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Resurgence & Ecologist magazine 60 transformative years
When Resurgence magazine was first published in 1966 not a single government had a ministry of the environment. No newspaper had a correspondent covering environmental issues. Not a single wind turbine was producing renewable electricity in the UK. A plant-based diet was a rarity. The past 60 years have seen a steady and significant increase in ecological awareness and action. In 1970 The Ecologist was launched. Friends of the Earth UK and Greenpeace were established in 1971 and the first UN conference on the environment was held in Stockholm in 1972. At the grassroots level tens of thousands of individuals and groups around the world have been active in initiating projects and taking actions to address the challenges facing our precious planet Earth.
At Resurgence we have seen how the ecological challenges facing our planet are closely connected with the social, scientific and spiritual challenges of our time. Many great thinkers and visionaries have come forward with insights that have helped to deepen our understanding of the ecological crisis.
We invited some of our green champions to reflect and narrate their stories, including Rupert Read, Francesca Price, John Elkington, Mary Evelyn Tucker, Paul Allen and Jonathon Porritt. These authors and activists are messengers of hope from the bottom up. Real change in the world will come from you and me. We are the leaders of change. It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness! Every one of us can be a candle and can light a candle. One candle can light another candle. Let there be countless candles in the world!
In this special anniversary issue, we celebrate 60 truly transformative and remarkable years.
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- A messenger of hope: David Lorimer
- Dare to dream: Tim Smit
- Building a movement of movements: Francesca Price
- Time for light: Andrew Hemingway
- One Island – Many Visions: Anna Gillespie
- Places of enchantment: Stephanie Boxall
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Welcome
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness • Satish Kumar
Celebrating an holistic approach to ecology
Regulars
Noticeboard
Highlighting stories for change
Ecologist
Wildlife and the carbon cycle • Roman Goergen
Considering whether animals could be vital climate allies
A messenger of hope • David Lorimer
A tribute to scientist, conservationist and humanitarian Jane Goodall
Connected life
Gaia, the living Earth • Jonathan Watts
Investigating the genesis of the Gaia theory and the need for planetary consciousness
Positive tipping points • Tim Lenton
Positive tipping points can help accelerate us out of the climate crisis
Dare to dream! • Tim Smit
Reflections on 25 years of the Eden Project and the power of dreaming big
The slow read
A Love Economy • Satish Kumar
We need a shift from profit-driven living to an economy shaped by love and wellbeing
60 transformative years
Voices of change • Satish Kumar
Introducing our 60th anniversary theme
Beyond optimism • Rupert Read
Calling for leadership rooted in courage
Building a movement of movements • Francesca Price
Tracing the roots of the Oxford Real Farming Conference
Green business and the invisible paw • John Elkington
Reflections on the rise of green business
Spiritual ecology • Mary Evelyn Tucker
Exploring the growing alliance between religion and ecology
Soft energy • Paul Allen
Tracing six decades of progress towards a fair and renewable energy future
Radical economy • Jonathon Porritt
Calling for an end to the economy's obsession with growth
Wisdom and wellbeing
Foraging for hope • Edward Davey
Finding peace while looking for fruit and faith in the gloaming
Time for light • Andrew Hemingway
On painting a candle a year
Art and culture
The call of the wild • Gary Cook
Celebrating Tony Foster's art born from adventure and immersion
One Island – Many Visions • Anna Gillespie
Reporting on an exhibition inspired by deep time and living rock
Looking back to look forward • Rachel Marsh & Briony Hughes
Investigating poetry in the Resurgence archive
Reviews
The road less contemplated • Janice Pariat
Review of The North Road
Places of enchantment • Stephanie Boxall
Review of Peatlands: A Journey Between Land and Water
Under the skin • Marianne Brown
Review of To Have or To Hold: Nature’s Hidden Relationships
Climate voices put centre stage • Catherine Early
Review of Scenes from the Climate Era
Too late for transformation • Chris Saltmarsh
Review of The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late
