We address the explicit ecocentric roots of conservation science and the support of a growing number of conservationists for ecocentric natural value. Although ecosystem‐services arguments may play an important role in stemming the biodiversity crisis, a true transformation of humanity's relationship …

According to the critics of conventional sustainability models, particularly within the business context, it is questionable whether the objective of balancing the social, economic and environmental triad is feasible, and whether human equality and prosperity (as well as population growth) can be achieved …

Due to a number of factors outlined in this article, the issue of population growth is excluded from the sustainability discussion. In this article, we explore some of the ethical presumptions that underlie the issues linking population growth and sustainability. Critics argue that action to address …

Stefan Bengtsson's commentary about policy hegemony discusses the alternative discourses of socialism, nationalism, and globalism. However, Stefan does not adequately demonstrate how these discourses can overcome the Dominant Western Worldview (DWW), which is imbued with anthropocentrism. It will be …

Engelse vertaling van de rede van Rudy Richardson bij aanvaarding van het lectoraat Ecologie van culturele diversiteit in groen onderwijs aan Stoas Vilentum Hogeschool. In zijn rede betoogde Richardson dat het zogenaamde ‘Transculturalisme’ een vorm is om duurzame sociale relaties te ontwikkelen. Met …

What does it mean to position anthropos in the center? Questioning anthropocentrism is far more than an academic exercise of debating the dominant cultural motif of placing humans at the center of material and ethical concerns. It is a fertile way of shifting the focus of attention away from the problem-symptoms …

The recent shift towards the interdisciplinary study of the human-environment relationship is largely driven by environmental justice debates. This article will distinguish four types of environmental justice and link them to questions of neoliberalism and altruism. First, environmental justice seeks …

In zijn rede ‘De kleurrijke wei’ betoogde Richardson dat het zogenaamde ‘Transculturalisme’ een vorm is om duurzame sociale relaties te ontwikkelen. Met het Transculturalisme zijn we volgens de nieuwe lector beter in staat de culturele diversiteit om ons heen te begrijpen, er onze plaats in te vinden …

Leiderschap heeft meer te maken met inzicht en beslissingen. Het gaat om leiding geven aan het systeem: de configuratie instellen. En de mensen vrijlaten. Rood organiseren is een structuur maken, die sturend en beperkend werkt. Groen organiseren is luisteren en de vrijheid en mogelijkheden van mensen …