CONTENTS
Small is beautiful Issue 327 July/August 2021
Cover image: Slime mould (Lamproderma scintillans) sporangia growing on a rotting oak leaf
© Andy Sands / naturepl.com
1 WELCOME
FRONTLINE
4 NEWS
ECOLOGIST
10 AGRICULTURE AT A CROSSROADS Renuka Odedra reports on India’s mass farmer protests 14 ROOTS AND FRUITS Vandana K meets an all-women producers’ collective in the Himalayas 16 THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP Conservation science and traditional knowledge are helping save Australia’s wildlife, reports Kieran Lynn 20 “THINGS CAN HEAL” Laura Alcock-Ferguson visits the home of the Survivor
Tree in Scotland 22 PANDEMIC ON A PLATE The UN Food Systems Summit is a chance for change,
writes Philip Lymbery
KEYNOTES
24 A TIME OF DERANGEMENT In this time of toxic normality, we need soulful connection with the world, argues Steffi Bednarek
UNDERCURRENTS: SCHUMACHER LEGACY
28 SCHOOL FOR LIFE Satish Kumar introduces our themed section 30 REIMAGINING LEARNING Times of crisis often lead to creativity, writes Alan Boldon 34 ECONOMY, ECOLOGY AND EQUITY
Ann Pettifor recalls the roots of the Green New Deal
WISDOM & WELLBEING
36 THE OVERVIEW EFFECT
Frank White tells Nat Dyer about the spiritual impact of seeing the Earth from space 38 MOON HARVEST
A group of experts are calling for lunar legal protection 40 BEYOND ORGANIC Biodynamic farming is taking root in Moldova, reports
Coreen Grant 44 THE BEES’ TREES Dave Goulson shares some tips for attracting pollinators 46 AN ENCHANTED PLACE Jonathan Stedall explores the wisdom of Winnie-the-
Pooh 48 SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY In the face of climate breakdown, we need both, writes
Satish Kumar
2 Resurgence & Ecologist
July/August 2021