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BOOKS

Apologies to the Grandchildren: Reflections on Our Ecological Predicament, Its Deeper Causes, and Its Political Consequences

Apologies to the Grandchildren by William Ophuls is a collection…

April 5, 2019/by Nancy Hepp

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond…

April 6, 2019/by Nancy Hepp

The Community Resilience Reader: Essential Resources for an Era of Upheaval

The Community Resilience Reader: Essential Resources for an Era…

April 7, 2019/by Nancy Hepp

Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back

In times of upheaval, why do some people, communities, companies…

April 8, 2019/by Nancy Hepp

Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It

David Fleming's Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How…

April 9, 2019/by Nancy Hepp

Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy

Surviving the Future by David Fleming and Shaun Chamberlin lays…

April 10, 2019/by Nancy Hepp

Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

Bill McKibben's Falter tells the story of converging trends—global…

May 28, 2019/by Nancy Hepp

The Uninhabitable Earth

The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells brings into stark…

May 29, 2019/by Nancy Hepp

The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization

The Upside of Down by Thomas Homer-Dixon takes the reader on…

May 30, 2019/by Nancy Hepp

The Dog Stars

This superb post-apocalypse novel compares well with Cormac McCarthy's…

September 3, 2019/by

The Road

In The Road, a father and son traverse a bleak landscape after…

September 3, 2019/by

How Everything Can Collapse: A Manual for Our Times

How Everything Can Collapse: A Manual for Our Times, co-authored…

March 13, 2020/by

Ministry For The Future

By Kim Stanley Robinson.

Set in the near future, the novel follows a subsidiary body, established under the Paris Agreement, whose mission is to advocate for the world's future generations of citizens as if their rights are as valid as the present generation's

March 30, 2021/by The Resilience Project

Commanding Hope

By Tad Homer Dixon

Commanding Hope marshals a fascinating, accessible argument for reinvigorating our cognitive strengths and belief systems to affect urgent systemic change, strengthen our economies and cultures, and renew our hope in a positive future for everyone on Earth.

March 30, 2021/by The Resilience Project

ARTICLES

June 30, 2021Tags:David Bonbright, Philanthropy

Two Questions Philanthropy Must Ask in This Urgent Moment

March 30, 2021

We’re Living in a Global Polycrisis: It’s Time to Build Resiliency

michal matlon

February 23, 2021

Innovation and crisis: Is our fight against COVID-19 a critical juncture?

February 23, 2021Tags:Featured

Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

May 21, 2020Tags:neo-feudalism, politics

The Rise of Neo-Feudalism

March 5, 2020Tags:COVID-19, Michael Lerner

Resilience: Living beyond Fear with the Coronavirus

Andrew Horn

December 5, 2019Tags:Daniel Schmachtenberger

Humanity’s Phase Shift, Daniel Schmachtenberger

October 29, 2019Tags:Stanley Wu

Fires and Blackouts Are the New Normal. Are We Ready?

April 9, 2019

Viewpoint: Be Prepared

April 9, 2019

Resilience, the Global Challenge, and the Human Predicament

April 8, 2019

Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided?

April 8, 2019

Are we on the road to civilisational collapse?

February 27, 2019

The Change

February 27, 2019Tags:Michael Lerner

Courage in Dark Times

WEBSITES & ORGANIZATIONS

The Cascade Institute

Resilience.org

FAN initiative

MAHB

The Consciousness of Sheep website

Global Challenges Foundation

Post Carbon Institute

blog

The Dark Mountain Project

Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

Stockholm Resilience Centre

EVENTS & WEBINARS

François-Xavier Chevallerau hosted by Nate Hagens & Joan Diamond

Sam Myers and Howard Frumkin hosted by Michael Lerner

Kim Stanley Robinson hosted by Michael Lerner

Richard Heinberg hosted by Michael Lerner

Paul Ehrlich, Joan Diamond, Gerardo Ceballos, Nate Hagens, Bill Rees hosted by Michael Lerner

Gary Kendall hosted by Michael Lerner

Shanna H. Shwan and Pete Myers hosted by Shorey Myers

David Korowicz hosted by Michael Lerner

Michael Webber hosted by Shorey Myers

Ashok Khosla hosted by Michael Lerner

The Resilience Roundtable hosted by Christina Conklin

Raj Patel hosted by Shorey Myers

Nate Hagens hosted by Michael Lerner

Grass Roots Community Organizers Discuss the Global Challenges

Miguel Altieri hosted by Michael Lerner

Sunita Narain hosted by Michael Lerner

Thomas Homer Dixon hosted by Michael Lerner

Nafeez Ahmed hosted by Michael Lerner

RESOURCE DATABASE

wdt_ID	Category	Sub Category	Title	Author	Publisher	URL	Topic(s)	Country	Publication Year	Date Added
1	Article	Commentary,	Two Questions Philanthropy Must Ask In This Urgent Moment			https://givingcompass.org/partners/mutual-accountability/two-questions-philanthropy-must-ask-in-this-urgent-moment	accountability, business, climate, giving compass, economics, equity, nonprofits, philanthropynon-governmental organization,			-0001-11-30
2	Podcast	Podcast,Research	Jim Stanford On The Economics Of Capitalism In A Crisis	Jim Stanford	Rational Reminder	https://rationalreminder.ca/podcast/106	banking, investing, economics, recession,journalism,Jim Stanford	Canada	2,020	-0001-11-30
3	Article	Commentary,Preparation	This Is How Human Extinction Could Play Out	Bill McKibben	The Rolling Stone	https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bill-mckibben-falter-climate-change-817310/	biodiversity loss, collapse, food systems, oceans, public health, natural disasters, climate change, migration, population,journalism,Bill McKibben	United States of America	2,019	-0001-11-30
4	Article	Commentary,Research	Humans Are Speeding Extinction And Altering The Natural World At An ‘Unprecedented’ Pace	Brad Plumer	New York Times	https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/climate/biodiversity-extinction-united-nations.html	biodiversity loss, oceans, environment, climate change, food systems, water, land usejournalism,Brad Plumer	United States of America	2,019	-0001-11-30
5	Article	Research,Solutions	Can A Dire Ecological Warning Lead To Action?	Erik Stokstad	Science Magazine	https://www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagazine/10_may_2019/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1488191&app=false#articleId1488191	biodiversity loss, political systems, economic systems, land use,journalism,Erik Stokstad	International	2,019	-0001-11-30
6	Article	Commentary,Research	Catastrophe' As France'S Bird Population Collapses Due To Pesticides	Agence France-Presse	The Guardian	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/21/catastrophe-as-frances-bird-population-collapses-due-to-pesticides	biodiversity loss, pollution, food systems, land usejournalism,Agence France-Presse	France	2,019	-0001-11-30
7	Article	Academic Publication,Research	Amphibian Fungal Panzootic Causes Catastrophic And Ongoing Loss Of Biodiversity	Ben C Scheele, Frank Pasmans, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger, An Martel, Wouter Beukema, and Aldemar A Acevedo	Science	https://science.sciencemag.org/content/363/6434/1459	biodiversity loss,,Ben C Scheele, Frank Pasmans, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger, An Martel, Wouter Beukema, and Aldemar A Acevedo	United States of America	2,019	-0001-11-30
8	Article	Commentary,Stories	For Some Horror Writers, Nothing Is Scarier Than A Changing Planet	Naomi Booth	New York Times	https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/books/review/eco-horror-annihilation-jeff-vandermeer-chernobyl.html	biodiversity, climate change, social systems, justice, conflictjournalism,Naomi Booth	International	2,019	-0001-11-30
9	Video	Interview,Research, Preparation, Solutions	The State Of Our Species 2020: Earth Day Talk Q&A	Nate Hagens	YouTube	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXu4wdrl3NY&fbclid=IwAR2SlVtsZ80pE2WMnKzJiZh9vYarEa9DxwO3_SNS0ltfmgcgnFK0rzuRxtk	biodiversity, climate change, social systems, political systems, land use, energy, consumption, environment, justice, systems thinking, resource depletionnon-governmental organization,Nate Hagens	International	2,020	-0001-11-30
10	Video	Interview,Preparation, Solutions, Research	Humanity Phase Shift	Daniel Schmachtenberger	Rebel Wisdom - Youtube	https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=300&v=nQRzxEobWco&feature=emb_logo	biodiversity, collapse, social systems, resource depletion, economic systems, ecology, education,Daniel Schmachtenberger	International	2,019	-0001-11-30
11	Article	Academic Publication,Research, Preparation	With The Right Action, Reversing Biodiversity Loss Still Remains Possible	Sarah Cornell	Stockholm Resilience Centre	https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2020-09-10-with-the-right-action-reversing-biodiversity-loss-still-remains-possible.html	biodiversity, ecological systems, food systems, preparation,academic,Sarah Cornell	Sweeden	2,020	-0001-11-30
12	Academic Paper	Research,Research	Underestimating The Challenges Of Avoiding A Ghastly Future	Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Paul R. Ehrlich, Andrew Beattie, Gerardo Ceballos, Eileen Crist, Joan Diamond, Rodolfo Dirzo, Anne H. Ehrlich, John Harte, Mary Ellen Harte, Graham Pyke, Peter H. Raven, William J. Ripple, Frédérik Saltré, Christine Turnbull, Mathis	Frontiers in Conservation Science	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2020.615419/full	biodiversity, environmental systems, political systems, economic systems, ecological systems, climate change, energy systems, crisisnon-governmental organization,Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Paul R. Ehrlich, Andrew Beattie, Gerardo Ceballos, Eileen Crist, Joan D	Switzerland	2,021	-0001-11-30
13	Website	List,Research	Centre For The Study Of Existential Risk	N/A	University of Cambridge	https://www.cser.ac.uk/research/	biological risks, environment, technology, artificial intelligencenon-governmental organization,N/A	United Kingdom		-0001-11-30
14	Website	Foundation,Preparation, Solutions	Millennium Alliance For Humanity And The Biosphere	Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere	mahb.stanford.edu	https://mahb.stanford.edu/	biosphere system, social systems, climate change, biodiversity loss, land use, toxification, ocean acidification, environment, economic systems, resource depletion, population, conflictnon-governmental organization,Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the	International	0	-0001-11-30
15	Website	Research,Research, Solutions	Stockholm Resilience Centre	Stockholm Resilience Centre	Stockholm Resilience Centre	https://www.stockholmresilience.org/	biosphere, ecology, sustainable development, social systems, ecosystemnon-governmental organization, academic,Stockholm Resilience Centre	International	0	-0001-11-30
16	Article	Commentary,Solutions, Preparation	Resilience, The Global Challenge, And The Human Predicament	Michael Lerner	Kosmos	https://www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/resilience-the-global-challenge-and-the-human-predicament/	climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, ocean acidification, dead zones, plastic, resource depletion. food systems, water, poverty, justice, social systems, economic systems, energy, population pressure, migration, technology, political systems, con	International	2,019	-0001-11-30
17	Article	Commentary,Preparation, Stories	As The Climate Collapses, We Ask: “How Then Shall We Live?”	Dahr Jamail and Barbara Cecil	Truthout	https://truthout.org/articles/as-the-climate-collapses-we-ask-how-then-shall-we-live/	climate change, biodiversity, economic systems, social systems, collapse, conflict, water, environment,individual,Dahr Jamail and Barbara Cecil	United States of America	2,019	-0001-11-30
18	Article	Commentary,Research	Wildlife Collapse From Climate Change Is Predicted To Hit Suddenly And Sooner	Catrin Einhorn	The New York Times	https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/climate/wildlife-population-collapse-climate-change.html	climate change, biodiversity, food systems, ecology, environment, oceans, systems thinking,journalism,Catrin Einhorn	United States of America	2,020	-0001-11-30
19	Article	Commentary,	A Critical Ocean System May Be Heading For Collapse Due To Climate Change, Study Finds	Sarah Kaplan	The Washington Post	https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/08/05/change-ocean-collapse-atlantic-meridional/	climate change, biodiversity, resource depletion, oceansjournalism,Sarah Kaplan	United States of America	2,021	-0001-11-30
20	Article	Commentary,	Where Will Everyone Go?	Abrahm Lustgarten	ProPublica	https://features.propublica.org/climate-migration/model-how-climate-refugees-move-across-continents/	climate change, border, migration, economicsnon-governmental organization,Abrahm Lustgarten	United States of America	2,020	-0001-11-30
21	Website	Commentary,Preparation, Solutions	Global Challenges Foundation	The Global Challenges Foundation	The Global Challenges Foundation	https://globalchallenges.org/global-risks/	climate change, collapse, conflict, social systems, economic systems, food systems, energy consumption, systems thinking, sustainable development, technologynon-governmental organization,The Global Challenges Foundation	International	0	-0001-11-30
22	Article	Commentary,Stories, Preparation	Japan Spent Mightily To Soften Nature’S Wrath, But Can It Ever Be Enough?	Ben Dooley, Makiko Inoue and Eimi Yamamitsu	New York Times	https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/world/asia/japan-typhoon-hagibis.html	climate change, collapse, economic systems, social systems, energy, sustainable development, technology,journalism,Ben Dooley, Makiko Inoue and Eimi Yamamitsu	United States of America	2,019	-0001-11-30
23	Article	Commentary,Preparation	The Ultimate Luxury In Today’S Custom Homes? Disaster-Proof Design	Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan	Fast Company	https://www.fastcompany.com/90411136/the-ultimate-luxury-in-todays-high-end-homes-disaster-proof-design?utm_campaign=eem524%3A524%3As00%3A20191004_fc&utm_medium=Compass&utm_source=newsletter	climate change, collapse, economic systems, sustainable development, technologyjournalism,Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan	United States of America	2,019	-0001-11-30
24	Article	Research,Research, Preparation	Choosing Life By Rosh Hashanah 5790 We Have One Decade Left To “Fix” The Climate	David Seidenberg	Tikkun	https://www.tikkun.org/choosing-life-by-rosh-hashanah-5790?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b5eee710-5abe-403a-8adc-9e22dcc23266	climate change, collapse, environment, consumption, food systems, economic systemsjournalism,David Seidenberg	International	2,019	-0001-11-30
25	Article	Book Review,Fiction	The Collapse Of Western Civilization: A View From The Future	Naomi Oreskes and Erik M Conway	Columbia University Press	https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-collapse-of-western-civilization/9780231169547	climate change, collapse, environment, pollution,academic,Naomi Oreskes and Erik M Conway	International	2,014	-0001-11-30

Resources

BOOKS

Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist

Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems

On the Future: Prospects for Humanity

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World

Apologies to the Grandchildren: Reflections on Our Ecological Predicament, Its Deeper Causes, and Its Political Consequences

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

The Community Resilience Reader: Essential Resources for an Era of Upheaval

Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back

Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It

Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy

Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

The Uninhabitable Earth

The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization

The Dog Stars

The Road

How Everything Can Collapse: A Manual for Our Times

Ministry For The Future

Commanding Hope

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