This essay argues that reproductive liberty should not be considered a fundamental human right, or certainly not an indefeasible right, but that it should, instead, be strictly regulated by a global agreement designed to reduce population to a sustainable level.
Robert L. Chapman discusses how one might set moral boundaries relating to immigration and environment.
Klaus Peter Rippe and Peter Schaber discuss democracy and environmental decision-making.
This article replies to Alan Holland’s challenge to reconcile belief in non-anthropogenic intrinsic value with the poetry of John Clare and its projection onto nature of human feelings, and thus with projective humanism.
“Can human interference with the global water and carbon cycle be buffered without mankind disappearing?” This is the systemic question that goes beyond the myths and stories told about water.
William Aiken examines the tradition of human rights and their role in our currently increasing environmental awareness.
George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. David Lowenthal here offers fresh insights, from new sources, into Marsh’s career and shows his relevance today.
This documentary approaches global warming with relation to the human and cultural dimension in several Pacific inslands.
Environmental historian Federico Paolini talks to Wolfgang Sachs, head of the Berlin office of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, and Energy, about some of today’s major environmental issues. These range from ecological justice to resources, development, and climate.
This is the story of the Wayana people in French Amazonia, whose future is threatened following the arrival of gold miners.
