The Living Planet Report 2024 reveals that wildlife populations have dropped 73% on average since 1970. It warns that national governments are failing to meet biodiversity targets and calls for an urgent need to transform our current economic and food systems.

The United Nations Biodiversity Conference started on the 21 October in Cali, Colombia. We were excited to be sponsoring our long-time partners, Women for Conservation, to attend the event and promote family planning as an important aspect when it comes to protecting biodiversity. 

As the world grapples with the increasing impacts of the climate crisis, a common argument we face is that focusing on population growth is a distraction from addressing the bigger issues. However, this myth oversimplifies a complex reality.

International Repair Day was in October, an annual event to celebrate those who help consumers repair their products and reduce their impact upon the planet. Find out how the right to repair movement is a crucial part of the transition to a circular economy.

Agrowth is a lesser-known economic model that seeks to avoid both growth and degrowth. It advocates for indifference toward Gross Domestic Product growth and prioritises broader social goals like environmental sustainability and social welfare. 

Green Growth asserts that continued economic growth can be compatible with staying within the ecological limits of our planet, with measures to decouple GDP growth from environmental impacts. It’s become popular amongst policymakers, but climate scientists are sceptical.

If the Steady-state Economy could be encapsulated in a single word, it would be 'balance.' It is a concept that seeks to establish equilibrium between economic growth and environmental integrity, and between production and population growth.

When we think of economic growth, the conventional wisdom tends to be that more is always better. But for Herman Daly, one of the founding voices in ecological economics, this growth mindset was fundamentally flawed.

The Care Economy reimagines our current economic paradigm, placing human wellbeing and sustainability above traditional profit-driven approaches. 

The Local Economy focuses on fostering sustainable growth, creating job opportunities and enhancing the quality of life within a specific community or region.  

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