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Web Exclusives • Article
The Loss of Lovelock • Herbert Girardet
Issue 334 • September/October 2022 • Trouble Brewing
In memory of the creator of Gaia theory
Faith And Science Towards Cop26 • Satish Kumar
Issue 330 • January/February 2022 • The Future in Our Hands
Thoughts on the Vatican conference bringing faith leaders and scientists together
P.E.A. Greenest Family Award • Will Gethin
Issue 330 • January/February 2022 • The Future in Our Hands
Satish Kumar and his family are the winners of the P.E.A Award for Greenest Family 2021
Education as if People and Planet Matter – Second Prize Winner • Deepa Maturi
Issue 330 • January/February 2022 • The Future in Our Hands
On the intertwining of ancient wisdom and modern living
Education as if People and Planet Matter – Third Prize Winner • Guy Dauncey
Issue 330 • January/February 2022 • The Future in Our Hands
Guy Dauncey on their School in Siquirres, Costa Rica
Geoffrey Lee Cooper • Satish Kumar
Issue 330 • January/February 2022 • The Future in Our Hands
Satish Kumar remembers a friend and colleague Geoffrey Lee Cooper, 9 May 1937 – 7 October 2021.
Obituary: John Papworth • Herbert Girardet
Issue 322 • September/October 2020 • Lessons for the Future
The founder of Resurgence magazine and truly one of a kind
Voice of The Earth • Satish Kumar
Issue 320 • May/June 2020 • Stubborn Optimism
Coronavirus maybe the voice of the Earth. What is our response to her?
Kenny Young: Obituary • Herbert Girardet & Lorna Howarth
Issue 320 • May/June 2020 • Stubborn Optimism
A tribute to a truly gifted songwriter, musician and producer
Teacher of the Future • Anthony Eldridge-Rogers
Issue 315 • July/August 2019 • Leading the Field
We need to develop in children free minds that are not enslaved to consumerism
Regenerative Farming For the Future • Martin Large
Issue 315 • July/August 2019 • Leading the Field
Reporting on the success of a pioneering agricultural project near Stroud
Women are catalysts for improving livelihoods in rural India • Julia Fairrie
Issue 315 • July/August 2019 • Leading the Field
An organic farming initiative in Tamil Nadu is changing lives
On the trail of arts and activism in the North Downs • Nick Robins & James Marriott
Issue 314 • May/June 2019 • Pathways
Discovering some of Surrey’s rich history
Making music with nightingales • Sam Lee
Issue 314 • May/June 2019 • Pathways
A very special performance
The Restorative Power of Laughter • Joe Hoare
Issue 313 • March/April 2019 • Regeneration
Overcoming fear with a special form of yoga
From Burn Out to Creative Renewal • Tallulah Rendall
Issue 313 • March/April 2019 • Regeneration
Finding balance through the practice of qi qong
Bringing the Classroom Back to Life • Jonathan Dawson
Issue 312 • January/February 2019 • Courage
Challenging today's dominant educational paradigm and finding alternatives
Letting the Levain do the Work • Satish Kumar
Issue 312 • January/February 2019 • Courage
Satish shares Andy Cato's recipe for 'slow' bread
Celebrating Death And Life During The Festival Of Samhain • Maddy Harland
Issue 311 • November/December 2018 • All Is One
Renewing our seasonal connection with Nature through a traditional celebration.
Building Northern Ireland’s First Community-Owned Farm • Jonny Hanson
Issue 311 • November/December 2018 • All Is One
Why a Christian environmental and agricultural organisation is helping set up Northern Ireland’s first community-owned farm
A New Report Maps Hope For A Zero Carbon Future • Paul Allen
Issue 311 • November/December 2018 • All Is One
Summer 2018 will go down in history as the moment that humanity awoke to the urgency of the climate crisis
Living Creatively • Chris Brogan
Issue 310 • September/October 2018 • Inspired to Action
Understanding the developmental psychology of Donald Winnicott
A Kind of Belonging • Andrew Rumsey
Issue 310 • September/October 2018 • Inspired to Action
A place for the Parish
Fresh Perception: Cultivating Intimacy with the Radiant Earth • Felicia Norton & Charles Smith
Issue 310 • September/October 2018 • Inspired to Action
Deep reflection and meditation opens new possibilities and ways to protect the Earth.
My Week As A Vegan • Clare Finney
Issue 309 • July/August 2018 • The Food Issue
Trying a week as a vegan as part of the Vegan Society's Plate Up for the Planet Campaign
Organic Farming • Gregory Barton
Issue 309 • July/August 2018 • The Food Issue
Celebrating the trio behind a ground-breaking environmental movement
Why Green Campaigns Need Some Seasoning • Nick Robins
Issue 309 • July/August 2018 • The Food Issue
Grounding activism in the Earth's Calendar
Environmentalists challenged to go vegan on World Environment Day • George Monbiot, Kerry McCarthy, Dale Vince & Jonathan Bartley
Issue 309 • July/August 2018 • The Food Issue
Making a real change, right now by joining the Plate Up for the Planet Campaign
Journey to a changing land • Elisa Hornett
Issue 308 • May/June 2018 • Working Together
A journey along a Brazilian river threatened with dam development
Humans and animals • Priscilla Alderson
Issue 308 • May/June 2018 • Working Together
Are humans so very different from other animals?
Writing old wrongs • Hallam Girardet
Issue 308 • May/June 2018 • Working Together
Surveying a new genre of eco-fiction
Decolonising our minds and spaces • Louisa Adjoa Parker
Issue 308 • May/June 2018 • Working Together
A movement striving for acknowledgement
Sail Against Plastic • Marianne Brown
Issue 308 • May/June 2018 • Working Together
Research on the sixth ‘great garbage patch’ in the sea
A Manifesto for Compassionate Communities • Julian Abel & Lindsay Clarke
Issue 307 • March/April 2018 • A Song for Spring
A call to create more compassionate communities
Standing Together to Defend the Sacred • Sue Bayliss
Issue 307 • March/April 2018 • A Song for Spring
Reporting from Portugal on environmental and indigenous activism
We Need a Schools Revolution • Fiona Carnie
Issue 307 • March/April 2018 • A Song for Spring
Schools should be ethical, inclusive and equitable
Ocean Plastic • Oliver Tickell
Issue 307 • March/April 2018 • A Song for Spring
We don't need more Resolutions, Declarations and Conventions; we need more action
Follow Your Bliss . . .or Follow Your Blisters? • Will Gethin
Issue 307 • March/April 2018 • A Song for Spring
Will Gethin explores mythologist Joseph Campbell’s mantra for a meaningful life.
Geese, Peat and a Thread of Healing • Karine Polwart
Issue 306 • January/February 2018 • The Way of the Garden
Songs inspired by Nature
On the Beach • Stanislav Shmelev
Issue 306 • January/February 2018 • The Way of the Garden
Ideas to protect small islands
The Monstrous Regiment of Corporations • Richard Forsyth
Issue 306 • January/February 2018 • The Way of the Garden
Putting forward a case to curb corporations
We Need Love to Save the Amazon • Karina Miotto
Issue 306 • January/February 2018 • The Way of the Garden
Why we need to make an emotional attachment to conservation
How Should We Teach Climate Change in Schools • David Hicks
Issue 305 • November/December 2017 • Light in Dark Days
Why we need a four-fold approach to a subject many adults shun.
Only Frugality offers us a sustainable and contented future • Peter Strother
Issue 305 • November/December 2017 • Light in Dark Days
A vision of a better life, for us and our planet.
Big Data Doesn't Add Up - Except to Disaster • Vandana Shiva
Issue 305 • November/December 2017 • Light in Dark Days
The world is in an agricultural crisis
Collaborating for Change • Bruce Nixon
Issue 304 • September/October 2017 • Together We Are Stronger
We need a revolution in how we do politics in the UK
Forest Therapy • Jane Acton
Issue 303 • July/August 2017 • The Pilgrim's Path
Introducing a social enterprise bringing vulnerable people to the woods to find solace through nature
Think Globally, Act Locally? • John Bunzl & Nick Duffell
Issue 303 • July/August 2017 • The Pilgrim's Path
In the face of climate change, we need a coordinated approach to make a change
A Parable For Modern Life • Lizzie Francolini
Issue 303 • July/August 2017 • The Pilgrim's Path
As in the Heart, So in the Earth: Reversing the Desertification of the Soul and the Soil
A Coastal Ecology Is Melting Away • David Shaw
Issue 302 • May/June 2017 • Real Wealth
The surprising impacts of deglaciation on Arctic shorebirds
Striving for Independence - What Is It About? • Ana Stanič
Issue 301 • March/April 2017 • Manifesto for A Green Mind
Raül Romeva, the Catalan Minister of Foreign Affairs, explains the reasons behind the calls for Catalan independence
Regenerative Business • Giles Hutchins
Issue 301 • March/April 2017 • Manifesto for A Green Mind
Finding ways to change business and industry to create a new, ecologically sustainable future
Stepping Out With A Song • India Windsor-Clive
Issue 300 • January/February 2017 • A Plea for Empathy
Modern Pilgrims make 125-mile walk to celebrate the centenary of England's unofficial anthem
Gardening Within Nature • Jane Gleeson
Issue 300 • January/February 2017 • A Plea for Empathy
Growing and sharing food from the college garden is key part of life at Schumacher College
Reflections of Land and Labour • James Clarke
Issue 299 • November/December 2016 • Brave New Worlds
The daily meditations of nature writer Stewart Collis
Man of Vision • Jonathan Walpole
Issue 299 • November/December 2016 • Brave New Worlds
The ecological and spiritual philosophy of Aldous Huxley
Green Thinking By The Sea • Sophie Poklewski Koziell
Issue 299 • November/December 2016 • Brave New Worlds
A Cornish hotel balancing luxury and comfort with sustainable and ecological principles
Local Economies: Tipping the Scale • Helena Norberg-Hodge
Issue 298 • September/October 2016 • Regenerative Cities
The beauty of economic localisation
Schumacher College at Twenty-Five • Satish Kumar
Issue 298 • September/October 2016 • Regenerative Cities
Celebrating 25 years of the college as a remarkable place of learning
A Sanctuary for Nature • Tim Scott Bolton
Issue 297 • July/August 2016 • Natural Healing
The Ecological benefits of the landscapes designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
Old Roots, New Shoots • Julia Ponsonby
Issue 295 • March/April 2016 • Walking Back to Happiness
Thoughts on the origins of plant life, plus a seasonal recipe for nettle and sunflower seed spread
From Me to We • Scilla Elworthy
Issue 295 • March/April 2016 • Walking Back to Happiness
The soul is central to the future of humanity
The Practice of the Sacred • William Henry Searle
Issue 294 • January/February 2016 • A Food Renaissance
A Basis for Spiritual Ecology
Analogue or Digital: A Dichotomy • Luc Sala
Issue 294 • January/February 2016 • A Food Renaissance
Why we need to maintain a balance between digital and analogue in life
Whispering Willows • Jacqui Cousins
Issue 293 • November/December 2015 • Go With the Flow
The pioneering work of Elinor Goldschmied
The Path of Kindness: Walking in the Dalai Lama’s Footsteps • Leon Stuparich
Issue 292 • September/October 2015 • Lines of Hope
A modern day pilgrimage from London to Glastonbury with no money.
Bringing Wolves Back to Scotland • Paul Lister
Issue 291 • July/August 2015 • Climate: It is a moral issue
The controversial proposal to rewild Scotland
Guardians of the Earth • Felipe Viveros & Grant Riley
Issue 291 • July/August 2015 • Climate: It is a moral issue
Indigenous wisdom can help us care for the world
The Biotic Pump We Ignore At Our Peril • Peter Bunyard
Issue 290 • May/June 2015 • Becoming Barbarian
A new theory on rainfall patterns and why deforestation could disrupt them
You Can't Kill The Spirit • Kia Scherr
Issue 289 • March/April 2015 • We Need New Stories
Reflecting on the Mumbai attack of 2008
Free Speech, the Media and the Roots of Violence • Barbara Soros
Issue 289 • March/April 2015 • We Need New Stories
The attacks in Paris raise far more questions than those about free speech
A Guardian Landscape • Gay Watson
Issue 288 • January/February 2015 • Power to the People
Exploring a new sculpture garden in Cornwall
Remembering Bhopal • Vandana Shiva
Issue 288 • January/February 2015 • Power to the People
Bhopal marks a political, economic and legal watershed for India and the planet.
Climate Talks - More Than A Dress Rehearsal • Peter Kirby-Harris
Issue 287 • November/December 2014 • The Future We Want and the One We Can't Afford
December’s COP 20 conference in Lima could shift the discussion on what an effective climate change treaty should look like
A Theory of Everyone • Nick Inman
Issue 287 • November/December 2014 • The Future We Want and the One We Can't Afford
A call to synthesise rationality with intuition, emotion and spiritual awareness
A Spirit of Our Time • Clare Bryden
Issue 286 • September/October 2014 • Politics of Peace
Introducing Simone Weil, a teacher, writer and mystic whose life and philosophy were one and the same
JOHN MOAT • Lynn Batten
Issue 286 • September/October 2014 • Politics of Peace
1936 - 2014
A Lighter Footprint on the Land • Andrew Wasley
Issue 285 • July/August 2014 • Energy of Nations
Challenging conventional milk production
Our Invisible World • Jeremy Wickremer
Issue 285 • July/August 2014 • Energy of Nations
The hidden forces that drive life
In Praise of Badgers • Lesley Docksey
Issue 284 • May/June 2014 • Ecological Feminism
Celebrating years of wildlife magic
Yelders in Action • Trish Dickinson
Issue 284 • May/June 2014 • Ecological Feminism
Building connections across the generations
Peace Activism Past And Present • Jude Wright
Issue 284 • May/June 2014 • Ecological Feminism
Tagore's vision of global unity and peace continues to influence musicians, dancers, thinkers and activists and his message is more important now than ever.
What's the Beef? • Tom Levitt
Issue 283 • March/April 2014 • Small is the New Big
Is lab-grown meat the logical next step in farming?
A Question of Real Protection • Horatio Morpurgo
Issue 283 • March/April 2014 • Small is the New Big
Marine conservation could be leaving entire ecosystems at risk
Ghost Tour • Lucy Scott
Issue 283 • March/April 2014 • Small is the New Big
The threatened marsh Sow-thistle is on the verge of rebirth
A New Scientific Paradigm • Damir A Shakambet
Issue 282 • January/February 2014 • Benevolent Universe
A new medicine for a new millennium
Weaving Water • Dory Walker
Issue 282 • January/February 2014 • Benevolent Universe
Artist Sarah Sense weaves Native American tradition with digital photography
Beauty Comes First • Chris Lloyd
Issue 281 • November/December 2013 • Protecting the Countryside
Celebrating the work of pioneering nature photographer Ansel Adams
Art for Regrowth • Joey Foster Ellis
Issue 281 • November/December 2013 • Protecting the Countryside
Reflection on underwater reef sculptures
Inspired Learning • Udi Mandel
Issue 281 • November/December 2013 • Protecting the Countryside
A journey through higher education initiatives
99 Words for Peace • Liz Gray
Issue 280 • September/October 2013 • A Green Manifesto
Scilla Elworthy and Inua Ellams share their thoughts on peace
Responses to Change • Elaine Gilligan
Issue 280 • September/October 2013 • A Green Manifesto
Reflections on Signs of Change
Bridging Tradition with Modernity • Virginia Kennedy
Issue 279 • July/August 2013 • The Ecozoic Era
How an ancient process for resolving conflict can help with 21st century challenges
A Universal Spirit • Barbara Gardner
Issue 279 • July/August 2013 • The Ecozoic Era
Why we should all live by one golden rule
Muses upon Muses • Jeremy James
Issue 278 • May/June 2013 • Natural Wealth
Mystical knowledge appears in moments of creativity
Different Voices • Susan Clark
Issue 278 • May/June 2013 • Natural Wealth
Introducing the winners of the 2013 Resurgence & Ecologist Nature Writing Competition
Eating Seasonally • Christopher Trotter
Issue 277 • March/April 2013 • The Quiet Revolution
Eating seasonally enhances our sense of place and participation
Solar Gold Rush • Patrick O'Sullivan
Issue 277 • March/April 2013 • The Quiet Revolution
Is solar farming the answer to 'green' energy?
Bearing Down on Wildlife • Paul Evans
Issue 277 • March/April 2013 • The Quiet Revolution
Sections of rural society are still using wildlife as scapegoats
Breaking the Food Waste Chains • Caitlin Shepherd
Issue 276 • January/February 2013 • The Tipping Point
There are lots of good reasons to stop the disgrace of food waste
Waking Up to the World • Woodford Roberts
Issue 276 • January/February 2013 • The Tipping Point
The pioneering work of Edmund O'Sullivan in transformative learning
Nature as Inspiration • Lara Lloyd
Issue 275 • November/December 2012 • Pricing Nature
Introducing four Devon-based artists who are inspired by Nature
The Rise of Real Bread • Andrea Mynard
Issue 275 • November/December 2012 • Pricing Nature
In appreciation of real bread and ancient grains
The Secrets of Cooperative Success • Peter Couchman
Issue 275 • November/December 2012 • Pricing Nature
The role and relevance of small cooperatives in rural communities
Quantum Reality • Lothar Schäfer
Issue 275 • November/December 2012 • Pricing Nature
Quantum physics is the place where ancient philosophy meets new science
Elements of Existence • Ann Palmer
Issue 274 • September/October 2012 • A Shared Agenda
Seven ways to view Earthcentrism
Stepping on Land of Ancients • Mags MacKean
Issue 274 • September/October 2012 • A Shared Agenda
On foot from the sacred site of Silbury Hill to West Kennett Long Barrow
A Civil Rights Movement for the Soul • Julie Barrie
Issue 273 • July/August 2012 • Emerging Networks
Understanding our place in the world
Natural Fitness • Hazel Sillver
Issue 273 • July/August 2012 • Emerging Networks
There's a 'green gym' on all our doorsteps
Welcome to Shedland • Michael Lewin
Issue 273 • July/August 2012 • Emerging Networks
A journey to enlightenment via various sheds
The Earth's Prayer • Ann Palmer
Issue 273 • July/August 2012 • Emerging Networks
An ode to Gaia
Tribal Hero • Naomi Canton
Issue 272 • May/June 2012 • Catalysts For Change
The battle for Adivasi rights in India
Green Pai Driving • Rajesh Pai
Issue 272 • May/June 2012 • Catalysts For Change
An invention that promotes responsible driving and cuts emissions
Zen Cycling • Anthony Golding
Issue 272 • May/June 2012 • Catalysts For Change
How to wheel freely
Engaging with Food Choices • Helen Jukes
Issue 272 • May/June 2012 • Catalysts For Change
Helen Jukes recalls her experiences living and working on a smallholding
A Human Nature • Garry Fabian Miller & Tom Greeves
Issue 272 • May/June 2012 • Catalysts For Change
Garry Fabian Miller in conversation with Tom Greeves
Growing Consumerism • Tracey Bush
Issue 272 • May/June 2012 • Catalysts For Change
The Nine Wild Plants project explained
Blood on Ice • Robbie Marsland
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
The long campaign to end the Canadian seal-hunt
One Dog at a Time • Pen Farthing
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
Pioneering animal welfare in Afghanistan
A New Era for Animal Advocay • Dan Lyons
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
Closing the gap between animals' intrinsic values and the reality of their status
Four Short Biographies • Rebecca Hall
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
Exposing the pitiful lives of a battery chicken, a turkey, a dairy cow and a breeding sow
Fighting the Fur Trade • Mark Glover
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
The fur trade is one of the cruellest industries on Earth
Blue Fox • Lorraine Platt
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
Keeping the hunting ban in place will protect wild mammals from unnecessary suffering
Close Encounter • Martin Wallen
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
An unexpected encounter with a Swiss fox
Breaking Down the Species Barrier • David Thomas
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
An ethical code for animals
Whale Nation • Maureen Duffy
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
Heathcote William inspired an international campaign against whale-hunting
Whale Song • Heathcote Williams
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
Extracts from the epic poem Whale Nation
Solitude • Viginia McKenna
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
A poem from the Born Free Foundation Anniversary Collection
Life Cairn II • Peter Owen Jones
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
Planting a seed of peace
Bully Befrienders • Jan Jewell
Issue 271 • March/April 2012 • Animals: A New Ethics
Rescuing the bull breed dogs
Imagining the Happy Museum • Tony Butler
Issue 270 • January/February 2012 • A New Moral Compass
Museums can play a valuable part in the wellbeing of communities
Reflections on Tahrir • Stefan Simanowitz
Issue 270 • January/February 2012 • A New Moral Compass
Reporting on events in Cairo
Bringing Heaven to Earth • Zoë Brân
Issue 270 • January/February 2012 • A New Moral Compass
The role of a shaman in contemporary Western society
Pictoral harmony • Anita Klein
Issue 269 • November/December 2011 • Wellbeing
Inspiration behind art that celebrates life and loss
The Lessons of Pilgrimage • Adam Weymouth
Issue 269 • November/December 2011 • Wellbeing
Coming back is the most important part of a journey
The Secret Lives of Bees • Helen Jukes
Issue 269 • November/December 2011 • Wellbeing
The dizzy world of urban beekeeping
Fukushima and our Hubris • Claus Biegert
Issue 269 • November/December 2011 • Wellbeing
A society that says yes to nuclear energy is a society that practises human sacrifice.
Reversion to the Local • Julian Rose
Issue 269 • November/December 2011 • Wellbeing
We need wake up and take charge of our lives if we are to survive the collapse of the global economic system
Transcending the Matrix • Nicola Jones
Issue 269 • November/December 2011 • Wellbeing
Our attitudes to money hold a key to our personal transformation
Life Happens • Amanda Root
Issue 269 • November/December 2011 • Wellbeing
Healing and fulfilment through volunteering at a Buddhist Centre
The Power of Young People • Martin James Powell
Issue 269 • November/December 2011 • Wellbeing
A positive vision for future generations
Transcending Cultural Stress • Simon Mitchell
Issue 268 • September/October 2011 • What Comes Next?
Positive suggestions for enjoying the moment
Reflections • Rosalind Brackenbury
Issue 268 • September/October 2011 • What Comes Next?
More and more people see themselves as pilgrims rather than tourists
To Realise What You Live For • Patrick Evans
Issue 268 • September/October 2011 • What Comes Next?
Slow travel around the Cornish Coast
Metaphor of Faith • Ursula King
Issue 268 • September/October 2011 • What Comes Next?
Let us be modern pilgrims with new visions
Healing the UK Riots • Tim Roberts
Issue 268 • September/October 2011 • What Comes Next?
We all have the capacity to help transform violence and bring about positive change in society
What Has Become of Us? • Jeremy Seabrook
Issue 268 • September/October 2011 • What Comes Next?
A historical perspective on the recent unrest in the UK
Word Quest • Sadie Green
Issue 267 • July/August 2011 • Once Upon A Time
Exploring the literary heritage of Devon
Uncivilisation • Paul Kingsnorth & Dougald Hine
Issue 267 • July/August 2011 • Once Upon A Time
The second Dark Mountain Festival addresses the issues of our changing world
Inconvenient Truths • Fritjof Capra
Issue 267 • July/August 2011 • Once Upon A Time
The truths surrounding nuclear power
Poetry in Motion • Caspar Walsh
Issue 267 • July/August 2011 • Once Upon A Time
When it comes to exploring the works of the great poets there is no better medium than film
Plastic Islands • Lorna Howarth
Issue 266 • May/June 2011 • Tagore - The Big Vision
Cleaning up the seas by creating artificial landmasses
Gaza Youth Manifesto
Issue 266 • May/June 2011 • Tagore - The Big Vision
Students in the Gaza strip feel betrayed by the international community
Evolutionary Leadership • Richard Barrett
Issue 266 • May/June 2011 • Tagore - The Big Vision
We already have a blueprint for a new kind of leadership
Unsustainable Subsidies • Deepak Rughani
Issue 265 • March/April 2011 • Intrinsic Values
Assessing the impact of industrial biofuel production
The Riches of Burma • Sophie Poklewski Koziell
Issue 265 • March/April 2011 • Intrinsic Values
A new species of snub-nosed monkey is discovered
The Resurgence Garden • James Towillis
Issue 265 • March/April 2011 • Intrinsic Values
Gardens are a vehicle for reconnecting with the Earth and inner peace
Back to Front Gardening • Roxana Summers, Alma Clavin & David Midgley
Issue 265 • March/April 2011 • Intrinsic Values
An inspirational project that encourages the use of front gardens for food production
Leading in Kibera • Salim Mohamed
Issue 264 • January/February 2011 • Leadership
The founder of Carolina for Kibera, Kenya, tells his story
Anything is Possible • Jennifer Awingan
Issue 264 • January/February 2011 • Leadership
A young Igorot leader from the Philippines talks about a new kind of leadership
New Generation Leadership • Kelvin Cheung
Issue 264 • January/February 2011 • Leadership
The founder of UK-based Foodcycle shares his passion and vision
Huichol Indian Art • Juan Negrin
Issue 264 • January/February 2011 • Leadership
Exploring the sacred meaning behind the Huichol yarn painting of José Benítez Sánchez
The Resurgence Story • David Nicholson-Lord
Issue 264 • January/February 2011 • Leadership
Celebrating 45 years of publication, Resurgence connects us to each other and the Earth.
The Story of Stuff • Giovanna Dunmall
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Annie Leonard reveals her motivation for reducing all the 'stuff' in our world
Dark Mountain Project • Paul Kingsnorth
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Discover the 'Principles of Uncivilisation'
Faking It • Tilly Gifford
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Supermarket aethetics and their obsession with perfectly formed vegetables
Breaking the Mould • Max Hague
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
The power of the unexpected
Micro-hydro in the Lakes • Lorna Howarth
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Green energy from a Cumbrian stream
Hemp Cellar • Kate Eshelby
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Nature-based technology
Up A Gum Tree • Lorna Howarth
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Tasmanian timber company ends old growth logging
Lighting the Darkness • Jeremy Leggett
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Using the power of the sun to alleviate poverty in Kenya
Healing Herbs • Diana Lee
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Reconnecting with traditional methods of healthcare through education and the creation of family herb gardens
The Wheel of the Year • Jaine Rose
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Earth Pathways collective inspire positive change through connection with the land and changing seasons
School Battery Boxes • Lorna Howarth
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Recycling initiative for local schools
School Flower Flutter Programme • Lorna Howarth
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Biodiversity and ecological education in schools
Peru Protects Endangered Birds • Lorna Howarth
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty
Community-owned conservation areas granted approval
Awesome Science • Kate Davies
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Science can accelerate the transition to sustainability.
Gauguin: The Man Behind the Show • Andy Christian
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Guaguin produced work of great quality that pushed the boundaries.
Your Countryside Needs You • Mark Ogden
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Community engagement is the key to creating sustainable 'living landscapes'.
Derek Neville, Poet of Nature • Stephanie Sorrell
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Expression of the soul.
Reconnect with the Living World • Leah Lemieux
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Rekindling The Waters: The Truth About Swimming with Dolphins
New Heights for Online Campaigning • Lorna Howarth
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
You could be one click away from changing the world.
Bullfighting Ban • Lorna Howarth
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Animal rights protestors applaud new law.
Saving Cambodia's Forests • Lorna Howarth
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Traditional design and latest technology combine to create enegy-saving stove.
A State of Wellbeing • Lorna Howarth
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Ryan's Well Foundation.
Cleanse Oil Stains from the Arts • Lorna Howarth
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Freeing the arts from the taint of black gold.
Painting A New Picture • Lorna Howarth
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Recycling paint benefits the environment.
Lighter Later Update • Lorna Howarth
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
MP backs parliamentary bill for lighter evenings.
Restoring Woodland • Edmund Barrow
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
Restoring trees and natural woodlands in ‘the Desert of Tanzania.
Tapestry Weaving • Hilary Weir
Issue 262 • September/October 2010 • Embodied Wisdom
An experiment in creativity.
Rosewood Ban • Lorna Howarth
Issue 261 • July/August 2010 • Sustaining Life
Tackling the logging crisis in Madagascar.
Lighter Later • Lorna Howarth
Issue 261 • July/August 2010 • Sustaining Life
Cutting Carbon by extending daylight hours.
Power Wellies • Lorna Howarth
Issue 261 • July/August 2010 • Sustaining Life
Eco-friendly mobile phone charging technologies reach a new level.
Ghost Forest • Lorna Howarth
Issue 261 • July/August 2010 • Sustaining Life
Highlighting the depletion of the world's resources.
Biodiversity and Wellbeing • Sandra Díaz
Issue 261 • July/August 2010 • Sustaining Life
The vital systems needed for human survival are at risk unless we address biodiversity loss.
The Gift of True Health • Misha Norland
Issue 261 • July/August 2010 • Sustaining Life
Healing beyond the mind and body and into the transpersonal level according to homeopathic principles.
A Rollercoaster Ride of Experience • Mark Boyle
Issue 261 • July/August 2010 • Sustaining Life
The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living
Beyond the Dark Harvest • Ian Siddons Heginworth
Issue 261 • July/August 2010 • Sustaining Life
In reaching only for those things that truly nourish, sustain and enliven us, we move beyond life's trappings and temptations and harvest life itself.
An Interview with Antony Gormley • Jan van Boeckel
Issue 260 • May/June 2010 • On Being Human
An exclusive intervew with the British sculptor Antony Gormley.
Art in Nature • Kenneth Ashburner & June Ashburner
Issue 260 • May/June 2010 • On Being Human
In the foothills of Dartmoor, art, science and nature meet.
Little Pink Puddings • Jane Hughes
Issue 260 • May/June 2010 • On Being Human
Rhubarb and ginger puddings.
Designing the Future • Nicola Gunstone
Issue 260 • May/June 2010 • On Being Human
A co-operative global experiment to redesign civilisation.
A Creative Unfolding • Peter Reason
Issue 260 • May/June 2010 • On Being Human
The Participatory Turn: Spirituality, Mysticism, Religious Studies
Sacred Geometry • Frances Howard-Gordon
Issue 260 • May/June 2010 • On Being Human
How the World is Made: The Story of Creation According to Sacred Geometry
Fatally Flawed • John Sauven
Issue 260 • May/June 2010 • On Being Human
We need new lifestyles and new ways of living.
Get Your Hands Dirty • Sandor Katz
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
We have regulated food production to a mostly remote economic sector.
The Framing Game • Mark Winne
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
No-one should be denied access to healthy, affordable food.
The Next Food Revolution • Benny Haerlin
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
The future of food, agriculture, development and sustainability depend on small-scale farmers.
Summits Without Soul • Rob Collister
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
The goal of mountaineering is to explore rather than to conquer.
Spring Menu • Jane Le Besque
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
Experiment with nature's rich harvest.
Applied Philosophy • Shaun Chamberlin
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.
Reflective Waters • Siobhan Horner
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
Slow travel on the French canals.
Art and Beauty • Andrew Frisardi
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
God and Work: Aspects of Art and Tradition
Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries • Rasoul Sorkhabi
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
A documentary film about the life of Peter Matthiessen.
Reclaiming Love • Lorna Howarth
Issue 258 • January/February 2010 • Liberty
Disconnecting beloved tradition from the grip of consumer culture.
Holy Water • Lorna Howarth
Issue 258 • January/February 2010 • Liberty
Addressing the many challenges to India's watercourses.
Two Sides To The Story • Lorna Howarth
Issue 258 • January/February 2010 • Liberty
Sending an email can be more dangerous to the environment than posting a letter.
Hunger for Meaning • Nick Kettles
Issue 258 • January/February 2010 • Liberty
Social responsibility within organisations emerges through recognition of the complex relationships between individuals.
Liberty in the Network Age • Bill Thompson
Issue 258 • January/February 2010 • Liberty
Freedom to code, like the freedom to own and use a printing press, should now be included as a vital component of freedom of expression.
A Modern Mystic • Clare Dakin
Issue 258 • January/February 2010 • Liberty
Sadhguru, an Indian spiritual teacher, integrates spirituality, ecological restoration and service with humanity.
Migrating Stones • Alyson Hallett
Issue 256 • September/October 2009 • Exploring Consciousness
Following your dreams can lead you on a journey of unexpected dimensions.
Living Legacies • Karl Hansen
Issue 255 • July/August 2009 • Sacred Planet
In Ethiopia people are embracing local and ecological knowledge to protect and enhance the integrity of their land.
Closer to the Sky • Lara Lutzenberger
Issue 255 • July/August 2009 • Sacred Planet
Integrating human beings with their non-human parents.
Cultural Crossroads • Chagat Almashev
Issue 255 • July/August 2009 • Sacred Planet
Sacred sites are the acupunture points of the planet.
The Sanctity of Land • Mark Helyar
Issue 254 • May/June 2009 • Elegant Simplicity
Money is still deemed to have more worth than natural assets
The Family of Things • Thomas Bailey
Issue 254 • May/June 2009 • Elegant Simplicity
Mary Oliver’s poetry celebrates the utter and irreducible beauty of the ordinary world.
Dignity For All • Claire Hunt
Issue 254 • May/June 2009 • Elegant Simplicity
Whilst India boasts of economic miracles, the majority of the rural poor continue to suffer indignity and exploitation.
Curious Visions • Andy Christian
Issue 254 • May/June 2009 • Elegant Simplicity
There is something of the visionary in the work of Peter Doig, yet a disquieting sense of tension and expectation permeates his paintings.
Housing for Happiness • Pooran Desai
Issue 253 • March/April 2009 • Economics of Place
Good urban design can predispose people towards happier lives.
Karas • Judy Wilkinson
Issue 253 • March/April 2009 • Economics of Place
How the changing face of allotments is helping people adapt to climate change.
Rocky Mountain Music • Jeff Kagan
Issue 253 • March/April 2009 • Economics of Place
A feint reflection of each community reveals itself during the concert.
Writing the Wind • Thomas Rain Crowe
Issue 253 • March/April 2009 • Economics of Place
Literature is a sources of guidance for the task of renewal.
Black is the New White • Lorna Howarth
Issue 252 • January/February 2009 • Nature Crunch: Redesign, Rethink, Reimagine
A teenager’s invention to help save the planet.
Forest Gardening • Justin West
Issue 252 • January/February 2009 • Nature Crunch: Redesign, Rethink, Reimagine
Regenerating landscapes, rediscovering abundance.
Growing Communities • Lorna Howarth
Issue 252 • January/February 2009 • Nature Crunch: Redesign, Rethink, Reimagine
Julie Brown has created a local food project as vibrant and diverse as the community in which she lives.
Nature's Signature • Mark Vaughan
Issue 252 • January/February 2009 • Nature Crunch: Redesign, Rethink, Reimagine
The art of Pip Benveniste is an expression of her love for the land and the vast connectedness of all life.
Truth of Experience • Jeremy Hooker
Issue 252 • January/February 2009 • Nature Crunch: Redesign, Rethink, Reimagine
The paintings of David Tress are alive, fluid and belong to an Earth marked by ancient human presence.
Christmas Cradles • Julia Ponsonby
Issue 251 • November/December 2008 • Feasting & Fasting: Connecting the Plate and the Planet
Dried fruit and good tidings, all wrapped up in a mince pie.
Going with the Grain • Nick Jones
Issue 251 • November/December 2008 • Feasting & Fasting: Connecting the Plate and the Planet
Artisan flour-milling is playing an essential role in producing specialist flours.
Health Imperative • Satish Kumar
Issue 251 • November/December 2008 • Feasting & Fasting: Connecting the Plate and the Planet
The quality and quantity of food we produce should be in harmony.
Food is Everything • Vandana Shiva
Issue 251 • November/December 2008 • Feasting & Fasting: Connecting the Plate and the Planet
Hunger created by human greed is an expression of a violent and unjust world.
Nature and Culture • Jules Pretty & Sarah Pilgrim
Issue 250 • September/October 2008 • Indigenous Intelligence: Diverse Solutions for the 21st Century
The importance of cultural protection is only just emerging.
How Are We Doing? • David Rapport
Issue 250 • September/October 2008 • Indigenous Intelligence: Diverse Solutions for the 21st Century
Finding ways in which humans can live in harmony with Nature.
Bioculturalism, Shamanism & Economics • Sian Sullivan
Issue 250 • September/October 2008 • Indigenous Intelligence: Diverse Solutions for the 21st Century
Bioculturalism not only connects Nature and culture, it also implies an animating relationship.
Indigenous Integrity • Dennis Martinez
Issue 250 • September/October 2008 • Indigenous Intelligence: Diverse Solutions for the 21st Century
In the context of global warming, native wisdom and knowledge will be required to adapt to the changing environment.
The Right to Choose • Patrick Cunningham
Issue 250 • September/October 2008 • Indigenous Intelligence: Diverse Solutions for the 21st Century
Indigenous cultures are not fossilised in time: they continue to evolve.
People's Video • Nick Lunch
Issue 250 • September/October 2008 • Indigenous Intelligence: Diverse Solutions for the 21st Century
Preserving biocultural diversity through participatory video.
Indigenous Research • Gary Martin
Issue 250 • September/October 2008 • Indigenous Intelligence: Diverse Solutions for the 21st Century
The Biocultural Diversity Learning Network.
Beyond Words • Sophie Poklewski Koziell
Issue 250 • September/October 2008 • Indigenous Intelligence: Diverse Solutions for the 21st Century
Communicating with the Kalahari Bushmen through touch.
Let's have some decent bread • Andrew Whitley
Issue 249 • July/August 2008 • Music for Transformation
It's easy to make proper bread if you give it time.
Five-minute Interview • Donna Duggan
Issue 249 • July/August 2008 • Music for Transformation
Idealism and Inspiration
Colours of The Earth • Philip Vann
Issue 248 • May/June 2008 • The Money Delusion: In Search of True Wealth
The Paintings of Daniel Chatto.
Seen Unseen • Christopher P. Wood
Issue 248 • May/June 2008 • The Money Delusion: In Search of True Wealth
The importance of imagination and intuition.
Towards A Happier Planet • Nic Marks
Issue 248 • May/June 2008 • The Money Delusion: In Search of True Wealth
Happiness that doesn’t cost the Earth.
Celebrating Vegetarianism • Annette Pinner
Issue 248 • May/June 2008 • The Money Delusion: In Search of True Wealth
An interview with Satish Kumar
TRANSITION TIME • Richard Heinberg
Issue 245 • November/December 2007 • The Moral Economy
From the Age of Excess to the Era of Moderation.
WORKING WITH ANGER • Thubten Chodron
Issue 245 • November/December 2007 • The Moral Economy
Anger is a passing cloud on the pure nature of mind.
CLAYMAN • John Moat
Issue 244 • September/October 2007 • The Green Imperative
Andrew Wood sees himself as a “clayman” – which is a register of how, for more than thirty years, clay has been his medium and everything he has needed in order to exercise and find his way with his extraordinary skills as modeller, carver and painter.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT • Karen Rideout
Issue 244 • September/October 2007 • The Green Imperative
There is no point in innovation for its own sake – innovation must have a purpose. Innovation in the food industry is actually damaging the quality of food.
A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION • Deborah Ravetz
Issue 244 • September/October 2007 • The Green Imperative
The Life and Work of Sylvia von Hartmann
PASTORALISTS • Kate Eshelby
Issue 244 • September/October 2007 • The Green Imperative
Peace and security issues are highlighted as tribal peoples attempt to adapt to a fast warming climate.
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ERMO! • Tony Gee
Issue 243 • July/August 2007 • The Point of Return
Workshop is 21st century education.
WILD ASPARAGUS • Andrew Wingfield
Issue 242 • May/June 2007 • Do we need God? / Food Futures
A journey of remembrance and protest.
ILLUMINATION • Nomi Rowe
Issue 242 • May/June 2007 • Do we need God? / Food Futures
Meditation and the art of amusement - the work of Nevil Sattentau
EXPLORING THE EARTH • Fulvia Zavan
Issue 242 • May/June 2007 • Do we need God? / Food Futures
The artist Jonathan Newdick wanders in a field of complementary meanings.
LIFE WITHOUT e-POCKETS • Rajesh Shah
Issue 241 • March/April 2007 • Urban Ecology
Computers make it easy to find stuff however it’s organised; that means i never really organise and simplify my stuff.
HELENA BLAVATSKY • Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
Issue 240 • January/February 2007 • There is no wealth but life
The evolution of Theosophy
NOVEL TIMES • Lindsay Clarke
Issue 240 • January/February 2007 • There is no wealth but life
What is the role of today’s writer?
LAND AND LIVELIHOODS • Jules Pretty
Issue 239 • November/December 2006 • A Far Cry from Christmas
Small family farms do more than just produce food. (Editors' Selection)
TRUSTEES OF NATURE • Oliver Lowenstein
Issue 239 • November/December 2006 • A Far Cry from Christmas
Moving beyond heritage conservation to embrace environmental concerns. (Editors' Selection)
SIGNS OF OPTIMISM • Nicols Fox
Issue 238 • September/October 2006 • Celebrating 40 Years of Resurgence
The film An Inconvenient Truth is drawing a healthy audience.
AMBASSADORS OF PEACE • Ian Prattis
Issue 235 • March/April 2006 • From Ownership to Relationship
A determination to be peace, and courage to stand for it, no matter what, create the energy and power for change.
ALICE IN OXFORD • Sara Hudston
Issue 235 • March/April 2006 • From Ownership to Relationship
Jeweller Wendy Ramshaw steps through the Looking-Glass.
GREEN STREETS ARE 'NAKED' STREETS • Philip Booth
Issue 235 • March/April 2006 • From Ownership to Relationship
Removing 'clutter' can help to reclaim our streets and make them safer.
ONE PLANET LIVING • Jonathan Dawson
Issue 234 • January/February 2006 • Earth, Wealth and Wellbeing
An ecovillager visits BedZed - a model and demonstration centre for eco-construction and green lifestyles
TACKLING TERRORISM IS WOMEN'S WORK • Scilla Elworthy
Issue 233 • November/December 2005 • The Answer is still Peace
What women are doing to encourage a 'Culture of Peace'.
CULTURAL DNA • Rosemary Wilkie
Issue 233 • November/December 2005 • The Answer is still Peace
Introducing a revolutionary model of the development of consciousness and human value systems.
THE NECESSARY ANGEL • Joan Walley
Issue 232 • September/October 2005 • Nature Knows us - do we know nature?
Balancing ideals with actions is a constant challenge.
THE MOUNTAIN AND THE VALLEY • Rabbi Lawrence Troster
Issue 232 • September/October 2005 • Nature Knows us - do we know nature?
Environmentalism transcends religious boundaries.
BEYOND PERCEPTION • Deepak Chopra
Issue 231 • July/August 2005 • The Four Pillars of Sustainability
In Part One of this article (Issue 231), we discussed how to access the 'eyes of the soul' in order to perceive the true reality of Consciousness. In Part Two, we explore these concepts at a deeper level and look at the qualities of the soul. we discussed how to access the 'eyes of the soul' in order to perceive the true reality of Consciousness. In Part Two we explore these concepts at a deeper level and look at the qualities of the soul
THE REFLECTIVE LIFE • Judy Gahagan
Issue 230 • May/June 2005 • Inspired Designs
Staying human by writing poems.
SCHOOL OF CARING • Clive Davidson
Issue 230 • May/June 2005 • Inspired Designs
Learning at Brockwood Park is based on ecology and a sense of the sacred.
DEAD-WOOD • Phil Page
Issue 230 • May/June 2005 • Inspired Designs
Just another blot on the landscape or a valuable aesthetic and wildlife habitat?
LOVING CHILDREN • David W. Orr
Issue 226 • September/October 2004 • Ecoliteracy : Dancing Earth
Ecological design offers a gift of life, harmony and beauty to our children
BREAKING OUT FROM THE INSIDE • Amira Sumner
Issue 226 • September/October 2004 • Ecoliteracy : Dancing Earth
Environmental action needs global support, but its seed is in individual action.
INJURY AND GLOBALISATION • Ian Roberts
Issue 226 • September/October 2004 • Ecoliteracy : Dancing Earth
If business had to pay the full social and environmental cost of transport there would be less enthusiasm for transnational trade.
FORGET YOUR BOTANY • Jan van Boeckel
Issue 226 • September/October 2004 • Ecoliteracy : Dancing Earth
Developing children's sensibility to nature through arts-based environmental education.