Archived articles from 2011
06 May 2011
Since 1971, when Sir George started the Wrekin Trust with a vision of “spiritual awakening in our time,” many other initiatives have been started and many individuals and organisations have embraced this shift from a mechanistic and disconnected perception to a holistic world view, underpinned by a sense of spirit.
College offers degree in economics for transition
UK / Education, Sustainable Development, Transition News
06 May 2011
Schumacher College is the first educational institution in the world to offer a postgraduate programme in Economics for Transition
UK / Innovation, Renewable Energy
06 May 2011
A stunning new eco-house, inspired by the design of prehistoric long barrow monuments, has been built near Stroud, in the Cotswolds
Global / Sustainable Development, Technology
06 May 2011
An international product label is being developed to indicate when goods have been made by companies using wind energy
UK / Agriculture, Food
06 May 2011
As part of the LAND project, launched by the Permaculture Association a little over two years ago, more than 7,000 visitors and 4,000 volunteers have been supported in learning from and taking part in established permaculture projects.
Africa / Education, Sustainable Development
06 May 2011
As part of a growing network around the world, Open World Cafe Cameroon opened in the city of Yaoundé in January 2011
Africa / Sustainable Development
06 May 2011
Cape Verde has become one of the most successful self-sustaining economies in sub-Saharan Africa and earned a reputation as one of its star democracies
06 May 2011
Record numbers of salmon and sea trout are being found in iconic English rivers, say the Environment Agency, which has announced that river water quality in England has improved for the 20th consecutive year
Alternative vote would increase power of average UK voter, says new report
06 May 2011
Independent analysis from think-tank nef (the new economics foundation) shows that the alternative vote, or AV, would increase the power of the average voter
Global / Community, Conservation
06 May 2011
A youth-led reforestation project is searching for 10 ‘action agents’ to spend five months in Borneo helping create an orangutan sanctuary, and to star in 3D film about the project
UK / New Economics, Positive Money
06 May 2011
At Positive Money we are making good progress campaigning for a better banking system
Global / Body & Mind, Peace, Spirit
06 May 2011
There’s growing evidence that practicing transcendental meditation may directly create peace in the world and some military authorities are quietly taking the idea seriously
Global / Positive Perspective, Sustainable Development
30 Mar 2011
Researching for his first book, Mark Stevenson spent a year looking at the scientific horizon – and came back cautiously optimistic
South America / Conservation, Politics
15 Mar 2011
After a convincing third place in her first time standing for the Brazilian presidency, environmentalist Marina Silva offers hope for a sustainable future in Brazil
15 Mar 2011
When Katie Stagliano, from South Carolina, was just nine years old, she planted a cabbage seedling that grew to change her life. In fact, when it weighed an astounding two-and-a-half stone, she knew it was destined for greater things than her own kitchen.
Global / New Economics, Wellbeing
15 Mar 2011
A new documentary film is proposing that localised economies can heal the Earth and restore our wellbeing
14 Mar 2011
A unique charity is helping children to set the foundations for a peaceful future in one of the most challenging conflict areas in the world
14 Mar 2011
The people of Ecuador’s Amazon region have achieved legal justice after an 18-year battle seeking damages for crude oil pollution
Asia / Agriculture, Conservation
14 Mar 2011
World’s second largest palm oil producer commits to conserving precious Indonesian rainforest and to leading the industry towards sustainable practices
10 Mar 2011
A campaign is encouraging people who consider themselves spiritual but not of a particular faith, to put 'holistic' in answer to the question on religion in the 2011 UK census