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Can Africa do what others have failed and develop their economies sustainable? Photo by Africa Renewal.

Africa: The last frontier?

21 September, 2012

These past days about 40 African countries have been huddling with the UN to embark on a post-Rio+20 plan for the sustainable development of the continent and its billion people, a plan they hope will be received as a model … Continue reading

Watch: Indiscriminate logging in Latvia is fueled by Britain’s markets

14 February, 2011

Al Jazeera English takes a closer look at the forests in Latvia which are being cut down at an unsustainable rate in one of their recent episodes of People & Power. “The Baltic nation of Latvia is blessed with some … Continue reading

Wolfgang Sachs on sustainable development vs economic growth

10 August, 2010

German scholar Wolfgang Sachs talked about sustainable development versus economic growth in Copenhagen on invitation by The Ecological Council, The European Environment Agency and the Danish newspaper Information. Wolfgang Sachs is a former professor, former chairman of Greenpeace Germany, author … Continue reading

A Picture is Worth… How our economy is killing the planet

9 August, 2010

The graph below clearly shows that something is seriously wrong with our economy. Our overconsumption and fixation for more and more growth is killing our planet. You can click on the image to see it in more detail or explore … Continue reading

Vancouver 2010: The “Green Olympics”?

9 February, 2010

Photo credit: roland With only a few days left before the 2010 Olympic Games officially begins, there is a buzz around the streets of Vancouver. Being a resident of the city, I can certainly say it has undergone some radical … Continue reading

Sustainability: A renewed look at locality in architecture

5 February, 2010

Photo credit: Jeremy Levine Design Sustainability has never reached the point where it became so imminent as it is nowadays and at the same time so unperfected in the architectural discussion. We are on the eve of an architectural revolution … Continue reading

Açaí: Examining the Environmental Impact and Worker’s Conditions

29 September, 2009

Photo credit: iateapie It’s amazing to see just how much power some celebrities hold over the masses. They can create the latest trends and sway public opinion with just a few sentences. In the case of Oprah and her sidekick … Continue reading

Cuba shows that planet Earth can be saved with the help from environmentally sustainable socialism

3 September, 2009

Photo credit: Deivis During a recent visit to Cuba, we stopped by an agricultural cooperative on the outskirts of Havana. Its farmers and cooperatives across the country are part of what’s widely acknowledged as the world’s largest organic farming experiment. … Continue reading

The New Generation of Hemp

20 July, 2009

Photo credit: Uncleweed The day has finally come for industrial hemp. Hemp products are reaching mainstream markets and becoming more and more popular. However, although hemp crops have been around for literally thousands of years, the benefits of this important … Continue reading

Earth Overshoot Day Happens Earlier Every Year

29 September, 2008

As of September 23 we humans have used all the resources our earth can produce this year. That means we are borrowing resources from 2009 and that we are literally consuming our children’s resources. And as each year passes Earth … Continue reading

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