With all that is going on/wrong in the World right now, it's easy to feel disappointed and disoriented, especially if you are eco-minded, pro-peace, a positive person who expected the 21st Century to usher in a better, greener life for all. The way to get out of this self-defeating hopelesness, is to realize that you are not alone, you are part of a global majority who believes that another... Show more
IQAir.com is a useful, free air quality index service covering the world, using citizen science! Anyone can participate by purchasing and installing an air quality monitor. Hopefully awareness of how poor air quality is in some areas, can help exert pressure on authorities. Check out your area at www.iqair.com/
A research article just published in Nature found, rather unsurprisingly that "overtourism perceptions directly reduce residents’ support for tourism development". Overtourism perhaps has to do more with 'perceptions' than with actual measurements. Only acute observers can perceive something before it becomes perceivable, but ideally this the role of tourism authorities: to keep measuring so as not to... Show more
How do overtourism perceptions affect residents’ support?—from the perspective of conservation of resources theory | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Guided by the Conservation of Resources Theory, this study explores how residents’ overtourism perceptions affect their support for local tourism development. An integrated structural equation…
If you are in Athens and a fan of Lanthimos' deliciously absurd films don't miss the chance to catch a rare exhibition of the renowned filmmaker's photography at Onassis Stegi, until 17 May 2026. www.onassis.org/whats-on/yorgos-lanthimos-photogra…
The influential philosopher Jurgen Habermas, who passed away today, had focused on Social Media in recent years. His critique of giant commercial platforms that undermine the public sphere and deliberative democracy for profit is particularly interesting. In fact he also proposed actions that democratic states should undertake, including forcing platforms to make algorithms transparent, stop... Show more
Digital Fragmentation. Habermas on the New Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere | Review of Democracy
Markus Patberg reviews Jürgen Habermas’s new book Ein neuer Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit und die deliberative Politik [A New Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere and…
Check out this interesting two-week permaculture design course on location in Tinos island. Greece, this May. www.tinosecolodge.gr/news/permaculture-design-cour…
Looking forward to our online discussion tomorrow (Tuesday 10th of March at 7:00 UTC) with Masaru Takayama, Founding Chairperson, Japan Alliance of Responsible Travel Agencies, about how destinations, businesses, and communities can work together to create tourism models that are both resilient and sustainable.
The Agenda includes:
Practical Approaches to Next-Generation Sustainable Tourism
~ Lessons...
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Apart from ordinary people, World Heritage - and the whole of the travel sector - a peace industry - also suffers, once more, at the hands of warmongers.... www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/3/golestan…
Golestan Palace majorly damaged in US-Israeli strikes on Tehran | Newsfeed | Al Jazeera
Tehran’s historic Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has sustained major damage after US-Israeli strikes.
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A moving and inspiring account of how ordinary Cubans developed a cyclical economy, out of necessity. www.aljazeera.com/video/al-jazeera-world/2026/2/25…
Cuba: Technological Disobedience | Documentary | Al Jazeera
In US-blockaded Cuba, ingenious mechanics and inventors revive old machines to survive during a time of scarcity.
The undoing of Climate policies is not whimsical but meticulously planned over many years. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/climate/endangerment-fi…
A breath of green, fresh, air! Congratulations Hannah Spencer, Plumber, Plasterer, Parliamentarian! 14dd5266c70789bdc806364df4586335-gdprlock/shorts/B_caQLgEpec
Looking forward to meet ECOCLUB members at ITB! Send me a message to arrange a meeting next week.
High time for a guaranteed basic income? Before the AI tsunami strikes? www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/24/feedbac…
‘A feedback loop with no brake’: how an AI doomsday report has rattled markets | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Scenario posted on Substack envisages a near-future in which autonomous systems upend the entire US economy
High costs and slow bureaucratic procedures are keeping the EU Ecolabel from flowering! A service that should have been mandatory and free, really, as minimizing environmental impact in this day and age should not be optional. environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circular-economy-t…
How to Apply for the EU Ecolabel
Step-by-step support for applying for an EU Ecolabel for your goods or services.
A new online platform, Greek Ancestry, aims to assist the Greek diaspora reconnect with their village roots and trace their family histories. Roots tourism is a rapidly growing segment in Greece and many other Mediterranean countries. At a time of rising xenophobia, roots tourism can also help build empathy towards immigrants. The history of the Mediterranean is a history of constant movement... Show more
A concise recipe for escaping the dictatorship of capital and its ecocidal effects: public finance plus democracy at all levels and inside corporations! www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2026…
We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis | The Guardian
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within…
Recent research across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems found that human impact and climate change has reduced nature's ability to self-repair and adopt by one-third. www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbs/news/5338/this-engin…
