CONTEXT
Are we living an era of change or a change of era? Population growth is
peaking. Economic growth is peaking. Pollution and all kinds of waste
accumulation keep growing. Human health is deteriorating.
Biodiversity is declining. The biosphere is degrading. Anthropogenic
climate change is no longer deniable, yet burning of fossil fuels keeps
growing to meet the insatiable human demand for exosomatic energy,
thereby exacerbating physical and social entropy worldwide. Millions
dying in abject poverty. Massive migrations. Tribal scapegoating. Wars
everywhere. What next?
CONTENTS
This edition includes several articles on critical issues of social and
ecological justice, and links to significant recent publications and
supplementary materials. The sequence of articles follows the see ~ judge ~ act
pattern (with some overlaps). It is becoming increasingly clear that
the forthcoming transition from growth to post-growth is not likely to
be fair and peaceful if global population and consumption keep growing
and the culture of power prevails. Can most humans adapt to supply constraints? Peacefully?
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Human development in harmony with nature is the existential challenge of
our time. The mission of this journal is to foster human development
within the limits of an integral ecology.
There is an annotated archive with links to all articles published since the journal started in May 2005.
You are invited to submit comments, suggestions, and articles for
publication. Deadline is the 15th of the month to be considered for the
following month.
Luis T. Gutiérrez
Editor, Mother Pelican Journal of Solidarity and Sustainability
