Short! Short! New blog series on the way The passing of Richard Heinberg and Ervin László No more new audio versions Walkie-talkies will come back Dear friends, I regularly receive feedback on my blog and musings, and it’s usually very positive – something that really encourages me on my journey. It’s very nice to know that the posts I share with the world often mean something to many of you. One comment I’ve received quite often in the past is that my blog posts and musings

A fascinating interview with Rob Hopkins by Nate Hagens. Every minute of the 94-minute interview is worth watching: Why is the ecological crisis a “crisis of the imagination?” Dear friends, In my previous post, “Apocaloptimism,” I concluded with a reference to the work of Rob Hopkins, and I promised you an interview with this pioneer of the transition to a different and more beautiful world. I’ll keep this introductory text brief: any attempt to summarize this delightful and

Beach-goers rest on the shore of Lake Lacanau as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from the Gironde wildfire in southwestern France on July 24, 2026. A haunting, iconic image that quickly went viral. Maximilien Lamy—AFP/Getty Images Dear friends, I wasn’t planning to write any blog posts during my vacation, but current events in Europe (and elsewhere in the world, though as usual we hear less about those) have made me feel that I must—and want to—pick up my pen again. But jus

Scorched landscape, Somogy County, Hungary, August 2022 Dear friends, Someone suggested a while ago that I should once more write something about heat waves, in particular about the extreme heat wave that has gripped Europe over the past few weeks. Well then, I would like to oblige, but what more is there to say? It’s all been said already—hundreds or thousands of times since the 1970s. It is starting to sound a bit like a broken record, a needle that keeps getting stuck in t

The small village in southern Belgium where I was writing this post, in an old house next to the Ourthe River. Dear friends, A week ago, I was on a writing retreat. That week, I was able to stay in a large house in a village in southeastern Belgium, in the Ourthe Valley. The house belongs to the parents of some good friends, and I feel grateful and privileged to have been able to spend a week here in seclusion, focusing on my writing. It is an old house, situated next to a sm

Dear friends, It has been about two years now since I decided to take unpaid leave from my position as an art teacher so that I could devote myself full-time to my new adventure, A Biosphere Project. I haven’t regretted it for a moment! It’s an exciting journey, uncertain at times, with many challenges. But I feel very passionate and full of energy, and I feel privileged and grateful to have the choice to follow my heart. Not everyone is given that opportunity, and that makes

Forest, Somogy province, Hungary, April 2025 D ear friends, I know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Still, I have conjured a few for this new year (which is already not tha t new anymore). Both in terms of my personal life and my current path, this “work in progress,” A Biosphere Project. I won't bore you with the resolutions concerning my personal life, although there is sometimes a lot of overlap with my current “work.” Over the past year, it has sometimes b

Rombon mountain and the Koritnica river, Slovenia, October 2025 Dear Friends, I had planned a number of posts and Walkie-Talkies for this month of December, but things turned out a bit differently. Since I started A Biosphere Project, a pattern has emerged that appears quite regularly: without realizing it, I gradually find myself working 24/7 on one of the many things that make up my current ‘work’. Writing, researching, planning, fundraising, exploring new media, reading p

In which is told why the planned travel project will not proceed as I had envisioned two years ago, what will follow instead, and how that relates to my growing fascination with the ways in which we perceive (or do not perceive) the world through the glasses of our world view. “As you start to walk out on the path, the path appears.” Rumi Farm near Bovec, Slovenia. October 2025 Blog posts of 2000 words or more are accompanied by an audio version, read by me. Dear friends,

“To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.” Rosa Parks” Video of the Zoom conversation between Phillip Maiwald and myself about the concept of the Integrity Climate Choirs. Dear friends, To kick off a new “season” on the A Biosphere Project blog, I would like to share this video of a recent Zoom conversation between myself and my friend Phillip Maiwald, about Phillip's concept of the ‘Integrity Climate Choirs’. Phi

In which is told about what I've been up to during the pause in the blog, about the new stuff and goodies you can find on the website,...

In which is told about a short pause in the blog, about how I won't be idle during that break, with at the end a hint about what you can...

In which is told about how we have seemingly painted ourselves into a corner, why that does not mean we no longer have any way out, but...

In which is told about how my research has expanded in recent years from the more ‘traditional’ ecological themes to an ever-widening web...

In which is told by Tom Murphy -in this third and for the time being last episode on energy- why new sources of energy cannot possibly...

In which Richard Heinberg explains why it is impossible to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by simply building wind turbines and solar...

In which is told about -as the title suggests- the reasons why climate change is not our biggest environmental problem and why technology...

In which is told about Nate Hagens and his message, about the inevitability of a major change in the way we live, about the ways in which...

In which is talked about the idea of a community of supporting members and donors, with the possibility of regular interaction via Zoom...

In which is talked about the new opportunity to support me and my project with a donation through supporting membership, sponsorship or...

In which is told about what each of us can do to make a contribution in the coming transitions, why those may not be the things you would...

In which is told about the global extreme weather during the summer of 2024, about the climate crisis that is becoming ever more...

D ear readers and followers of A Biosphere Project I had a lot of posts planned for the coming weeks and months, both for the regular...

In which is told how by becoming vegan or vegetarian you can make an immediate and massive contribution to the regeneration of our...

“Content is anything that adds value to the reader's life.” Avinash Kaushik “Either write something worth reading or do something worth...

D ear friends, This is the first installment of a new mini-project. As an addition to A Biosphere Project's blog, I would like to...

"Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for...

“As you start to walk out on the path, the path appears.” Rumi “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” St....

"We do not live òn the Earth, we are a part of how the Earth lives." David Richo “All historical experience demonstrates the following:...

“There is too much bad news to justify complacency. There is too much good news to justify despair.” Donella Meadows “Hope doesn't come...

(Nothing is what it seems, and that's a good thing) My old telescope in my painting studio, 2023 "If quantum physics hasn't profoundly...

Michael Meade "Amidst the rush and confusion of modern life something old and wise is trying to catch up with us. Whereas simple...

(Almost) Everything You Need to Know about Yourself and the World in Seven Delightful Lessons by Alan Watts A short introduction to this...

The life and work of David Bohm, brilliant scientist, spiritual seeker and ecological activist Quantum physicist David Bohm and the Dalai...

“Celebration is a kind of food we all need in our lives, and each individual brings a special recipe or offering, so that together we...

"Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come” Rabindranath Tagore L ast November,...

""One individual alone cannot possibly make a difference. It is individual efforts, collectively, that make a noticeable difference. All...

“You cannot experience one day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide...

“Be the change you want to see in the world”. Ghandi “Hope is not something that you have. Hope is something that you create, with your...

“We can no longer let the people in power decide what is politically possible. We can no longer let the people in power decide what hope...

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -...

M y outdoor office under the walnut tree in our garden in Hungary, where I work and write every morning. It remains pleasant almost all...

A nd so in Antwerp apparently the temperature went from 40 degrees celcius to 18 degrees in one day yesterday. That will feel like a...

Welcome to the newsletter of A Biosphere Project, March 2022 In this edition: - In response to the war in Ukraine - Essays and a course -...

D ear friends, as the summer really draws to a close, one last "encore" for the swallows, as they were the guests who brought me the most...

D ear friends, in the summer of 2016 I spent a few days near the Grossglockner, the highest mountain in Austria at 3798 meters. Despite...

My home office, Hungary D ear friends, I've been back to work for a while now, but in these circumstances I can hardly call it 'work'. As...

J ust finished reading this, what a book!! Dear friends, do yourself a favor and read this incredibly wise and inspiring work by Charles...

D ear friends, for the economists among us who like to see the climate and biodiversity crisis presented in numbers, there is the new...

Krakeslottet, Island of Senja, Northern Norway. D ear friends, f our years ago I spent three weeks in an art residence in Krakeslottet,...