john thackara 约翰·萨卡拉

What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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The idea of "designing for life" sounds meaningful - but what jobs are available in that space? Last week, these 44 people discussed that question in a Design Harvests event near Shanghai https://t.co/QDQ379PPZ3

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Master in eco-social design @hslu in Luzern, Switzerland. They're friends, so I'm biassed, but it *is* a great programme. Final deadline 15 June. https://t.co/cfyTQGVxrq

[Down To Earth @down2earthindia]

Andhra Pradesh’s Community Managed Natural Farming (@APZBNF) programme wins the 2026 Food Planet Prize @FoodPlanetPrize for transforming agriculture with climate-resilient, chemical-free practices.

Working with 1.8 million farming families and 340,000 women’s self-help groups, the model is now being shared across 22 Indian states, Sri Lanka and Zambia.

https://t.co/NENyLaRlol

[Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming @APZBNF]

Thank you Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu garu for your visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to Natural Farming.

This global recognition reflects the Government of Andhra Pradesh's sustained policy commitment to scaling Natural Farming under your leadership. Your vision transformed Natural Farming into a community-led movement, driven by the mobilisation of Women's Self-Help Groups, farmers, Community Resource Persons and village institutions across the State.

Today, the Andhra Pradesh Natural Farming experience is being shared across India and beyond, demonstrating a scalable pathway for food systems transformation that improves livelihoods, restores ecosystems and builds climate resilience.

We are deeply grateful for your guidance and support as we continue this journey towards a prosperous, climate-resilient and 100% Natural Farming Andhra Pradesh.

@PMOIndia @ncbn @vijaythallam @AndhraPradeshCM @ap_agriculture @rajbudithi65 @NITIAayog @gaspworld @AgriGoI @ADB_HQ @giz_gmbh @CGIAR @APZBNF

#FoodPlanetPrize2026 #APCNF #NaturalFarming #AndhraPradesh #FoodSystemsTransformation

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Brilliant news, and so well-deserved. Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming @APZBNF has been awarded the Food Planet Prize 2026—the world’s largest environmental award—for its role in leading one of the most ambitious transitions to agroecology ever undertaken. https://t.co/I8mxL2o63D

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Woolly, from Bioregion Institute in Norway, is a biodegradable plant pot crafted from wild sheeps wool and seaweed. "Woolly is in constant change, like nature itself: it carries life, supports growth and returns seamlessly to the earth". https://t.co/nqal5CRYHk

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@leninology @PolprofWatch I'd probably be less miserable if you'd put part VII at the top, but hey

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"AI is not just another digital platform. It's more like a heavy industry. One AI data center requires c30,000 tons of copper for every gigawatt of power" https://t.co/l1GXUfKcVP

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Brùchd - Regenerative Seaweed Systems, by Conor Quinn at Glasgow School of Art. Check out the great video, too https://t.co/jRonpRT4wZ

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@iiwasinthee212 @spectator Have you checked out the charming views of your host?

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Brùchd - Regenerative Seaweed Systems, by Conor Quinn at Glasgow School of Art. Check out the great video, too https://t.co/jRonpRT4wZ

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@WILDLABSNET It says "Access Denied" - which may be just as well. I was already frowning at the thought of people in that unhealthy-looking lecture theatre taking "decisons for nature"

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Check this out https://t.co/wSUUNpJp5C

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The Glasgow School of Art (also online) degree show has a section on “Neurodiversity and Visibility - The infinite variations of the human brain and differences in sociability, learning, attention and mood" (Below: “The Shape of Understanding” by Leah Duncan) https://t.co/OmIqW2n8R6

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@JAppliedEcology the only problem with this otherwise welcome confirmation? I'm not sure the average farmer will find it easy to use these "structural equation metamodels"

[Journal of Applied Ecology @JAppliedEcology]

📖 This study shows that ecological complexity is empirically measurable, and its development in restoration can be influenced by key variables

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https://t.co/vWJvVBXYm8

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Steve Messem is in Reignite XV: Liftoff — Breaking In & Building Forward: Temple Hall, York St John University, York, UK, 4 June, 6pm-9pm https://t.co/vFVHaXB0W0

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Q: What connects President Xi Jinping's "Two Mountains Theory” and project-based learning in Tibet? A: it's all in the interview

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So you want to start an Ecological Learning Centre? I talk with Shuchin Shu, an activist-educator (with a Masters in Environmental Art) who heads the Yunhe Forest School in China https://t.co/5TM4hNXpRE

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So you want to start an Ecological Learning Centre? I talk with Shuchin Shu, an activist-educator (with a Masters in Environmental Art) who heads the Yunhe Forest School in China https://t.co/5TM4hNXpRE

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Liminally Minded: "a 48-page exploration of craft, extraction, preservation, automation, and the fragile continuity between ancestral knowledge and contemporary systems" (pic Andreas Depauw) https://t.co/LvcPqPcIZO