The Politics of HappinessThings are amiss. Depression and suicide rates are rising, prompting official taskforces and targets. Crime, and our fear of it, hobbles civic life. We no longer trust the ...

Are You Happy? New Economics Past, Present and FutureAre you happy? provides a thumbnail guide to the history of new economics and the current work of the new economics foundation. It ask...

The Earth CharterPREAMBLEWe stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future ...

The local project’ formed as an opportunity for people in a rural Irish setting to act at a local level in addressing issues about international deforestation amidst Ireland’s almost to...

ShareIdeas.org is an online community and wiki for sharing ideas on how to use mobile communications for social and environmental benefits. The site is facilitated by a team of ambassadors and Nok...

From the Encyclopedia of Earth page:   First published by St. Lucie Press in 1997...

This eloquently short 3-page position paper accurately describes the ecological barriers associated with the pursuit of an infititely growing economy. It suggests an alternative system, whereby...

Growth is Madness! addresses the most urgent challenge of our time: the need to confront our continued irrational push for unending growth on a finite earth. The emphasis is on population growth an...

Ecosystem Services: A Primer From the Reprint of ESA fact sheet "Ecosystem Services" articlehighlights Natural ecosystems produce services upon which we are dependent. For example, they: ...

The journal is concerned with extending and integrating the study and management of "nature's household" (ecology) and "humankind's household" (economics). This integration is necessary because con...