MAHB Newsletter for March 2024

Greetings to the MAHB Community,   

Check out the latest developments:

• Despite what some people think, having an abortion is much safer than giving birth.
• A new “all-hazards” approach aims to reduce multiple catastrophic threats.
• The latest response to economists’ concerns about falling birthrates.

Our March blogs include:

• A new sustainability initiative from Switzerland.
• How our “civilization” might look like once oil runs out.
• How young Canadian climate activists sustain momentum after the wildfires subside.
• What if Taylor Swift backed the Earth System Treaty?

Resources this month include:

• An article on the extraction of raw materials, which could rise by 60% by 2060 – and the impossibility of making mining “greener”.
• A new study finds that policymakers, researchers, and activists in Sub-Saharan Africa endorse family planning policies that promote environmental sustainability (paper available).
• A study on how lower economic growth rates may limit global warming to 1.5°C (paper available)
• An article questioning whether the term “ecosystem services” is fit for purpose – and for whom.
• A study finds that the decline of animal biodiversity due to human impacts endangers ecosystem heterogeneity and human well-being (paper available).
• A report by the Population Media Center shows that the main barriers to contraceptive use are fear, rumors, and norms around religion, fatalism, or patriarchy (report available).

Podcasts and videos:

Highlighted in our podcasts and videos section is a discussion featuring renowned vegan chef, entrepreneur, and activist Miyoko Schinner, along with Carter Dillard from the Fair Start Movement, as they delve into topics around sustainability, food justice, and animal rights.

Also, don’t miss the conversation between Nate Hagens and astrophysicist Sandra Faber. Can our capability to comprehend the history of the universe and the evolution of life on our planet provide meaning and encourage biophysically and ecologically aligned systems?

Arts section:

Read the art blog “When Enough is Abundance” and watch the two Whats Next For Earth video recordings of artists’ presentations – one on “Meeting Essential Community Needs” and the other on “Resilience in Major Sectors”. Both presentations are based on the Think Resilience course by the Post Carbon Institute.

Don’t forget to check out the latest MAHB announcements here.

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