Category: Biodiversity / Biodevastation

In August 2026, the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki mark 81 years. Eighty-one years later, we still face the possibility that nuclear weapons could be used again. Eighty-one years later, survivors continue to live with the physical and psychological consequences of radiation exposure. Eighty-one years later, existing nuclear arsenals are far more powerful and…

Thriving, highly self-sufficient communities, run by cooperative, conscientious, self-governing citizens living very frugally, should be the vision the Transition Towns movement illustrates and promotes as a global solution to the polycrisis. Yet this does not seem to be the movement’s central driving motivation.

MESC denounced the unjustified withholding of two shipments of aid destined for Cuba, sent from Catalonia and Madrid, by decision of two international shipping companies, fearful of being sanctioned from the United States government.

The fossil fuel industry may not have struck the match, but the climate crisis they drove has loaded our landscapes with tinder,” said an environmental activist.

Europe is facing its most severe heatwave season on record, with wildfires forcing the evacuation of nearly 400,000 people across France, Spain and other countries. Entire communities have been displaced, firefighters have lost their lives, and authorities warn that more evacuations may follow as extreme temperatures and powerful winds fuel fast-moving blazes. The crisis has…

Benjamin Mateus examines the rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where confirmed deaths have surpassed 1,000 in just 67 days—far faster than previous major outbreaks. The article explores the limits of surveillance, the absence of licensed vaccines and treatments for the Bundibugyo strain, and the impact of conflict and underfunded…

Ecological restoration is often approached as a technical challenge, but lasting recovery depends on restoring the cultural relationships that once sustained landscapes. Drawing on the traditional oasis communities of the Algerian Sahara, El Habib Ben Amara examines how modernization disrupted systems of water sharing, architecture, agriculture, and collective memory that had evolved over centuries. The…

The Permian mass extinction offers a stark lens through which to view today’s climate crisis. Phil Wilson argues that humanity struggles to grasp the urgency of accelerating environmental breakdown because its consequences unfold beyond the limits of everyday perception. Drawing on geology, climate science, and the fossil record, the article contends that rapid greenhouse gas…

Children learn best when curiosity, relationships, and direct experience shape education. This article explores Earth-centered ecological education, an approach that encourages learning through nature, free play, observation, and cooperation rather than rigid curricula and standardized outcomes. It examines how time outdoors helps children develop ecological understanding, emotional resilience, communication skills, and a sense of responsibility…

Global public health has long been shaped by colonial priorities, argues Geoffrey Jobson, leaving deep inequalities in access to healthcare that persist today. The article examines how technical, aid-driven approaches often ignore the political and economic structures that produce poor health outcomes. Drawing on examples from colonial medicine, the Ebola outbreaks, and the COVID-19 pandemic,…