemsSummary Conclusions of Recent Research by Population Matters Conclusion and Recommendations Stable or reducing populations are an essential pre-condition for economic, social and biophysical sustainability – population growth makes
Calling all students from the northeast (and southeast, and Chicago metropolitan area)! C2C Fellows launches our spring sustainability leadership trainings with a workshops at Bard College (NY) on February 14-16. We move on to the
Call for Applications: Future Earth Engagement Committee The Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability invite applications for the Future Earth Engagement Committee. Future Earth is a 10-year international research programme that will provide critical
Professor Inge Røpke and Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel chaired by Professor Madhav Gadgil announced winners of TERI Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen Awards. New Delhi, December 10th 2013: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) today announced the
First announcement The 2nd International Conference on Optimum Utilization of Salt Affected Ecosystems in Arid RegionsCairo, Egypt8- 11 September, 2013 The conference will be organized by Desert Research Center (DRC), Egypt. It will be co-sponsored
Would you like to support the new release of the climate game KEEP COOL? This is now possible via crowd funding on http://www.startnext.de/en/keep-cool-das-klimaspiel (in English and German). As you might remember, KEEP COOL is an
As the degrowth community gets ready to select a location for the 4th International Conference in 2014, we have created a page dedicated to our coverage of Degrowth in the Americas 2012. By making these
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) announces winners for Georgescu-Roegen Awards. The winner of the Georgescu-Roegen Award (unconventional thinking) is Kozo Mayumi (Professor at Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokushima). The
In September of 1982, a group of scholars met in Stockholm intending to reform — even to revolutionize — the study of economics. The new ecological economists saw the economy as embedded in, and supported
Recent Publications Real People, Real Impacts: The Climate Impact Equity Lens SEI report, also available as SEI policy brief The CIEL Backgrounder: Understanding the Climate Impact Equity Lens SEI technical report Development without Carbon: Climate
Women Managing Farms and Forests in South Asia By Bina Agarwal For millions of rural women and their families in developing countries, rights to agricultural land and forest resources are critical determinants of their well-being
The University of Twente developed a computer-supported classroom game that illustrates various phenomena that take place when farmers compete over water. With whatever group you play, it’s always fun and a great learning experience. Download
Rideau is once again raising the recognition industry bar by answering the need for companies to reduce their carbon footprint to net zero. Montreal and New York City. April 4, 2011. Rideau Recognition Solutions, today
