Resurgence & Ecologist magazine Issue 317 • November/December 2019
Where do we grow from here?

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Inside this issue

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Welcome

Slowly Does it •

Taking a look at degrowth and what life could be like in this alternative economic system

Frontline

Mission Status •

In conversation with Andrew Higham, chief executive of Mission 2020

The Truth: read all about it •

Extinction Rebellion launch a fortnightly print newpaper

News from Resurgence •

Resurgence updates and other stories

News From the Grassroots •

A round up of environmental news stories

Stroud Becomes first Earth Protector Town •

A new initiative to stop Ecocide and empower communities

Ecologist

Resistance in the Amazon •

The Waorani victory is good news for all of us

Calling Out Racisms To Save Our Planet •

Lack of diversity is destroying the green movement

Where the Wind Blows •

The living legacy of Chernobyl

By the Banks of Loch Arienas •

Oak wood ecosystems provide a model for the future

Keynotes

What If… •

To build a better world we must unleash our imaginations

Undercurrents

Degrowth - A Growing Dilemma •

There is an alternative to economic growth

Degrowth - Breaking It Down •

The four pillars of degrowth explained

Degrowth - Which Way To Grow •

Degrowth verses a Green New Deal

Degrowth - Travels With A Donkey •

We can learn so much from going slowly

Degrowth - Less is More •

The highs and lows of living off-grid

Wisdom and wellbeing

Breathing Space •

Wild swimming during 'wildfire seasons' in the US

The Oak Tree •

Autumnal reflections from the orchard

Lessons From the Land •

Schumacher College launches a unique course on Sustainable Horticulture

A Better Brew •

The innovative craft-beer makers at the forefront of sustainability

Do You Have a Dream? •

Sharing a crafty project for positive change

The Arts

The Highest Form of Hope •

The role of art in addressing the climate crisis

Pressing For Change •

Activist printmaker Rosanna Morris tells her story

Regulars

Poetry - John Keats, Eco-poet •

Shedding new light on a much-loved classic

Letters to the Editors

A selection of letters to our editors

Reviews

The Cost of Living Well •

Review of Living Well at Others' Expense: The Hidden Cost of Western Prosperity

Hunter and Hunted •

Review of Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking

A Call to the Imagination •

Review of One Planet Cities': Sustaining Humanity within Planetary Limits

On the Hook •

Review of Film Review: Of Fish and Foe

The Bond of Memory •

Review of Surfacing

The Next Evolutionary Step •

Review of Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence

The House that Roger Built •

Review of Life at Walnut Tree Farm

A Bit of Banter Goes A Long Way •

Review of Podcast Review: Sustainababble

Web Exclusives

Review - Steps In The Sand •

Review of Pilgrimage: A Journey to Love Island

Review - A Different Understanding of Ourselves •

Review of Organicity: Entropy or Evolution