[JASON HICKEL/ FP/ 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2018] New data proves you can support capitalism or the environment—but it’s hard to do both. Warnings about ecological breakdown have become ubiquitous. Over the past few years, major newspapers, including the Guardian and the New York Times, have carried alarming stories on soil depletion, deforestation, and the collapse of fish stocks and insect populations. These crises are … Continue reading Why Growth Can’t Be Green
Cuando el pago por servicios ambientales se convierte en un permiso para destruir. [Jutta Kill, World Rainforest Movement] Introducción. “Hay que poner fin a la invisibilidad económica de la naturaleza”(3), escribe en su blog Pavan Sukhdev, autor del estudio TEEB. Varios economistas, corporaciones y ONG conservacionistas se hacen eco de esa declaración. Afirman que el valor de la naturaleza no es visible y que, por … Continue reading El comercio de los servicios ecosistémicos
[Nnimmo Bassey] Eti uwem is a concept in Ibibio, one of the several languages in Nigeria, which literally means good life or good living. Within it is the idea of living in harmony with nature and all peoples. It incorporates dignity, respect, rectitude, integrity, solidarity and contentment. Within this concept are the key principles of social justice, power relations and citizens’ and communal ownership and control of local resources. It … Continue reading Between Eti Uwem and Green Capitalism (Green Democracy)
[Pablo Solón, April 2011] (1) Victor Hugo, the author of Les Misérables, once wrote: “How sad to think that nature speaks and mankind doesn’t listen.” Although we often forget it, human beings are a force in nature. In reality, we are all a product of the same Big Bang that created the universe, although some only see wood for the fire when they walk through the forest. … Continue reading It’s the time of the Rights of Mother Earth
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