Resurgence & Ecologist magazine Issue 275 • November/December 2012
Pricing Nature

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Welcome

The Economy of Nature •

Why not create an economy that is self-renewing, self-managing and self-sustaining?

Ecologist

Ignorance and Ineptitude •

Economics and ecology are two sides of the same coin

Pricing Nature •

The take over of environmentalism by neo-liberals is a confidence trick

The Great Africa Land Grab •

The shocking scandal of land-grabbing in Africa

Food versus Biofuels •

Weather, water and economics have sent food prices soaring. What can be done?

Waste Not, Want Not •

Producing renewable energy from domestic waste

My Green Life •

An interview with TV naturalist Chris Packham

What Lies Beneath? •

Why have we done so little to protect the wildlife of the seas?

Dear Earth •

A love letter to the Earth

Frontline

Action From the Grass Roots •

Grass roots initiatives around the globe

Creative Communities •

Integration is the key to breaking down barriers

Peoples' Sustainability Manifesto •

Action beyond Rio +20

The Great Biofuel Debate •

How to create energy in a warming world

Ethical Living

Rebuilding Faith •

Why we need to create space for ethics in business

Forest Schools •

Introducing a grass roots education movement

Food Sovereignty • &

Permaculture pioneer Narsanna Koppula on securing food sovereignty for India's rural poor

Living Landscapes •

Reclaiming the countryside for Nature and people

The Pilgrim's Way •

Walking the Mary/Michael Pilgrim's Way

Regulars

Poetry - That Shiver of Recognition •

Introducing poems by Pauline Stainer

Letters to the Editors

A selection of letters from our readers

Members' Page - A Tribute to John Lane •

John Lane was a guiding light for Resurgence and former Art Editor

The Arts

Repair, Rebuild, Reconnect •

Rewilding the Earth through the unique 2020VISION photography project

The Geography of Hope •

The psychological value of being in Nature

The Great Conversation •

Exploring the significance of new Nature writing

Keynotes

Beyond Capitalism •

Exposing the inherent contradictions of global capitalism

Undercurrents

A Shared Vision •

It's time to radicalise the green movement

The Cinderella Economy •

On building a truly sustainable green economy

True Education •

Brockwood Park School encourages students to develop a deeper intelligence

Winning Over the Public •

Campaigning in the 21st Century

Say it with Flowers •

A time-lapse love story

Reviews

Ashoka's Dream •

Review of To Uphold the World: A Call for a New Global Ethic from Ancient India

Getting Down to Work •

Review of A Guide for the Perplexed

Poetic Power •

Review of Night Thoughts: The Surreal Life of the Poet David Gasgoyne

Accumulated Depth •

Review of Hedge Fund: And Other Living Margins

A Ghostly Debris •

Review of On Extinction: How We Became Estranged from Nature

The Beauty in the Beast •

Review of The Beauty in the Beast: Britain's Favourite Creatures and the People Who Love Them

Beautiful Work, Brutal Battle •

Review of The Battle for Life and Beauty on the Earth: A Struggle between Two World-Systems

Making Money •

Review of Future Money: Breakdown or Breakthrough?

Web Exclusives

Article - Nature as Inspiration •

Introducing four Devon-based artists who are inspired by Nature

Article - The Rise of Real Bread •

In appreciation of real bread and ancient grains

Article - The Secrets of Cooperative Success •

The role and relevance of small cooperatives in rural communities

Article - Quantum Reality •

Quantum physics is the place where ancient philosophy meets new science