For A New Earth
Ecological Conversion for Everyone
WRITINGS
Recreational Forest: Not Only Good For The Climate
Climate Change can’t be denied and we need to do something about it!
An important paper on climate change, floods and flood resiliency, by FANE Environmental Policy Advisor, Thea Koper.
An update from Ian Goudie on Hydro, ‘Green Energy’ and COP26
WHO WE ARE
We are a small group of concerned citizens, thinkers, and practitioners trying to make a difference by working on how we think about nature. In 2015 we founded “For a New Earth” to promote ecological conversion at every level, from the grassroots to the elites. Our method is simple. Make ecological knowledge available and compelling everywhere. Share the truth of the situation.
Our common purpose is ecological conversion–to transform the imaginations and practices of communities everywhere–first, confronting the facts of how climate change and the inevitable end of the fossil fuel age is impacting all of our lives, and secondly, and more importantly, using our ingenuity to create new ways to sustain our communities both economically and culturally. Together we hope to make a positive contribution to the creation of a greener and more just future. We engage every aspect of local prosperity: arts and culture, natural resources, social enterprises and businesses, schools and religious communities, and political parties and civic initiatives.
WHAT WE DO
For a New Earth is a Newfoundland and Labrador based initiative that mobilizes philosophy, science, and art for the sake of awakening care for our common home.
How do you change the way the world thinks and acts?
By breaking down barriers, between disciplines, between academics and the general public, between communities, between human beings and nature.
For a New Earth is in a unique capacity to bring all voices to the table in ecological discussions. We have worked with and partnered with natural scientists, artists, community leaders, government, and experts in the humanities and social sciences. We are a genuinely inter-disciplinary organization and draw particular attention to the cultural and human dimensions of environmental issues, while remaining informed about the scientific and technological aspects of ecology.
'The creation of concepts in itself calls for a future form, for a new earth, and for people that do not yet exist.'