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systems thinking and wide-lens ecology

Here you will find links to websites of organizations and individuals who view ecology through a “wide lens”: a holistic approach taking in all human activity in our biosphere, in which everything is connected to everything else. No crisis can be viewed in isolation from the whole.

 

Enjoy exploring the work of these remarkable individuals and organizations, and share the information that appeals to you further in your own network! This list will be updated and expanded from time to time.

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Post Carbon Institute is a platform founded by Richard Heinberg. It is one of the leading think tanks on the transition to a world without fossil fuels, but all aspects of the ecological meta-crisis are also considered and integrated. Highly recommended!

https://www.postcarbon.org

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Resilience is one of the ‘channels’ of the Post Carbon Institute, a treasure trove of information on all aspects of the ecological ‘meta-crisis’ from a very broad perspective. Highly recommended!

https://www.resilience.org

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What Could Possibly Go Right? is a podcast on the Resilience platform where Vicky Robin interviews cultural ‘scouts’ about what could possibly go right in terms of climate, economic inequality, systemic injustice, and so on. Hopeful, without self-deception or wishful thinking.

https://www.resilience.org/what-could-possibly-go-right-podcast-vicki-robin/

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The Great Simplification is a podcast by Nate Hagens. A stream of high-quality, thoughtful conversations with the world's experts on all possible aspects of the meta-crisis: energy, economics, systems thinking, and ecology. Highly recommended, and a treasure trove of information with depth and heart.

https://www.thegreatsimplification.com

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Nate Hagens left the financial sector and Wall Street after ten years to study the interconnections between energy, ecology, and economics, and their implications for the future of humanity. Founder of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future.

https://www.natehagens.com

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Donella Meadows, together with her husband Dennis Meadows, was the author of the groundbreaking work ‘The Limits to Growth’, which demonstrated that endless economic growth in a finite system is impossible and must lead to system failure.

https://donellameadows.org

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Jane Goodall, biologist, environmental activist, and international speaker.

https://janegoodall.ca/

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The Club of Rome is an informal non-profit organization of intellectuals and politicians whose goal is to engage in critical discussions on urgent global issues. The Club of Rome was founded in 1968 at the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy, and became known for its first report in 1972, “The Limits to Growth.”. https://www.clubofrome.org.

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Kate Raworth is the author of ‘Doughnut Economics’, which outlines the upper and lower limits of a sustainable economy within the constraints of our biosphere.

https://www.kateraworth.com

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Jason Hickel is an economic anthropologist and author of the groundbreaking standard work on degrowth, Less Is More, which outlines a path to a sustainable economy in harmony with our biosphere. Less Is More is highly recommended as an introduction to the concept of degrowth.https://www.jasonhickel.org

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The Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future was founded by Nate Hagens, its mission being to help spread a clear picture of the systemic crisis that awaits us in terms of energy and our current economic model. Myths and wishful thinking are debunked, but there is also hope and possible paths to a livable world.

https://www.energyandourfuture.org/

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Climate Water Project is a Substack publication by Alpha Lo about all aspects of the water cycle, which receives less attention than the carbon cycle but plays an even more essential role in the homeostasis of our biosphere and the interconnectedness of all processes within it. A fantastic source of information!

https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/

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Marc Siepman is a soil expert who gives lectures on all aspects of soil and biodiversity. He is currently working on a book entitled ‘A web of interdependence’, a synthesis of his insights into the interconnectedness of ecosystems at all levels.

https://marcsiepman.nl/

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“Water is Love” follows a group of young people struggling with the climate crisis as they travel around the world sharing inspiring stories about regenerative ecosystem design in communities, villages, and regions. A beautiful film and project about the complexity of the water cycle and climate.

https://www.waterislovefilm.org

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Bioregional Weaving Labs aims to protect 1 million hectares of land and sea in Europe by 2030 in collaboration with partner organizations, and to mobilize 1 million change-makers to achieve this goal.

https://www.ashoka.org/en-nrd/program/bioregional-weaving-labs-collective?hidden=true

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Bioregional Weaving Labs is a Substack blog by Tijn Tjoelker, covering all aspects of bioregioning and bioregions.

https://bioregionalweavinglabs.substack.com/

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The Climate according to Life is a Substack blog by Rob Lewis about the climate from a holistic perspective that sees everything in our biosphere as playing a role in that climate.

https://theclimateaccordingtolife.substack.com

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Since 1947, the Rodale Institute has been promoting organic and regenerative agriculture based on a holistic view of agriculture and soil.

https://rodaleinstitute.org

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Bioneers highlights groundbreaking solutions for the restoration of people and the planet. They serve as a fertile breeding ground for social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions to the most pressing environmental and social challenges of our time.

https://bioneers.org

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Commonland aims to regenerate no less than one million hectares of agricultural land worldwide by 2040. Inspired by the ecosystem approach—a strategy for managing land, water, and living resources in a holistic, sustainable, and equitable way.

https://commonland.com

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