By Estelle Razanatsoa, Junior Research Fellow, University of Cape Town;Lindsey Gillson, Associate Professor Plant conservation unit, University of Cape Town; Malika Virah-Sawmy, Visiting Scientist, Humboldt University of Berlin – First published in The Conversation on 19 April 2026 MADAGASCAR IS HOME TO seven species of baobab trees, of which six are found nowhere else on […]
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Bioregioning Is Our Future
By Richard Heinberg, Resilience Lately I’ve been reading Andrew Schelling’s Tracks Along the Left Coast, a biography of linguist, anthropologist, and anarchist Jaime de Angulo (1887-1950). De Angulo was a character worth knowing about. His affluent Spanish parents gave him a civilized upbringing in fashionable Paris; nevertheless, he had a wild streak. So, before he […]
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Maintaining natural resilience for a sustainable future
By Prof Leon Hugo, former head of the Department of Geography at Pretoria University. First published in Environatics.co.za Nature maintains a delicate balance between growth and decay. For instance, trees in a forest perpetually grow, yet the total biomass of the forest remains constant. This chapter will delve into the control mechanisms, that serve as […]
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75% of Kilimanjaro’s natural plants have been wiped out – and climate change isn’t the biggest threat
by Andreas Hemp, Research Associate Plant Systematics, Bayreuth University This article was published in The Conversation MOUNT KILIMANJARO in Tanzania is sold to the world as frozen romance and pure nature. But the real story today is at its feet, not its peak. That’s because Kilimanjaro is a great real-world place for scientists to study […]
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Peak Oil for Gen Z: Seven Questions and Answers for a New Generation
By Richard Heinberg, originally published by Resilience.org Gen Z is a generation born into a world full of anxieties-from school shootings to climate Armageddon, to a pandemic and political violence. But I’m here to give you one more thing to worry about! A high-stakes debate about the timing of peak oil has been simmering for […]
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Sustainability and resilience: What do they mean, and how do they matter for policy?
By Amitrajeet A. Batabyal: Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology – this article was first published in theconversation.com “Sustainability” and “resilience” have become buzzwords in recent years, but many people don’t know what either term really means. As an economist who studies environmental […]
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