The Ecozoic Era

Contents

Welcome

The Ecozoic Era • Satish Kumar

We are not in the Anthropocene Epoch, but entering into the Ecozoic Era

Frontline

Action From the Grass Roots • Lorna Howarth

Grass roots initiatives around the globe

The Birds and the Bees • Lorna Howarth

New research shows 'bees poison' affects birds too

Out of the Frying Pan • Sophie Bastable

Burning wood is not the solution to climate change

Ecologist

Sowing the Seeds of Change • Gavin Haines

New initiatives in Senegal tackling desertification

Why Are We Eating the Amazon? • Andrew Mitchell

Attitudes to consumption and deforestation are changing, but will it be enough?

Movement for Change • Debika Ray

Environmentalists are working together to present a shared vision for change

The Magic of Moths • Mark Cocker

The phenomenon of disappearing moths

The Language of Wolves • Ros Coward

There's more at stake in wolf conservation than the survival of this species

Working for People and Planet • Michael Warhurst

Explaining the thinking behind Friends of the Earth's Resource Use Programme

My Green Life • Sharon Garfinkel

An interview with poet and conservationist Ruth Padel

Quotes

After • Julian Broughton

The strange beauty of mushrooms

99 words • Shirley Williams

Taking Time

Ethical Living

A Healthy Economy • Hugo Dixon

A healthy financial system should allow for decay and renewal

Spirituality in Health Care • John Naish

Offering spiritual support to patients gives better outcomes for all

Summer Dreams • Susan Clark

The art of botanical cooking

A Spirited Debate • Robin Lee

Does whisky, like wine, have a terroir?

Keynotes

From Fragmentation to Wholeness • Kester Reid

Championing the indigenous way of intuitive knowledge

Undercurrents

Latent Healing • Charles Eisenstein

Technology could be better used to support the intelligence of Nature

Ecological Economics • Stephen Lewis

Introducing a new series to show that economics need not be a dismal science

Sustainable Wellbeing • Robert Costanza

Outlining a new economic paradigm

Earth Paradise • Jeremy James

A flight of fictional fantasy to the moon reveals the true majesty of the Earth

Agents of Change • Bill Plotkin

What it means to be part of the Earth

Perennial Wisdom • Jeremy Naydler

Making time to reconnect with our spiritual roots

Regulars

Letters to the Editors

A selection of letters from our readers

Crossword • Timothy Bonsor

A brain teaser full of ecological clues

Nature Writing Competition

Wild Wales • Julie Bromilow

Capturing the whispers of old drovers on bare hills

In Search of Ramonda • Sue Kindon

Weaving beauty, quest and history in a botanical adventure

I Will Remember • Sarah Walsh

Echoes of a long-abandoned way of life on Bodmin Moor

My Allotment • Peter Jewel

Sharing a passion for a plot of land

Reviews

The Sovereignty of Silence • Anthony Seldon

Review of The Power of Silence: The Riches That Lie Within

A Sense of Vocation • Russell Warfield

Review of The Case for Working with Your Hands: Or Why Office Work is Bad for Us and Fixing Things Feels Good

Radiant Silence • Peter Reason

Review of Sightlines

Allegorical Storytelling • Peter Ainsworth

Review of The Lion's World: A Journey into the Heart of Narnia

Another Education • Mary Tasker

Review of The Life and Death of Secondary Education for All

The Path Less Travelled • Jenny Hare

Review of The Art of Mindful Walking: Meditations on the Path

Web Exclusives

Article - Bridging Tradition with Modernity • Virginia Kennedy

How an ancient process for resolving conflict can help with 21st century challenges

Article - A Universal Spirit • Barbara Gardner

Why we should all live by one golden rule

Review - An Act of Love • Lindsay Clarke

Review of A Gift for the Magus

Review - Human-Nature Continuum • Helen Moore

Review of Entanglements: New Ecopoetry