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

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.

Thinking Like a Mountain: An Investigation into the Philosophy, History, and Legacy of Deep Ecology

Deep Ecology challenges shallow fixes, urging a shift to ecocentrism, intrinsic value of all life, and radical cultural transformation.

The Corporate Code of Silence: Greenhushing and the Great Moral Retreat

Corporations are replacing greenwashing with greenhushing—strategic silence on climate goals to dodge lawsuits and regulators, while profits soar and action stalls.

The Continent’s Veins: A Diagnosis of Australian Rivers and Estuaries

The essay begins with the memory of two rivers: one pulsing with life, the...

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...

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....

The Unfolding Lotus: A Scholarly Inquiry into the Classical and Extended Chakra Systems

Introduction: Mapping the Subtle Body Within the vast landscape of Eastern philosophies, few concepts have captured the modern imagination as profoundly as the chakra system....

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...

One Minute Zen Meditation Technique: Unlocking Calm by Counting to Five

In our fast-paced, demanding world, the idea that a profound sense of peace can be found by simply sitting and breathing can seem almost...

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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?

Global democracy is in a high-velocity retreat. Explore the 2026 V-Dem data on systemic autocratisation and blueprints for democratic resilience.

Seoul, and the Return of Water

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Curitiba, Brazil: The Classic Model Revisited

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Gaia’s Great Turning: A 50-Year Climate Reversal Blueprint (2025–2075. Updated)

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Bogotá, Colombia: Mobility as Democratic Space

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

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

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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

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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.

Carpathian Wolf: Guardian of Twilight

I do not remember a beginning, for my memory is not stored in the soft pulp of a single brain but is etched in the frost of the mountainside, in the marrow of my ancestors, and in the silver disc of the moon that calls me to wakefulness.

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.

One Minute Zen Meditation Technique: Unlocking Calm by Counting to Five

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Life on the Edge: How Extremophiles Redefine Biology and Expand Our Cosmic Search

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The Enduring Majesty: Exploring the World of Birds

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The Ocean Floor Under Siege: An Investigation into the Global Deep Sea Trawling Industry

I recall watching Attenborough's 'The World About Us' series on a black and white TV as a child back in the late 1960's, he has been a constant companion...

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For many of us these these concerning times as it seems democratic norms and values are under increasing threat. The data bears this out in quite stark terms. So,...