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

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall (1934-2025) “One individual alone cannot possibly make a difference. It is individual efforts, collectively, that make a noticeable difference. All the difference in the world.” Jane Goodall (1934-2025) Short interview with Jane Goodall dating from 2021. A ten-minute video in whic

“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

“You are not a separate being. You belong to the living body of Earth. You are the Earth, becoming conscious of itself.” Joanna Macy...

In which is told about why it would be good to stop using the name of you-know-who, or use it as little as possible, about why this is...

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...

“If you believe the noises of the world, rather than the silences of your soul, you will be lost.” Neale Donald Walsch Winter, Belgium,...

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...

“Whatever we do either creates the framework for continuing the supreme adventure of life and consciousness on this planet or sets the...

“Recommendations for Before & After the Election Set yourself an unconditional goal Avoid doomscrolling Take the perspective of the other...

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...

“So much harm has been done in the name of saving the world. If you're on a crusade, then anything that helps your cause is good. In the...

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

"Things will work out - maybe just not the way you plan." Rick Riordan "I believe in intuitions and inspirations...I sometimes FEEL that...

“Love is metaphysical gravity” Buckminster Fuller “At this point we don't have 'civilization,' we don't have 'humanity.' We have humans...

Sunday, March 31, 2024 D ear friends, I had a musing on food forests ready for today, but I changed my mind this morning and decided to...

“We need to have an immediate, non-mediated relationship to reality... not mediated through measurements or symbols or models, but...

"When you protect an ancient forest, you are protecting so much more than trees. You're protecting a life in a deep, sacred way, a life...

A talk by philosopher, author, activist and climate thinker Charles Eisenstein on how 'less' can actually be 'more'. The talk is 7...

“Beauty and love go together, they are identical twins. Find one of them, and the other will immediately show up.” Chris Jordan TED talk...

""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.” -...