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@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · Mar 26, 2026
Non-Fiction Trilogy of sorts - "#TheLimitsToGrowth; #PowerLimitsAndProspectsForHumanSurvival; and #EarthForAllASurvivalGuideForHumanity. So, my copy of "The Limits To Growth" is a first edition from 1972, which I bought in a used book store in 1980. Whoever owned it before ("Denison") highlighted a bunch of stuff (the old school highlighters that don't fade), and put zig-zag lines around this paragraph: "In any finite system there must be constraints that can act to stop exponential growth. These constraints are negative feedback loops. The negative loops become stronger and stronger as growth approches the ultimate limit, or carrying capacity, of the system's environment. Finally, the negative loops balance or dominate the positive ones, and growth comes to an end. In the world system the negative feedback loops involve such processes as pollution of the environment, depletion of nonrenewable resources, and famine." Fast forward to 2021, where one of the Limits To Growth authors, #DennisMeadows, describes #RichardHeinberg's "Power - Limits And Prospects for Human Survival" as "a powerful new way of understanding the historic rise and probable fall of our species. It is an impressive, sweeping, and thought-provoking narrative." Heinberg talks about how we got to where we are today (lots of history), but also offers solutions (like #Agroecology and #Degrowth). Finally, "#EarthForAll - A Survival Guide For Humanity" -- which was a report to the #ClubOfRome, and a 50 year follow-up to Limits To Growth. This book is where I learned about the #GiantLeapScenario that we so need to survive as a species on a viable planet. Limits To Growth influenced my thinking at a young age. "Power" explains how we went wrong, and "Earth For All" gives me hope for the future. #Bookstodon #AmReading #History #DeGrowth #PowerStructures #ABetterWorldIsPossible #SolarPunkSunday #Earth4All #GiantLeap
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@palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 08, 2026
25% of #land in #Africa is damaged by #climatechange #mining and #palmoil #deforestation. Yet strong policies for #agroecology would restore land for people, plants and animals to thrive #BoycottPalmOil #ClimateActionNow #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk https://wp.me/pcFhgU-90N?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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@palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 06, 2026
#News: #Food insecurity in #Malaysia is a #humanrights violation! The poorest communities suffer while the wealthy and poweful get richer. Food justice and #indigenous-led #agroecology now! 🌴🙊🚫 @palmoildetect.bsky.social #HumanRights #BoycottPalmOil https://thesun.my/unknown-category/food-insecurity-akin-to-violation-of-human-rights-cg14211461/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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@AcademicEurope@mstdn.business · Mar 24, 2026
Job Alert Research Professor – Agro-Ecosystem Modelling Deadline: 2026-05-04 / 16:00 Location: Finland - Helsinki, Jokioinen, Oulu or Turku https://www.academiceurope.com/ads/research-professor-in-agro-ecosystem-modelling/ #hiring #AgroEcology #Professor #Agriculture #EcosystemModelling #FoodSystems #ResearchLeadership #Bioeconomy
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@palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 01, 2026
25% of #land in #Africa is damaged by #climatechange #mining and #palmoil #deforestation. Yet strong policies for #agroecology would restore land for people, plants and animals to thrive #BoycottPalmOil #ClimateActionNow #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-90N?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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@diemkay@hachyderm.io · Jan 28, 2026
I figured someone, somewhere, is trying to grow food that doesn’t murder the soil. Someone has terabytes of wildlife camera monitoring and drowning in footage. Someone has a brilliant idea and absolutely no software skills or budget. Maybe we can help. We’re just people who can code, but maybe “just people who can code” might be exactly what someone needs right now. We’re already collaborating with some rewilding projects, and we’d like to do more of it and meet more people trying to do things that matter. The few people we talked to, who are fighting the important fights, are using broken tools, or no tools at all. Maybe we can be of use to people protecting and restoring ecosystems, innovating sustainable food systems, or those tracking what’s actually happening to the living world around us. We don’t have all the answers. I don’t even have most of the questions most days, and I’m trying my best to learn. But we’re good at software, we can build things that work, and we’d rather build things that matter. To end this thread, I’m casting a wide net but if you’re trying to save one specific part of the world and software is the thing standing between you and doing it better—please talk to us! We want to meet you. #OpenScience #Conservation #RestorativeAgriculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcologyInAction #CitizenScienc #Biodiversity #ForestRestoration #Agroecology #SoilScience
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@clim8_solutions@mastodon.social · Dec 21, 2025
Farmers and activists from North and South America gathered in Santiago, Chile, to strategize on tackling climate change despite the COP25 cancellation. They emphasized the critical role of #Agroecology in fostering sustainable practices and restoring climate stability. Notably, the Argentine seed company Constelación Semillas Agroecológicas was recognized for its achievements in #RegenerativeAgriculture. https://act.web-advocacy.net/page/15700/action/1?locale=en-US
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