What Is An Ecosystem And How Can Observing Ours Make Us Better Designers?
Observation is first and foremost in the permaculture toolkit.| Free Permaculture
Permaculture Womens Guild A critical exploration of the concepts of balance and self-sustenance as applied in permaculture and ecological agriculture.| Permaculture Womens Guild
Observation is first and foremost in the permaculture toolkit.| Free Permaculture
Many years before global warming became a hot topic, Marvin Gaye wrote this song about the environment and how we have an obligation to care for the Earth. For his What's Going On album (1971), Gaye got away from love ballads and explored deeper social themes.| Poetry For Healing
It was not the underprivileged who took the initiative. It was one Luke Iseman, merchant of hardware and software, founder of multiple companies, former director of a “tech incubator,” builder of art installations for the Burning Man festival. Iseman had read Neal Stephenson’s cli-fi novel Termination Shock, in which a rogue Texas billionaire motivated by […]| n+1Articles – n+1
The Columbia Climate School will host the Ripple Effects: Water in a Warming World pre-college virtual workshop in fall 2025.| State of the Planet
Climate experts and meteorologists in Germany are freaking out. Global warming accelerated significantly. News from The German Meteorological Society, the German Physical Society, and Potsdam Professor Stefan Rahmstorf. I’ll break down the latest including a horrific 3 degrees C of global warming by …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Notes on the moth species Autographa gamma and its ecology in Northwest England, including a chapter on the phenomenon of Phototaxis| Northwest Nature and History
By Patrick Shannon-Hughes, Environmental Quality for Nature Senior Officer (Agri Chemicals) We’re pleased to release the updated Weed Control Handbook: Guidance for Herbicide Use on Nature Conservation Sites - a long-awaited refresh of the 2002 Herbicide Handbook. This new edition …| Natural England
The following reflection is written by Anna Nowalk, a member of the Pax Christi Young Adult Caucus. She completed a Fulbright grant in El Salvador, studying music written about martyrs, … Continue reading Renewed threat of mining in El Salvador| Pax Christi USA
For much of our history, night was a time of fear and vulnerability for humans. Even though the conquest of darkness began thousands of years ago, it was not until the arrival of the electric light bulb that society moved toward today’s 24/7 operating model. From our current position of perpetual brightness, we wonder what […] The post The Extinction of Darkness and Night appeared first on CCCB LAB.| CCCB LAB
Dispersers will not make headlines, yet they are fundamental facilitators of improvements in energy, materials, and nutrition research.| unsustainable
Over the years, Lake Malawi, the fourth largest fresh water lake in the world by volume, has been losing fish stocks at alarming levels.| unsustainable
Sewing camps guide learners through a structured process that takes them step by step from the basics to more advanced garment‑making techniques.| unsustainable
When you compare hardwood to vinyl, laminate, tile, bamboo, and cork, you’re really comparing full life cycles—not just price or style.| unsustainable
Seeing more examples of renewable energy initiatives created by marginalized communities may inspire you to enact similar, empowering change where you live.| unsustainable
Chacruna Institute’s Ecology, Spirituality, and Psychedelics workshop (October 6, 2025) explores justice-based, ecologically conscious healing models. Led by Jamie Beachy, Stephanie Michael Stewart, and Bia Labate, it integrates reciprocity, Indigenous wisdom, and eco-chaplaincy with psychedelic therapy. Participants examine planetary health, ecological grief, nature-immersive practices, and human–Earth interconnectedness in psychedelic care.| Chacruna
Eco-confessionalism marshals the self-reflexivity of poetic language, its distance from everyday communication, to register commitments without reifying them, to critique the present without lapsing into fatalism about the future. Looking outward, to the desperate reality of our world, and inward, to its own lyric preconditions, this new poetry is learning how to speak, subtly and capaciously, about the biggest crisis in history.| n+1Articles – n+1
MPA-ESP students traveled through the Bronx to learn about why urban rivers, wetlands and forests are crucial to the future of our cities.| State of the Planet
Yushu Xia's research bridges field-based science and advanced modeling to inform more resilient land management strategies that benefit farmers, ranchers, communities and the planet.| State of the Planet
By Annavajhula J C Bose, PhD Department of Economics (Retd.), SRCC Real-world people need versatile and humble intellectuals in touch with them, not specialized ivory-tower, snobbish intellectuals like in economics in touch with imaginary worlds. Madhav Gadgil, born in 1942 and educated in Pune, Mumbai and Harvard, is one of them. According to Ramachandra Guha, […]| Arthashastra
Why are so many experts and bloggers predicting more cold outbreaks as the planet warms? Our UK scientist Edward Hanna explains. What happened the last time Earth’s atmosphere carried so much carbon dioxide? Welcome to the Mid-Pliocene Warm Period. With just 400 parts …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Water loss on land adds to rising seas: global drying with gravity satellite expert Jay Famiglietti. Is this planet actually a living cooperative? Explore with science journalist Ferris Jabr. Expect abrupt shifts in big systems, from ocean currents to ice – new science led by Sjoerd Terpstra. Three interviews – let’s get busy.| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Damson Days, a look at the ancient hedgerow fruit, its origins, uses and cultural history, including a simple recipe for a preserve| Northwest Nature and History
Picking Puffballs, a look at the ecology, habitat and historical uses of Calvatia gigantea, the Giant Puffball, including tips on foraging and a simple recipe| Northwest Nature and History
An intriguing followup to Semiosis that weaves several drastically different sentient species (both plant and animal) into a story about factions, community, freedom, communication and war.| Kelson Reviews Stuff
This roundtable brought together Aïda Adilbek, Aziza Kadyri, Aigerim Kapar, Anel Rakhimzhanova and SAVA Creative Fellow Saodat Ismailova to discuss the environmental transformation of Central Asia during the Soviet period and its contemporary ramifications through the lens of artistic, curatorial and academic research. Held at UCL on May 29, 2025, the conversation was led by Maja Fowkes, and attended by SAVA Team members Reuben Fowkes, Makar Tereshin, and Sorcha Thomson. Maja Fowkes: I’m a...| ARTMargins Online
Whether you’re focused on social justice, sustainability, or community development, these fundraising platforms will empower your mission to reach new heights.| unsustainable
Station Eleven reframes contagion as infrastructural collapse, exposing ecological and logistical fragility.| NiCHE
I love teaching ecology. It’s a great topic to start off the year because it’s fun with easy to understand concepts for students. For many years when I taught food webs, I would gloss over decomposers. They seemed boring, kinda gross, and hard for students to see. BUT! Luckily I saw the light and realized ... Read more The post Mushrooms, Microbes, and More: Decomposer Lesson Ideas appeared first on Science Lessons That Rock.| Science Lessons That Rock
The Easiest Classroom Pet You’ll Ever Have I’ve always wanted a fun classroom pet like a bearded dragon or corn snake but I was intimidated by the amount of time and effort it would take to care for one. I kept asking myself questions like: What would I do over holiday breaks? Could I afford ... Read more The post Classroom Composting 101: Setting up a vermicompost bin appeared first on Science Lessons That Rock.| Science Lessons That Rock
As biology teachers, we often spend a lot of time talking about producers and consumers during ecology. They are easy to see and understand! We often overlook decomposers even though they play a crucial role within ecosystems. If you are looking for an activity to supplement your ecology curriculum, I encourage you to check out ... Read more The post Decomposers Lesson Plan appeared first on Science Lessons That Rock.| Science Lessons That Rock
We asked Steadman and Levy how their Gonzovation partnership began, the evolution of their collaboration and their mutual commitment to environmental advocacy.| unsustainable
By Keith Schneider President Donald Trump’s campaign to carve up federal environmental agencies and paralyze statutes that cleared the air, cleaned US waters, and protected wildlands marks the opening of MAPA, the new era to Make America Polluted Again.| The New Lede
After Milton Friedman published a 1975 compilation of writings titled There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch, the phrase (lifted from Robert Heinlein’s sci-fi novel about a lunar penal colony) became something of a libertarian shibboleth. For Friedman, the “free lunch myth” was epitomized by the ostensibly “free” goods and services provided by the […]| n+1Articles – n+1
Countless people are left in harm’s way because of the state’s refusal to make evacuation plans. The hurricane ends up coming through weaker than expected—but then the levees break. Within hours, 80 percent of the city is underwater.| n+1Articles – n+1
Do you know what shipowners do in the matter of ecology? Check this article and see how the situation looks like. See the role of LNG etc.| ShipHub
One of America’s most eminent climate scientists, Dr. Michael MacCracken says: don’t close your ears to Geoengineering. Mike speaks with UK videographer and climate journalist Nick Breeze, in a May 2025 YouTube interview. With Nick’s permission, hear it now. At the end, find other points of view – plus a new song from Radio Ecoshock: “Too Late Times”.| RADIO ECOSHOCK
From November 10th to 21st, 2025, the city of Belém in northern Brazil will host the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).| unsustainable
Do you communicate with animals?| Happiness Between Tales (and Tails) by da-AL
Ecological conversion is at the heart of working for peace. Peace is not possible without an ongoing openness to our Creator and the sustained flourishing of God’s creation. Executive Officer of Toowoomba’s Diocesan Social Justice Commission, Dr. David Tutty, considers the connection between our care for earth and the cultivation of a culture of peace. The post Called to Ecological Conversion for the Sake of Peace appeared first on Office For Justice, Ecology and Peace.| Office For Justice, Ecology and Peace
The growing presence of microplastics in the environment is presenting a greater threat to human health, especially for the poor. The post The Growing Problem of Microplastics appeared first on Office For Justice, Ecology and Peace.| Office For Justice, Ecology and Peace
In this article, we’ll uncover how companies can enter new markets, expand their product range, and harness e-commerce to boost growth.| unsustainable
A recent World Wildlife Crime Report found illegal wildlife trade in 162 countries between 2015 and 2021, impacting approx. 4,000 plant and animal species.| unsustainable
Chia Lagoon in Malawi has over 600 bird species, and many are endemic. Their numbers have been threatened by overhunting, but recent efforts have seen a change.| unsustainable
Here are 10 of the most significant innovations that have paved the way for a cleaner, greener automotive future.| unsustainable
Avian collisions with man-made structures greatly affect bird populations and erode biodiversity. Are there practical solutions?| unsustainable
A project carried out in Finland by the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies collected indicators of a sustainable neighbourhood.| unsustainable
It’s convenient that one brand can offer everything you need and want, plus offer an ethically run and sustainably made product.| unsustainable
A group of students from Monkfield Park Primary School in Cambourne embarked on a unique journey to discover more about sustainability and […] The post Going green: Local students tackle sustainability challenge at Cambridge Services first appeared on Extra Motorway Service Areas.| Extra Motorway Service Areas
Our Cobham site has seen the installation of two, brand-new sustainability boosting features on site, thanks to the brilliant minds of local […] The post Local students design new eco-installations for our Cobham site first appeared on Extra Motorway Service Areas.| Extra Motorway Service Areas
My first encounter with Christa Jeitner’s work Zakopane Tree (Zakopanischer Baum) was a black and white photograph of an outdoor scene in nature. It shows a hanging textile work in the center. Attached to almost leafless branches, the triangular fabric body hangs in the air while its ends rest on a field floor of stones and grass. Apart from a few tall, vaguely recognizable trees in the background, the upper part of the photograph is almost white, so that the dark branches and the light-col...| ARTMargins Online
Recent years have brought significant developments in the research on the neo-avant-garde beginnings of environmental art in Poland.(Among them is an upcoming book by Magdalena Worłowska on the beginnings of environmentally engaged art in Poland. See: Magdalena Worłowska, Początki sztuki ekologicznie zaangażowanej w Polsce (Warsaw: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie, Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, 2025).) The scholarly interest in the rise of ecological awareness in the country ...| ARTMargins Online
This special issue spanning ARTMargins Online and ARTMargins Print Journal derives from the ERC/UKRI supported project on the Socialist Anthropocene in the Visual Arts (SAVA) that foregrounds the contribution of environmental art history and research-driven contemporary ecocritical art to the interdisciplinary inquiry and epistemic endeavor of the Socialist Anthropocene.(The Socialist Anthropocene in the Visual Arts (SAVA) project is led by Maja Fowkes at UCL Institute of Advanced Studies; se...| ARTMargins Online
San Diego State University Biology Professor Forest Rohwer and his former doctoral student Jason Baer are leading an initiative they call “Coral Reef Arks”— a novel method aimed at enhancing coral reef restoration efforts through a deeper understanding of the complex microbial communities that support reef health.| Department of Biology
From June 28 to July 6, 2025, Filip and I were representing VCS and Macedonia at the “Leadership Goes Green” training course in Arrouquelas, Rio Maior, Portugal. The project was hosted …| VOICES
Hundreds of millions of people suffer as wildfire smoke fills cities. New science reveals what is in that smoke, from heavy metals to exotic chemicals – leading to brain damage and early death. Toxic smoke: analysis and interviews with experts in this special …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Rooted in traditional belief systems, sacred groves across states like West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh are emerging as natural sanctuaries, preserving rare species and forest ecosystems| thefederal.com
Looking for an easy way to add deer resistant ecological value to your landscape? Native grasses are the answer! They provide food and shelter in many different ways for insects, birds, and mammals. Not to mention, their fall and winter interest is outstanding. Ecological Benefits During the growing season, many species of butterfly larvae (caterpillars) […] The post Species Spotlight – The Native Grasses Part One appeared first on Edge Of The Woods Native Plant Nursery, LLC.| Edge Of The Woods Native Plant Nursery, LLC
A resident MRes student’s historical view of the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE) Scotland’s Loch Lomond, a vast and brooding expanse of water stretching 36.4 kilomet…| Naturally Speaking
Triassic reef limestones in the Dolomites of northern Italy. Credit: © Matteo Volpone Four out of six mass extinctions that ravaged life on Earth during the last 300 Ma coincided with large igneous…| Earth-logs
The Stream Stewards Program, originally developed by Washington State University’s Jefferson County Extension and now hosted by the Salmon Coalition, provides Jefferson and Clallam County residents with the opportunity to turn environmental knowledge into action…| North Olympic Salmon Coalition
Are we heading to air-conditioned Hell? Classic 2012 interviews with Stan Cox author of “Losing Our Cool”. Dr. Guus Velders from Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency on AC. Dr. Michael Sivak, University of Michigan on the global growth of air-conditioning. This week we’re looking …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Breaking new science on deadly heat wave in Europe and flash floods in America. Confirmed: it is climate change. Alex reports, clip of Grantham UK scientists. UCLA expert on extreme rains and flash floods – Jesse Norris from 2022. Journalist Ross Gelbspan warned us all about fossil fuel takeover and media complicity – in 2006!| RADIO ECOSHOCK
A two-year study found high mosquito numbers in some Atlanta neighborhoods, showing how mosquitos can thrive in human-made environments.| Odum School of Ecology
Suddenly I realize I have a new favorite writer. It's not like I ever expect to suddenly have a new favorite anything.| Literary Kicks
Lack of clean cooking technologies in Malawi, as in much of the rest of the world, is a large problem, resulting in the problematic use of wood or charcoal.| unsustainable
Members of the Agroecology Research-Action Collective argue against the productivist logic underlying the "feed-the-world" approaches to feed security.| Spectre Journal
Let Me Explain is a new monthly series in which we ask a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member to shed light on an intriguing, timely or often misunderstood topic related to their research. In celebration of Shark Week, we discussed facts and myths about these fascinating creatures with resident shark expert Joel Fodrie.| College of Arts and Sciences
We’ve all noticed that vegetation and the size and shape of plants and their leaves changes as we move across different climates, but do these patterns hold true across the globe?| Biodiversity Revolution
Israel’s various conflicts have affected a vital pathway for many migratory birds. The post Migratory Birds in Wartime appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
Odum School graduate students Christian Swartzbaugh and Mackenzi Hallmark are working with the Tennessee Aquarium and local residents to save an endangered minn| Odum School of Ecology
Join us as John Smout recounts his journey to Straniger Alm in the Austrian Alps, where alpine pastures and boggy slopes provide a backdrop for an extraordinary encounter with lizards at the edge o…| Naturally Speaking
In The Binding Tide, the artist shifts the focus away from the military manufacturing economies of the area, instead shining a light on its local community and landscapes| 1854 Photography
This podcast episode explores the Doctrine of Christian Discovery and its impacts on indigenous peoples, particularly the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. It features perspectives from Onondaga Nation elders Jake Edwards and Oren Lyons, who share the Haudenosaunee worldview centered on gratitude, responsibility, and environmental stewardship. The conversation also includes insights from academics and researchers examining the historical and ongoing legacy of Christian colonialism, the ro...| Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast
Written by Mei-Li Hsueh. This article highlights Taiwan’s growing reliance on community-led initiatives for biodiversity conservation by displaying two examples, the leopard cat and Taiwan’s native…| Taiwan Insight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Khadeejah Ahmad | kahmad@jobstomoveamerica.org Hilary-Anne Coppola | hilcoppola@gmail.com Labor, Environmental, and Social Justice Groups Call on Micron to Pro…| American Indian Law Alliance
What does a good working life look like in the 21st century? Dr Hilary Cottam, OBE has spent the last five years exploring this question through collaborative workshops she calls ‘imaginining…| The Extraordinary Business Book Club
The Trees Are Speaking is a wonderful book about the old-growth salmon forests of Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Island and Maine and about the people trying save them. It explores the beautiful yet…| Unsolicited Feedback
Written by Hsin-Hsun Huang. Addressing rural challenges, the Northern regional exchange base of the Taiwan Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (TPSI-N) focuses on connecting people to Taiwan…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Paulina G. Karim. This special issue, co-produced by Taiwan’s Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency and the Taiwan Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative, presents a “3-in-1” people-c…| Taiwan Insight
Valeria Aspinall saw the first female Tapir Valley tree frog in 2020. The tiny, critically endangered frog exists only in a 20-acre wetland in Costa Rica.| Odum School of Ecology
Dialogue about the link between racism and ecological harm and how to repair relations between peoples and planet: recovering third world ecologies, making reparations, and reconceptualizing the human.| TWAILR
“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” – Mother Teresa Have you ever met siblings with contrasting personalities—one loud…| Naturally Speaking
Almost four decades ago, for a reason that I can’t remember, I developed an interest in solar power, so I went looking in Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford for something on the subject. Of the three or four available at the time I purchased the cheapest, with the wonderful title of How To Make Your Own Solar … Continue reading "Photosynthesis"| Warwick Vegan
In the ‘The Transition Handbook: From oil dependency to local resilience’ written by permaculturist Rob Hopkins, founder of said Transition Movement, he nostalgised about a time that he himself is too young to remember, telling the tale of a family close to Totnes, the first ‘Transition Town’. The Blight family business was horses, in particular … Continue reading "Just Stop Oil?"| Warwick Vegan
Left unchecked, consumerism has negative implications for our planet and future generations. In this post, we will explore its effects on individuals and society.| The Smalley Creative Blog
Hydrogen will be the fuel of the future in maritime shipping. Argo hydrofoil with a capacity of 20 TEU that runs on hydrogen is twice cheaper than air freight.| ShipHub
I saw the outline of the Americas from space. North America was belching out strands of fat pearls, diamonds, gold and silver coins, swimming pools, cars, high-end watches, like the whole landmass was a slot machine with thousands of volcano-size receptacles. The coastline was rimmed with mounted machine guns, thousands of them, pointing outward. South America was made of mud, and I could see all layers of Earth, and the bones and skulls in it. The raised line of the Andes was not mountains, ...| n+1Articles – n+1
For me, the Happy Farm, the vegetable garden at Plum Village, is a space where the doors to the Dharma are many and where a thousand flavors and colors abound at every moment.| Plum Village
Park ranger Jesse Anderson leads dozens of people on a weekly hike in North Carolina to see some of the most unique living things in the world—plants that supplement the nutrients they get from sunlight by digesting ants, flies and spiders.| phys.org
A conversation with a desert conservationist about giant sandworms, toad tripping, and more.| The Science of Fiction
Philip Arnold and Sandy Bigtree sit down with Dr. Holly Rine of Le Moyne College for a powerful conversation about teaching the Doctrine of Discovery in Jesuit institutions.| Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Image: Frank Newbould, ‘The South Downs: Your Britain – Fight for it Now’, 1942. Updated 11th May 2025 with more details on Friston Forest. Just 29 …| Who owns England?
Ants are hardwired to accept just one queen or multiple queens, but a minority can change the way others behave, an Odum School researcher found.| Odum School of Ecology
For the third year running, Indigenous leaders have called for a permanent moratorium on carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII. They also demanded an end to all carbon market…| American Indian Law Alliance
In boreal forests, many hares adopt white winter coats before the snow arrives. In a snowless landscape, these white hares lack camouflage against predators. However, their early moult from brown i…| ConservationBytes.com
Second part in our Conservation in Philly series This three-part Conservation in Philly series will explore the underappreciated side of the city’s conservation efforts. We dove into the waters of the Schuylkill and Delaware to highlight the tiny but mighty mussel in our first post of the series, and we’ll now walk in the cool […] The post The Power of Nature in Philadelphia – In the Parks appeared first on WeVenture.| WeVenture
First part in our Conservation in Philly series This three-part Conservation in Philly series will explore the underappreciated side of the city’s conservation efforts. We’ll dive into the waters of the Schuylkill and Delaware to highlight the tiny but mighty mussel, walk in the cool shade of some of Philly’s most impressive trees, get close […] The post The Power of Nature in Philadelphia – Along the Rivers appeared first on WeVenture.| WeVenture
Your Yard Is a Garden, Sustainable Gardening For: Landscaping, Lawns, Shrubs, Trees and Produce Is a comprehensive gardening book for beginner gardeners through experience gardeners.| Listen & Be Heard Network
A coral ‘rope’ nursery in the Maldives. Luca Saponari/University of Milan, CC BY-ND Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Clelia Mulà, The University of Western Australia, and Giovanni Strona, University of Helsinki Coral reefs are much more than just a pretty place to visit. They are among the world’s richest ecosystems, hosting about a third […]| ConservationBytes.com
