Location: Global
Event calls for education revolution
06 May 2012
An international conference aiming to promote alternative education will take place in Portland on 1-5 August 2012
Global / Community, Environment
04 May 2012
A global day of action will see people ‘connecting the dots’ between extreme weather and climate change
01 May 2012
An online service is helping provide unique travel experiences by connecting visitors with like-minded locals who act as guides or share their knowledge. Jini Reddy tries it out and discovers the hidden jewels of the Yorkshire coast
05 Apr 2012
New research has found that the public want environmental groups and scientists to have more influence on ocean management and that people value the oceans for their role in regulating the climate and providing food and beauty
Global / New Economics, Positive Perspective
05 Apr 2012
Ross Jackson offers a plan for radical economic and political reform that would replace current global institutions with ones that support sustainable economies, uphold human rights and respect environmental standards
30 Mar 2012
A record number of countries will switch off the lights at important landmarks and take part in Earth Hour this year
27 Mar 2012
More than 85,000 individuals, organisations and cities have now signed up to endorse the Charter for Compassion, a document that aims to inspire compassionate action around the world
27 Mar 2012
A new Welsh charity is bringing the nation together to help conserve an area of rainforest the size of Wales – two million hectares or 7,722 sq miles
Global / Positive Perspective, Wellbeing
15 Mar 2012
Mark Williamson responds to the first results of the government’s new initiative to measure our levels of wellbeing
05 Mar 2012
Some intelligent redesign of our money system could give us a way to deal with the current crisis of debt and unemployment, says Ben Dyson
Global / Community, Renewable Energy
05 Mar 2012
As a coalition of UK charities calls for an increased focus on community-owned renewables, Martin Wright reflects on the potential of local energy ownership
05 Mar 2012
Campaign group Avaaz is helping raise the voice of millions of people through its online activism
We’re happier than in 2007, claims study
02 Mar 2012
Indonesians, Indians and those in Latin America most happy, but Europeans less happy than world average, says IPSOS report
Global / Body & Mind, Positive Community
14 Feb 2012
Dr John Butler explains how hypnotherapy can assist the journey of inner discovery and help us make transformational choices
Global, UK / Environment, Justice
14 Feb 2012
A campaign in support of a proposed new law on environmental destruction wants one million 'love letters to the Earth' to be sent to world leaders ahead of the 2012 Earth Summit
Global, UK / Sustainable Development, Travel, Wellbeing
14 Feb 2012
Cycling phenomenon Critical Mass celebrates two decades of reclaiming the roads
Africa, Europe, Global / Travel
24 Jan 2012
Completing the first leg of a unique around-the-world journey through the length of six continents, Steve Fabes found Africa to be a life-affirming place
04 Jan 2012
A new guide to the Transition movement reflects its growing diversity and richness, reports Mike Grenville