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[Steve Hart <stevenlawrencehart@gmail.com>]

Material is building..perhaps time for funding a coordinator here Andy ?

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2017-03-28/3465947/

Steve Hart

On 10 March 2017 at 08:23, Steve Hart <stevenlawrencehart@gmail.com> wrote:

> This is another chapter or thread in the evolution of a New Economy
>
> http://www.resilience.org/stories/2017-03-09/what-would-a-co
> mmunity-owned-food-system-look-like/
>
> It would be great if we could find a Masters or PhD student keen to
> research all threads and glue them together in a Big Picture..with a spine
> of principle ribs of policy and organs of all these models that are emerging
>
> This conference is another thread
>
> Perhaps culminating at IPC14 in Argentina ??
>
> Steve Hart
>
>
>
> On 27 February 2017 at 08:16, Steve Hart <stevenlawrencehart@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Another valuable chain and network. The Swedish Foundation has been
>> working on this agenda from their beginning. ..Steve Hart
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Stephen Hinton <stephen.hinton@avbp.net>
>> Date: 25 February 2017 at 07:22
>> Subject: Newsletter February 2017. Investment special Vol. 5 Issue 1
>> To: stevenlawrencehart@gmail.com
>>
>>
>> *Most planning rests on the assumption that tomorrow will be like
>> yesterday. We are seeing signs that the very basis for our economy may
>> change rapidly. Signals urges strategists to pay attention to the interface
>> between land functioning – ongoing changes, the nature of the firm, and
>> where money is being invested. Careful consideration of these factors will
>> help your firm navigate the future.*
>>
>> DOUBTS CAPITALISM CAN PERFORM
>>
>> Is the basic paradigm of capitalism – the stock market listed firm –
>> ceasing to perform properly?
>>
>> Economist Micheal Roberts highlights the large percentage of corporations
>> that are acting like zombies. That is to say they are just about servicing
>> their debts but there is nothing left over for growth or shareholder
>> dividends. Read his blog here: Beware of the Zombies.
>> <https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2017/01/23/beware-the-zombies/>
>>
>> An earlier signal came from the IMF who have entertained the notion that
>> neoliberal policies have increased inequality and stunted economic growth.
>> Read the FORTUNE Article here
>> <http://fortune.com/2016/06/03/imf-neoliberalism-failing/> or go straight
>> to the report.
>> <http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2016/06/ostry.htm>
>>
>> The economic risks in the US are not to be underestimated.
>> <http://www.cbsnews.com/news/80-percent-of-us-adults-face-near-poverty-unemployment-survey-finds/>
>>  So
>> too the other aspect of current capitalism, assets like stock or houses
>> becoming with many more times than their earning capacity or replacement
>> value. Sooner or later the value might collapse
>> <http://evonomics.com/the-rise-of-finance-and-the-fall-of-american-business/>
>> .
>>
>> Added to the economic risks of the system itself is the ongoing oil
>> depletion scenario
>> <http://www.feasta.org/2017/01/22/end-of-the-oilocene-the-demise-of-the-global-oil-industry-and-of-the-global-economic-system-as-we-know-it/>where
>> oil supplies will diminish faster than renewable solutions (including
>> killing transport demand) can be implemented. If your organization has not
>> yet implemented an oil policy you should consider putting this into your
>> risk management even if you do not agree with all the warning signs laid
>> out by the Irish FEASTA organisation.
>> <http://www.feasta.org/2017/01/22/end-of-the-oilocene-the-demise-of-the-global-oil-industry-and-of-the-global-economic-system-as-we-know-it/>
>>
>> ALTERNATIVES BEING FORMULATED
>>
>> Indeed, as the IMF are questioning neoliberalism, thinkers are coming up
>> with radically new ideas to serve our needs ones that do not require
>> capital-heavy corporations. One such is the idea of John Boik: Solving
>> Problems That Matter Could Be the Next Big Thing.
>>
>> The Swedish Sustainable Economy Foundation base in Stockholm is calling
>> for an urgent re-think of one of the worlds most polluted seas. It believes
>> the sea can be saved and the fossil-free economy kicked off at the same
>> time.
>> <http://tssef.se/the-baltic-a-dying-sea-on-the-doorstep-of-industrial-giants/>
>>
>> The Natural Step has formulated a scoring system for firms called Future
>> Fit. <http://futurefitbusiness.org/>
>>
>> A CLIMATE AND LAND SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING
>>
>> Land functioning, indeed the functioning of the Earth system seems to be
>> faltering at the edges, and many scientist are blaming mankind’s influence.
>> you will probably be hearing more of the Anthropocene… the age when man
>> affected the hole natural system. Witness the aptly-titled Guardian UK
>> article “ Goodbye forever, friendly Holocene
>> <https://www.theguardian.com/the-gef-partner-zone/2016/sep/22/goodbye-forever-friendly-holocene>
>> “.
>>
>> Specifically, the challenge of water shortage is reaching many places
>> including the forests
>> <https://m.phys.org/news/2017-02-forests-worldwide-threatened-drought.html>
>>  and
>> LaPaz in Bolivia <http://www.popsci.com/la-paz-without-water>.
>>
>> This change in the climate system is affecting the food system. The world
>> is about to see another famine, the first since 2011, spreading to four
>> countries.
>> <https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/feb/12/famine-looms-four-countries-aid-system-struggles-yemen-south-sudan-nigeria-somalia>
>>
>> WE SHOULD INVEST IN LAND RESTORATION — PUTTING PEACE FIRST
>>
>> Initiatives of Change, the Caux Foundation and the Swedish Sustainable
>> Economy Foundation are coming together to offer a conference on Investing
>> in peace through land restoration in Switzerland, 13-115th July.
>>
>> JOIN THE CONFERENCE
>>
>> <http://bit.ly/iipconference>
>>
>> The conference will explore new opportunities to invest fiduciary capital
>> in long-term land and peace initiatives.
>>
>> Find out more here. <http://bit.ly/iipconference>
>>
>>
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>>
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>> *Steve Hart*
>> *Ecology Architect*
>> *Designer, Teacher, Builder of Ecologically Sustainable Resilient
>> Environments, through Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
>> and Systems Ecology.​*
>> Skype: tipenemanawa
>> Phone: +64 220 75 62 11
>>
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>
>
> --
> Kia ora Ehoa
>
> [image: Picture]
> *Steve Hart*
> *Ecology Architect*
> *Designer, Teacher, Builder of Ecologically Sustainable Resilient
> Environments, through Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
> and Systems Ecology.​*
> Skype: tipenemanawa
> Phone: +64 220 75 62 11
>
> Permaculture Global Design:
> www.permacultureglobaldesign.org
>
> The Permaculture International College
> www.permaculturecollege.eu
> https://permaculturecollege.academia.edu/SteveHart
>
> GAPPS The Global Alliance for Permaculture Partnerships and Solutions.
> www.permaculturepartnerships.com
>
>


-- 
Kia ora Ehoa

[image: Picture]
*Steve Hart*
*Ecology Architect*
*Designer, Teacher, Builder of Ecologically Sustainable Resilient
Environments, through Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
and Systems Ecology.​*
Skype: tipenemanawa
Phone: +64 220 75 62 11

Permaculture Global Design:
www.permacultureglobaldesign.org

The Permaculture International College
www.permaculturecollege.eu
https://permaculturecollege.academia.edu/SteveHart

GAPPS The Global Alliance for Permaculture Partnerships and Solutions.
www.permaculturepartnerships.com