Recently Indonesia made the headlines when the government announced that Jakarta is irreversibly doomed to end up under water and they need to build a new capital elsewhere. Shocking news for everybody and another tangible effect of the damage inflicted onto our planet by our actions. For Jakarta, it may be too late, yet notContinue reading “From doomed ecosystems to green jobs”
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A Few Words about Green Marketing
What do we understand by green marketing is where a good or service is promoted according its real environmental, social and sustainable value, and safety for the person, community and the biosphere. Should that be only perceived and not reflect the reality, then goes under the definition of greenwashing. That can imply quite a lotContinue reading “A Few Words about Green Marketing”
Social Sustainability-The ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)
When we talk about governance we mean rules, principles, rights, responsibilities and expectations concerning how a body should function as a standard, applicable to any type of body, be it in the private sector, public or third sector. To this end the ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) was created, to apply, in the private sector,Continue reading “Social Sustainability-The ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) “
Eid-Al-Fitr, Eid Mubarak!
Eid Mubarak! To all Muslim believers, as Ramadan comes to an end for this year, Allah’s revelation of the Quran was duly celebrated,
Happy Easter to all Orthodox Christians
today we are gong to explore Easter traditions popular among Slavic cultures, specifically Russia, as this was the most resilient celebration that managed to continue
Labour Day – Working Towards Our Species’ Future
From slavery to serfdom we have made gigantic steps in terms of worker’s rights,
World Earth Day
This year’s Earth Day will be very special, as it will be honoured by a a global climate summit hosted by the United States, a further acknowledgement and recognition for the need of immediate action. Earth Day was a movement that started in 1970, and was honoured by the Paris Agreement assigning the 22nd of April as World Earth Day.
We are born resilient. Part 2
Ecopsychology Is there a connection between the natural world and our sense of resilience? This was a study subject by Dr. Ingulli and Lindbloom, authors of the book Ecopsychology (2013.52-55). And the answer is, yes there is, and this was especially noticed among the people who live in large urban centres interestingly enough and prettyContinue reading “We are born resilient. Part 2”
We are Born Resilient. Part I
In this article we are going to talk about resilience and about being resilient, rather than learning about resilience, because we believe that this is something we are all born with, and something we should be aware of, rather than treat it as a brand new competence. Resilience probably is one of the “hot” wordsContinue reading “We are Born Resilient. Part I”
Ready for Spring?
If the answer is yes, Happy Vasant Panchami A very special day today, as the Hindu believers celebrate Vasant Panchami, the festival celebrating the fields and ripening of the yellow flowers, the celebration of Saraswati, Goddess of knowledge, language, music and every art, and whose favourite colour is yellow, as matter of fact, a colourContinue reading “Ready for Spring?”
Ecopsychology’s outlook on Spirituality
The purpose of Ecopsychology is to integrate the Ego (that is our conscious mind) with the Eco (the human and non-human environment that surrounds us) as an integral part of the Self, our complete mind both conscious and unconscious, an integration that will be reflected in positive behaviours, values and communication with others and withContinue reading “Ecopsychology’s outlook on Spirituality”
Parinirvana
The endless Nirvana Today Buddhists across the world celebrate the “death” of Buddha, or rather the end of cycle of life and death and ascent to the Nirvana, and being free from physical existence and its pains. In fact the Buddha ascended upon understanding the Four Noble Truths, which are: 1) Life involves suffering. 2)Continue reading “Parinirvana”
Spring We are Halfway There
The Imbolc Celebrations Today is a very important day for our Wiccan friends, as Winter is soon over and Spring Equinox is on the horizon, this date also marks the time of the year where sheep, vital cattle to human sustainment since the dawn of times begin breeding and lactation. Therefore celebrating nature’s cycle andContinue reading “Spring We are Halfway There”
Judaism and Ecology
“Only human beings, who are created “in the image of G-d” (Gen. 1:28), are able to perfect the world by acting in accordance with divine command. At Sinai God revealed His Will to the Chosen People, Israel, by giving them the Torah (…) which specifies how Israel is to conduct itself in all aspects ofContinue reading “Judaism and Ecology”
And Happy New Year to the Trees
Yes that is correct, today is the 15th of Shevat and our Jewish friends celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the trees’ new year, that is when the first trees start to blossom waking up after winter’s sleep and fruit returns to the branches. How it is celebrated? Of course by feasting on all kids of fruits, asContinue reading “And Happy New Year to the Trees”
Want Nirvana? Care for Samsara
“When this exists, that comes to be; with the arising of this, that arises. When this does not exist that does not come to be; with the cessation of this, that ceases.” Buddha There is indeed a very strong relation between Buddhism and ecology, as the Buddhist belief is among the fiercest in humanity toContinue reading “Want Nirvana? Care for Samsara”
Islam, naturally!
“It is He who made the sun a shining radiance and the moon a light . . . God did not create all these without a true purpose; (…) His signs to those who understand. In the succession of night and day, and in what God created in the heavens and earth, there truly areContinue reading “Islam, naturally!”