Are we now entering the Anthropocene, an age shaped primarily by people?
Some geologists say we are already living in the Anthropocene age: the age of man. For example, almost 90% of the world’s plant activity, by some estimates, is to be found in ecosystems where humans play a significant role, thereby putting further strains on the planet's resilience.
Please see below selected recent sufficiency-related change.
See also:
September 2023
Please see below selected recent design-related change.
See also:
May 2023
December 2022
Please see below a range of 2023 outlooks and forecasts, grouped by topic.
ALL TOPICS
Please see below a range of 2021 outlooks and forecasts, grouped across the following 21 topics.
There is also a bonus list of additional 2021 forecasts in appendix.
See also:
Options for "greening" your home include:
Installing a green "living" roof
Knowing the real price of a green home renovation
Knowing how to give your home a green makeover
In 2015, the millennium development goals (MDGs) – launched in 2000 to make global progress on poverty, education, health, hunger and the environment – expired. UN member states are finalising the sustainable development goals (SDGs) that will replace them, so the Guardian analysed what the SDGs aim to achieve, how they differ from the MDGs and assessed whether the MDGs made much progress.
Karl-Erik Sveiby on aboriginal cultures:
Yann Arthus-Bertrand's movie, Home was an environmentally conscious tour of the planet through panoramic vistas that focuses on human impact - our mistakes and possibilities for improvement.
Yann also answered a few questions for the TEDBlog by email, going beyond his TEDTalk to give insights into his attempts to document and save our home and humanity.
See also: