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Moving from stew to stewardship: eating sustainably in 2012

Posted in: Agriculture, Environment, Ethics in development, Reflection | October 4, 2012 at 8:00 am , by Allison Smith

My brothers and I were forbidden from telling our younger sister that this guy would end up on our plates. (Jane Smith)

Food. It used to be so simple. Now we’re burning corn for fuel, making meat in tubes, subsidizing cattle for more than many people’s incomes, refusing food not grown locally, and swearing off meat altogether. Allison Smith reflects on her relationship with food and what it says about the intersection...

Climate Change and migration: what we need to be doing right now

Posted in: Environment, Ethics in development, Human Rights, Humanitarian Relief & Post-Conflict, Migration | August 20, 2012 at 5:28 pm , by Erin Nash

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Climate Change is happening, but we do not seem to realise it. The socio-economic impacts of Climate Change are enormous and the implications for human well-being are frightening. Erin Nash tackles the tricky landscape of Climate Change and migration, unpacking the concept of 'climate refugees'. Who are they? Where will...

The paradigm shift that needs to be made for sustainable development – who needs to make it?

Posted in: Alternatives in development, Environment, Ethics in development, Reflection | June 20, 2012 at 2:00 pm , by Erin Nash

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In her second post, as part of a 3-post series, Erin Nash describes and outlines the ‘moment’ in the world’s evolution that will be provided by Rio+20, which starts today. This 'moment' is a paradigm shift of universal proportions. She argues that a shift needs to be made at Rio+20,...

Is “sustainable development” an oxymoron?

Posted in: Alternatives in development, Environment, Ethics in development | June 11, 2012 at 9:55 pm , by Erin Nash

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In the first of a three-part series leading up to Rio+20 on June 20, Erin Nash asks if environmental sustainability and development can truly co-exist. Are we able to increase human wellbeing and quality of life, without using more resources than the Earth can produce for us?...

Mining and development: how to get the balance right?

Posted in: Environment, Ethics in development, Poverty | May 2, 2012 at 3:39 am , by Anthony Persaud

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One of the common themes in recent development discourse has been the dichotomy between natural resource extraction and human and environmental rights. Mining is ubiquitous in the developing world, boosting foreign direct investment and creating jobs, but bringing with it a series of social and environmental problems. In his first...

Resetting, not offsetting, for post growth futures

Posted in: Alternatives in development, CSR, Environment | March 28, 2012 at 8:00 am , by Janet Newbury

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In a world of increasing consumption, carbon offsetting seems like the perfect solution to solve our problems. Yet, in this mythbusting post, the folks from Post Grown Institute show us why resetting carbon, rather than offsetting, is the only way to reduce negative impacts on the environment....

Globalisation, technology and the environment – a recipe for pollution

Posted in: Environment | November 5, 2010 at 3:58 pm , by Weh Yeoh

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What is the impact of globalisation on the environment? Has it given us the necessary tools to address environmental issues, or has it just led to further degradation of our planet? This week, Weh Yeoh explores this concept and concludes that the consumer is at the heart of the entire...