The Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere: Responding to the human predicament. Reducing the threat of a shattering collapse of civilization.
Yes, the Climate Crisis May Wipe out Six Billion People
One thing the climate crisis underscores is that Homo sapiens are not primarily a rational species. When […]
Bioethical reflection on the use of GMOs
Nuša ZupanAccording to some estimates, about 60 percent of the products in stores around the world contain parts […]
As Society Unravels, the Future Is Up for Grabs
As civilization faces an existential crisis, our leaders demonstrate their inability to respond. Theory of change shows […]
Calling All Hackers – Endangered Wildlife Needs You
In recent months, there’s been a global push to get tech companies to help combat terrorist activities — to […]
Myopia, GDP and other fertility drugs of the 21st Century
It is more important now than ever to talk about population. What will we do if we […]
Billionaires prepping for an apocalyptic ‘event’ — but what happens to everyone else?
The Earth is in the midst of an environmental disaster. Humankind may not survive the Anthropocene. Climatologists […]
What If We Stopped Pretending?
There is infinite hope,” Kafka tells us, “only not for us.” This is a fittingly mystical epigram from […]
Food Will Decide the Human Future
The fate of human civilization in the mid-21st Century turns critically on food. Success in overcoming the […]
Yet another emerging global crisis- Homelessness
Before we discuss the global phenomenon of homelessness we need to understand one of the driving forces […]
Remembering September 11th – A MAHB Dialogue
Geoffrey HollandToday, we look back at the infamous terror attack that took place on 9/11/01. The motivation for […]
Free Webinar: The role of indigenous communities in reducing climate change through sustainable land use practices
The climate crisis demands urgent action, yet we live in a politically polarized and paralyzed world. As […]
World doesn’t have bandwidth to handle climate change-led migration
Sunita NarainThis blog was originally published by Down to Earth on August 19, 2019. Every year is the […]
Galactic Panspermia
Abstract: We present an analytic model to estimate the total number of rocky or icy objects that could […]
Listening for Greensong
Erik AssadourianThis blog was originally published by Resilience.org on July 31, 2019. All around us is Greensong—the sounds, […]
Noam Chomsky explains how the United States is committing ‘a form of criminality with literally no historical antecedent’
In a new interview with MIT Press, famed linguist and political thinker Noam Chomsky offered brief thoughts on the […]
It’s Time For A Convention Of States
Having marked 60 years of statehood, despite challenges, our islands have been a place where one can […]
Fossil fuel burning leaps to new record, crushing clean energy and climate efforts
Despite decades of promises to prevent a climate crisis, the primary cause of it — global fossil […]
Socio-economic predictors of environmental performance among African nations
Socio-economic changes in Africa have increased pressure on the continent’s ecosystems. Most research investigating environmental change has […]
Connecting the Dots: Insane Trade and Climate Chaos
Sean KellerThis article was originally published in Local Futures on May 14, 2019. Imagine a world where food routinely […]
It’s worth a daily reminder: When markets are up, the environment is down
Richard KoolThis article was originally published in The Conversation on May 9, 2019. Many Canadians listen to the […]
The World Economy Is A Pyramid Scheme, Steven Chu Says
The world economy is based on ever-increasing population, said Nobel laureate Steven Chu, a scheme that economists don’t […]
Food security requires a new revolution
A central responsibility of societies should be supplying adequate nourishment to all. For roughly a third of […]
The New Threat to Endangered Species? The Trump Administration
Carl SafinaNew rules will weaken the landmark law intended to save plants and animals on the brink. Endangered […]
Women and Girls, Key Constituents of a Life-Affirming, Planetary Transformation – A MAHB Dialogue with Equality Now Global Executive Director Yasmeen Hassan
Geoffrey Holland“Fundamental to our approach is the understanding that change has to be driven by local groups and […]
Pessimism on the Food Front
Abstract: Virtually all trends, biophysical and socioeconomic, suggest that levels of hunger, already high, will only increase […]