How can we tackle the main challenges of our time: the economy in the short-term, life satisfaction in the mid-term, and environment in the long-term? Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk and

How can we tackle the main challenges of our time: the economy in the short-term, life satisfaction in the mid-term, and environment in the long-term? Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk and public thinker whose powerful message has influenced major economists such as Dennis Snower, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz and George Soros. He has taken his simple, yet radical message to Davos and the United Nations, and now visits the RSA to make a robust case for cultivating altruistic love and compassion as the best means for benefitting society – and ourselves. It seems so simple, but why is it so hard to implement this ancient solution to both our personal and global 21st century predicaments?

Jul 12, 2020

COVID19 is a wake up call. Educating ourselves is paramount and taking time to learn of First Peoples relationship to the land.  Our mothers first and most

Jul 12, 2020

COVID19 is a wake up call. Educating ourselves is paramount and taking time to learn of First Peoples relationship to the land.  Our mothers first and most important teachers that carry the values that act as foundation for life. 

Fair Farms is a movement of consumers, farmers and environmentalists who are ready for a new food future, one that is healthy for people and focuses on growing what we eat in a way that cares for

Fair Farms is a movement of consumers, farmers and environmentalists who are ready for a new food future, one that is healthy for people and focuses on growing what we eat in a way that cares for the land and our waterways.

Fair Farms is a campaign of Waterkeepers Chesapeake, a coalition of 19 Riverkeeper, Shorekeeper and Coastkeepers from around the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Betsy Nicholas is the executive director.

Cities are crucial for climate action, requiring political strategies for waste management, transportation, and responsible land use. A sustainable vision for 2050 is essential.

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Cities are crucial for climate action, requiring political strategies for waste management, transportation, and responsible land use. A sustainable vision for 2050 is essential.

This perspective was shared by the Chief of Staff of the Municipal Secretary of Rio de Janeiro. The talk took place at a TEDx event, independently organized by a local community in the TED conference format.

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Global women leaders recently convened to spotlight alternative economic models for people, planet, and a just transition. They emphasized community-led solutions, feminist economics, Indigenous

Global women leaders recently convened to spotlight alternative economic models for people, planet, and a just transition. They emphasized community-led solutions, feminist economics, Indigenous knowledge, and ancient concepts of reciprocity with Earth.

Discussions covered land rematriation, the care economy, post-growth, and Buen Vivir. These emerging, socially just, and ecologically enhancing models offer a path forward for a caring global economy.

Speakers included Monique Verdin (Houma Nation), Nati Greene (Global Alliance for Rights of Nature), Rhiana Gunn-Wright (Roosevelt Institute), Sandrine Dixson-Declève (The Club of Rome), and Margaret Kwateng (Grassroots Global Justice Alliance), with moderation by Osprey Orielle Lake (WECAN).