Local food sourcing saves people and climate
World traffic in food by massive corporations harms environment, jobs, and health; yields no net change in food availability; and harms jobs and food […]
Localization
How can going local enable a more sustainable and regenerative world that works for all?
The purpose of this Category is to clearly demonstrate how globalization has destroyed many of our life-support systems and local businesses, and the steps that localization can enable a brighter toorrow.
Can Covid-19 be the Opportunity to Shine the light on the need for Localization?
Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was believed that globalisation would lead to development and prosperity. However, the whole scenario has […]
Free to Download Fight the Fire: Green New Deals and Global Climate Jobs
Fight the Fire OUT NOW! “The most compelling and concise guide to averting climate breakdown.” – Brendan Montague, editor, The Ecologist. Download Jonathan Neale’s Fight […]
How can a change in water useage impact a paradigm change?
We drink it, we bathe in it, we cook and clean with it, water our plants and have fun with it. But do we […]
How Independent Local Businesses help your communities thrive
The Local Multiplier Effect The Multiplier Effect results from the fact that independent locally-owned businesses recirculate a far greater percentage of revenue locally compared […]
The Insanity of Global Trade and the Transition to the Local
Some Jaw-Dropping Facts about Insane Trade Source: Local Futures • More than half of the seafood caught in Alaska is processed in China; much […]
What we can do to truly localize
From our colleagues at LocalFutures What You Can Do To Localize Right Now Our flawed global economy is a systemic issue and localization is […]
Transforming from Globalization to Localization
From the Local Futures website, it says: Poverty, climate change, the breakdown of democracy, an epidemic of depression – the world is facing a […]
The Benefits of Localization
To kick off our “Lessons from Lockdown” series, we’re going to start with the understanding of a key root cause to most, if not […]
Degrowth and the Unmasking of Capitalism
Our societies are facing multiple interconnected challenges, which include climate emergency, an unprecedented loss of biodiversity, growing inequality and plastic pollution. What connects these […]