Cool Boulder
Cool Boulder Cool Boulder is a place-based experiment in what the Great Transition can look like when ecological regeneration becomes a shared civic project. A partnership between the City of Boulder and the wider community, it mobilizes residents, nonprofits, businesses, scientists, and public agencies around nature-based climate action—restoring soils, expanding tree canopy, creating pollinator habitat, […]
Earthkind
Earthkind Earthkind addresses a deceptively important challenge of the Great Transition: how do we turn widespread concern for the living Earth into sustained everyday participation? Rather than asking people to absorb more alarming information, Earthkind makes ecological action approachable through a simple weekly rhythm of science-backed conservation actions, trusted petitions, and opportunities to participate locally […]
Thomas Berry
Thomas Berry Thomas Berry was a cultural historian, “geologian,” and prophetic voice who helped reframe humanity’s place within the living Earth. At a time when ecological crisis was still emerging into awareness, Berry articulated a sweeping vision of the **Ecozoic Era**—a future in which human systems are aligned with the regenerative dynamics of the planet. […]
Y on Earth
Y on Earth The Y on Earth Community is a movement led by Ambassadors that empowers people with practical, hands-on information and inspiration to enhance health and well-being (Thriving) while deeply aligning our lives and communities with global strategies for regeneration and stewardship (Sustainability). Functional Sector: Environment Date Added: 2022-03-01 Category: Environmental Stewardship Type: Organization
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (shoe-tez-caht) is a principle in Earth Guardians and now a hip hop artist. Functional Sector: Environment Date Added: 2022-03-01 Category: Environmental Stewardship Type: Person
Wes Jackson
Wes Jackson Wes Jackson is a pioneering ecological thinker, plant geneticist, author, and co‑founder of **The Land Institute**, a nonprofit devoted to creating an agriculture that works with nature rather than against it. For nearly five decades, he has challenged destructive industrial farming by championing **Natural Systems Agriculture** — an approach modeled on diverse perennial […]
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is a leading global authority on the environment. Its mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. UNEP has worked with governments, civil society, the private sector and UN entities […]
The Story of Stuff Project
The Story of Stuff Project The Story of Stuff Project emerged out of the torrent of pent-up demand for honest conversation about our consumption-crazed culture triggered by 2007’s The Story of Stuff movie. It has grown into a global, online Community of over 1 million Changemakers interested in creating a more healthy and just world. […]
The Land Institute
The Land Institute The Land Institute is a groundbreaking research nonprofit dedicated to redesigning agriculture around ecological principles rather than extractive practices. Co‑founded by Wes Jackson in 1976, the Institute develops **Natural Systems Agriculture**—perennial grains and polyculture cropping systems inspired by prairie ecosystems—that rebuilds soil health, conserves water, sequesters carbon, and supports biodiversity. By demonstrating […]
Tazo Tree Corp
Tazo Tree Corp We’re launching the TAZO Tree Corps with @SZA and American Forests. It’s a paid workforce dedicated to building and maintaining the urban tree canopy in 5 major US cities. Functional Sector: Environment Date Added: 2022-03-01 Category: Environmental Stewardship Type: Organization