Livelihoods of intentional living & lifelong learning for a sustainable, equitable & just world
ALIVELIHOODS
Alivelihoods are meaningful and regenerative livelihoods, livelihoods that are oriented towards social, ecological, and personal wellbeing, which have the ability to:
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Make the one pursuing it feel alive, joyful, and content (individual/personal level)
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Facilitate localisation, build local economy and create resilient economic and social structures (community level)
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Regenerate our planet, showcase resilience to climate crisis, and mitigate global inequities (planet level)
They are long-term livelihoods that shift the pattern from extraction and consumption of resources to conservation and regeneration of resources, from profit to prosperity, and from scarcity to abundance.
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Examples
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Bee conservation for pollination and enhancing biodiversity, which is also a major step towards facilitating agroecology.
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Responsible waste management to control different types of pollution and the spread of infectious diseases, which also conserves natural resources
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Vernacular eco-architecture that minimises negative ecological impact, which also creates work opportunities for local craftspeople and artisans
Credits: Gijs Spoor and Rajat Bafna
Alivelihoods shift the pattern from world as we know it to world as we want it to be.