Shanghai, China: Sponge City on the Delta

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 12 Shanghai is sinking. The city centre has subsided more...

Shenzhen, China: Electrifying the Megacity

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 10 In 2017, Shenzhen became the first city in the...

Project Gaia: A Roadmap to Climate Change Stabilization and Reversal

So, just for the record here is a plan to not only stabilize but reverse climate change over the next fifty years. Pie in the sky? Very likely given the current global geo-political situation and the dominance of corporates and fossil fuel interests, but still we have to start somewhere! The choice that faces us is a little stark but is solvable with a united approach and goodwill. You can download a copy of this Climate article at the...

2.5 Million Trees Planted in Minnesota by The Nature Conservancy

TNC has planted more than 13 million trees in Minnesota since 2005 to benefit...

North America Wilderness: From Tundra to Desert

1. Historical Baseline Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent North America contained 3.9 billion acres of wilderness when Europeans...

The Large Language Model Landscape of February 2026

The Permian competition tightens: pruning, agentic browsers, and the energy bill becomes law. February 2026 doesn’t feel like...

Breath of Life: A Comprehensive Guide to Mindful Breathing Techniques

Mindful breathing, also known as breath awareness meditation, is a type of mindfulness practice that involves focusing your attention on your breath. The practice...

Deepak Chopra: The Transformation of Wellness

The work and insights of Deepak Chopra have influenced my life and work and I am grateful for his contribution to human evolutionary promise....

A Teaching on the First Verse of the Tao Te Ching

Come, sit. Let the dust of the road settle. Before we speak of the Way, we must first find our way to stillness. The...

Forest Bathing: The Ancient Japanese Practice of Shinrin-yoku

I have studied Shinrin-yoku and picked-up a Diploma in the practice along the way, so a modality close to my heart. Being in nature...

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Shanghai, China: Sponge City on the Delta

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 12 Shanghai is sinking. The city centre has subsided more than three metres since the late nineteenth century, while the...

The Living Marsh: The World’s Remaining Wetlands and the Intelligence of Water

The Living Marsh Feature · The Living World The world’s remaining wetlands, the work they do for the planet, and the intelligence of water At first light,...

Modern Slavery in the Twenty-First Century

Is modern slavery surging, or just better counted? Inside the contested 49.6 million figure, forced-labour supply chains and the new trade crackdown.

Shenzhen, China: Electrifying the Megacity

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 10 In 2017, Shenzhen became the first city in the world to operate a fully electric public bus fleet. In...

World Environment Day 2026: Climate Action – Why It’s Still So Hard — and What Works

Clean energy is booming, yet emissions keep breaking records. A clear-eyed 2026 look at climate action—what's working, what's failing, and what it will take.

Barcelona Superblocks: The Radical Battle for Quiet, Green Cities

Inside Barcelona's radical push to reclaim streets from cars. How the superblock grid battles noise, heat, and tourism to recover Cerdà's vision.

The Large Language Model Landscape of May 2026: The Architecture of Alignment and Narrative Ethics

May 2026 LLM Landscape: AI becomes vital infrastructure, forcing a pivot to narrative ethics as global challengers disrupt Big Tech's oligopoly

Bogotá, Colombia: Mobility as Democratic Space

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 8 Every Sunday, Bogotá returns the streets to its people. That act — repeated for fifty years, in a city...

The Great Unraveling: A Requiem for the Democracy?

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Seoul, and the Return of Water

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Curitiba, Brazil: The Classic Model Revisited

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 9 For fifty years, urban planners have travelled to Curitiba to study what happened when a young architect-mayor decided that...

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Curitiba, Brazil: The Classic Model Revisited

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 9 For fifty years, urban planners have...

Bogotá, Colombia: Mobility as Democratic Space

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 8 Every Sunday, Bogotá returns the streets...

The Sapphire Empire: A Chronicle of Britain’s Blue Belt and the Resurrection of the Wild

Introduction: The Map and the Territory The ocean is a memory. It remembers the iron taste of the harpoon and the heavy drag of the...

Western European Wilderness Lost: Rewilding the Tamed Lands

1. Historical Baseline Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent The aurochs' last bellow echoed through Poland's Jaktorów Forest in 1627, marking Europe's first recorded megafaunal extinction.¹ This wild...

Marine Wilderness: The Blue Heart of Earth

Marine wilderness is vanishing fast—climate, overfishing, pollution, and mining threaten ocean life. Indigenous wisdom and bold protection offer hope.

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The Enduring Legacy of the 14th Dalai Lama

This piece is by way of tribute to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. I was privileged to meet him in the mid-1990s when I was National Campaign Director of the Australian Wilderness Society and we convened a conference on Tibetan Wilderness (an idea conceived by activist Chris Doran) held in Sydney, Australia. It was a honor to speak on the same platform as this extraordinary human being who exemplifies compassion and consistency of purpose. This extended article looks back on his life, philosophies and his ongoing contribution to advancing peace, compassion and kindness as a mantra for everyday living.

The Prometheus Myth: From Ancient Fire to Modern Relevance

The myth of Prometheus stands as one of humanity's most enduring and transformative stories, evolving from ancient Greek fire-theft narrative into a powerful symbol...

Eastern Europe and Russia: The Forgotten Wilderness

1. Historical Baseline Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent The brown bear watched from the forest edge as Peter the Great's surveyors marked trees for his new capital. In...

The Quantum Heart: How Energy, Emotion, and Intention Shape Our Destiny

The intricate dance of energies that pervades the cosmos has fascinated humanity for millennia, drawing interest from poets, philosophers, scientists, and spiritual leaders alike....

The Koala : Biology, Conservation Status, and Future Prospects

Introduction The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), Australia's iconic arboreal marsupial, represents one of the world's most specialized mammals and faces an unprecedented conservation crisis. This review...

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Hydrogen and Other Energy Power Sources of the Future

Listen to an insight into this article in our Deep Dive Part I: The "White Gold" Rush: An Analysis of Geologic Hydrogen The global energy transition is marked by a continuous...

The Large Language Model Landscape of January 2026: 10 Predictions for the Year of the “Doing” Engine

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The Art and Science of Yogic Breathing

Abstract This report provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of pranayama, the yogic science of breath regulation. It synthesizes the philosophical underpinnings from classical texts, traces its historical development, details the...