In this context, the threat of
a global ecological crisis has served the Greens well.
«I feel
the global ecological crisis is a wake up call for us all, a call to awaken I AM consciousness, the magnificence of who we are,» says Parvati.»
The global ecological crisis sprang forth full - blown at roughly the same historical moment that global capital — welcoming the collapse of the Soviet bloc and the decay of the revolutionary process in China — was claiming a definitive victory over socialism.
However: there can be no doubt about the fact that people in general must be more aware of
the global ecological crisis that has been building up around us, and all over the internet and the printed press throughout the past few years.
In terms of emphasis, especially in the current
global ecological crisis, that of deep ecologists is correct.
Not exact matches
The
ecological crisis has further accentuated the problem of
global injustice.
The
global environmental
crisis tells us that the
ecological system has been disastrously affected by the design of the production system, which has developed with almost no regard for sustaining the
ecological system.
Major obstacles include religious fundamentalism, which not only triggers conflicts but also contributes to the suppression of women;
global warming, which might produce
ecological crises that spur social unrest and violence; overpopulation, particularly when it produces a surplus of unmarried, unemployed young men; and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
I would refer to these children as the forerunner to — «
global citizens /
global humane beings» as it is they through the new approach of education will be able to address the
global problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy, inequity, violence and
ecological crisis.
Through disparate yet interlinking imagery, Akomfrah weaves together cruel visions of the past with current issues around
global migration, the refugee
crisis, slavery, and
ecological concerns.
I am talking about a new notion of citizenship that is called for by the demands of the
ecological crisis, an «
ecological citizenship» of a
global scope, that can best be promoted by, well, the one
global body of nations we have.
Without urgent action, we could face threats to water, food, biodiversity and other critical resources: these threats risk intensifying economic,
ecological and social
crises, creating the potential for a humanitarian emergency on a
global scale.
At the Garrison Institute, we believe our current
ecological crisis is also a spiritual
crisis — one that asks us to both deepen our emotional, intuitive, and embodied ways of relating to the earth and to expand our collective sense of perspective, meaning, and solidarity around the
global crisis.
Addressing the 1990
Global Forum in Moscow, he called for «ecologizing» society and said: «The
ecological crisis we are experiencing today — from ozone depletion to deforestation and disastrous air pollution — is tragic but convincing proof that the world we all live in is interrelated and interdependent.
13 September, 2017 — Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew appeal for urgent
global response to the «challenge of the
ecological crisis and climate change».
If we fail we are almost certain to suffer the consequences of
ecological and social
crisis for geological scales potential lasting for hundreds of thousands of years as did the
global warming of the Eocene.
Which implies that the
ecological crisis creates a golden political opportunity, both the Left in particular and
global governance movement in general.
As the coming century of
global warming threatens to accelerate the extinction
crisis, we believe the highest and best use of public lands is to provide safe harbor for species by protecting the
ecological systems upon which they and we ultimately depend.
And yet, despite a long history of scientific warnings (please see Footnote 30 for a detailed description30), the many current
ecological and economic impacts and
crises, the future risks and dangers, the large number of international meetings and conferences on the urgent need for climate policies and measures, and the adoption of some national and regional climate policies, growth in
global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and cement has not only remained strong but is actually accelerating.