Blog 'He Who Feeds You, Controls You' by A Growing Culture - In 1984, a young African president stood before his people...| Local Futures
Blog 'Native Colored Cotton Rescue Project in Mexico' by Margaret Mac Sems - Mexico is the country of origin of Gossypium hirsutum...| Local Futures
Blog 'How then shall we live?' by Lars and Robyn Veraart - a short story of old roots and new shoots in Transylvania.| Local Futures
Blog 'We Built the Technosphere. Now We Must Resist It' Andrew Nikiforuk - In the 19th century the Austrian geologist Eduard Suess...| Local Futures
The book 'Ancient Futures' is Helena Norberg-Hodge's moving portrait of tradition and change in Ladakh (or “Little Tibet”), a scathing critique of the global economy, and a rallying call for economic localization.| Local Futures
Planet Local Voices is our new video and podcast series featuring thinkers, writers, movement-builders and activists from across the world.| Local Futures
For decades, scientists have been warning that the world is heading toward catastrophic scenarios due to climate change. But Ailton Krenak refuses to think about an apocalypse. On the contrary, he argues that there are several possible futures — but […]| Local Futures
Linguist, author and film maker, Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of the international non-profit organisation, Local Futures, a pioneer of the new economy movement, and the convenor of World Localization Day.| Local Futures
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Blog 'The Global/Local Conundrum: Backing Away from Technocracy' by Tom Valovic - Decades ago, some interesting ideas...| Local Futures
We regularly release new blogs by diverse voices from around the world on topics such as climate change, technology, local food, indigenous knowledge, and more. Browse now.| Local Futures
Blog 'Nothing surprises me... everything remains to be done!' by Vincent Liegey - It's been hard not to be flabbergasted by Donald Trump's...| Local Futures
A note on how this was written This following text was born from a collective process during the Feminine Futures webinar, hosted by Local Futures and inspired by Thais Mantovani’s presentation on regenerative education. Participants from around the world were […] The post Educating for the World We Need appeared first on Local Futures.| Local Futures
Blog 'Why Agroecology Needs Social Movements' by Million Belay - The 2nd East African Agroecology Conference was a three-day event...| Local Futures
Last week, on so-called “Liberation Day,” the Trump administration announced its new wave of tariffs. The language was poignant. Liberation. It was a word meant to stir, to conjure up the dream of breaking free from foreign exploitation. Dependence on […]| Local Futures
Blog 'Nurturing A Living Future' by Darcia Narvaez - In the autumn of 2024 I spent most of a week with a set of remarkable women...| Local Futures
Blog 'Land, Culture, Farming, and Movements in 2025' by Edmund Frost - To work in agriculture in the current economic and...| Local Futures
Blog 'Hope is a muscle: What keeps us going, year after year' by Local Futures - 2025 marks fifty years since Local Futures' story...| Local Futures
Blog 'Techno Feudalism Takes Root on the Farm in India and China' by GRAIN - The largest tech corporations have all launched...| Local Futures
Blog 'Embracing Sub-Optimal Relationships' by L. M. Sacasas - By many measures, it would seem that we are not okay, and, more...| Local Futures
Celebrating the Life of Stephan Harding by Helena Norberg-Hodge - The much-loved and respected Gaian scientist and...| Local Futures
Blog 'Go Back and Fetch It: Sankofa and the Cult of Progress' by Henry Coleman: Last year, I was one of an international throng of localists...| Local Futures
Blog 'Overview of Digital Technology' by Kate Kheel - the Global 5G Protest Days, World EHS Day, World Localization Day (WLD), and...| Local Futures
Blog 'Resisting US-India Agri-Imperialism' by Alex Jensen - A “high-powered US trade delegation” recently visited India to...| Local Futures
Blog 'Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now' by Richared Heinberg - the promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils...| Local Futures
Blog 'Food Inflation: the math doesn't add up without factoring in corporate power ' by GRAIN - large farmers’ protests broke out...| Local Futures
Blog 'Globalising Hope - the Courageous Journey of La Via Campesina' by A Growing Culture - Collective work cannot succeed in homogeneity...| Local Futures
50,000 People Say Another World is Possible by Alex Jensen - Local Futures reports from the World Social Forum, Nepal 2024.| Local Futures
Blog 'Government Reforms Face Corporate Backlash in Honduras' by Karen Spring - Seven men, all dressed in suits, gathered...| Local Futures