Tag: ecology

Demand Change!
Art + Stories
Opinions

Demand Change!

Naomi Klein’s latest book “How to Change Everything” (co-written with Rebecca Stefoff) is an inspirational guide, sure to spur the youngest generation to environmental action.
Paulina Wilk
Life-Giving Dust
World + People
Nature

Life-Giving Dust

With its origins in the desert, Saharan dust is a phenomenon with benefits that reach around the world.
Michał Brennek
A Rubbish Island
World + People
Nature

A Rubbish Island

Microplastics are almost imperceptible to the human eye. Yet their impact on the environment is massive—as massive as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Piotr Żelazny
Only Connect
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Only Connect

Buddhism and ecology both refuse to separate the human and natural worlds – and demand that we act accordingly.
David P. Barash
The World Is a Larch
World + People
Nature

The World Is a Larch

In many cultures and languages, trees – their roots, trunks and branches – carry great narrative significance.
Michał Książek
Baby Beasts
World + People
Science

Baby Beasts

From post-natal death to hatching out of a mother’s back, the modes of reproduction in the animal world are far more varied than that of humans.
Mikołaj Golachowski
A Self-Sufficient System
World + People
Nature

A Self-Sufficient System

Permaculture – an approach that adopts successful self-sufficient systems from nature – might hold the key to producing healthy food in a time of ecological crisis.
Łukasz Nowacki
Little Things That Matter
World + People
Nature

Little Things That Matter

Plankton usually take on tiny forms and exist in beautiful variety. They are also a key part of the ocean’s ecology – and are under threat from the climate crisis.
Mikołaj Golachowski
Miłosz Artefact
Art + Stories
Art

Miłosz Artefact

Czesław Miłosz’s poem “And the City Stood in Its Brightness” deals with loss. It also allows us to reflect on solastalgia, or environmental grief.
Anna Drzewiecki
The Saw/Sand Redemption
World + People
Nature

The Saw/Sand Redemption

Woodworking is not only a profession – it is also a hobby for those interested in the creative possibilities of wood. It can also have a positive impact on its practitioners’ mental health and wellbeing.
Enis Yucekoralp