Um pacto pola sustentabilidade e o bem-estar
O que se escuta nas ruas da Europa é “mudança de sistema sim, mudanças climáticas nom”. Quando a activista do clima Greta Thunberg se encontrou com o presidente da Comissom Europeia Jean-Claude Juncker, dixo-lhe para falar como os especialistas, mas o que deveriam eles dizer?
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Nós, especialistas de mudanças sistémicas procedentes do mundo académico, dos negócios, da administraçom de grandes cidades e da sociedade civil, queremos dar respostas ousadas mas viáveis. Na conferência ‘Crescimento em transiçom’ que tivo lugar em Viena no outono de 2018, seis de entre nós identificamos três pontos-chave para transitar cara umha sociedade prospera dentro dos limites planetários – mas a listagem de assinantes dessas propostas de mudanças sistémicas nom para de medrar.
O que nos une é o desejo de olhar além dum sistema económico centrado no aumento do PIB, em direcçom a um plano positivo para umha economia post-crescimento mais realista. Os nossos “Instrumentos vienenses” orientam os dirigentes políticos a nível Europeu, estatal, regional e municipal sobre formas de enfrentar a tripla crise, que vai a pior, de mudanças climáticas, extinçom em massa e desigualdade1.
Sejamos honestos sobre esta tripla crise. Nem o Acordo de Paris, nem os Objectivos de Biodiversidade de Aichi, nem os actuais regimes fiscais som capazes de lidar com estas ameaças existenciais. Mas a boa nova é que mudanças fundas nom som só necessárias, mas também desejadas. Umha grande sondagem realizada recentemente em toda a Europa mostrou que a maioria dos europeus considera que na actualidade o ambiente deve ser umha prioridade, mesmo em detrimento do crescimento. Existe um mandato para mudanças sistémicas.
Existe um amplo consenso entre os especialistas das esferas científica, da sociedade civil, empresarial e municipal em polo menos três grandes mudanças sistémicas. Estes 3 avanços nom excluem outras soluções, mas os três som urgentes, possíveis, necessários, desejados e capazes de mudar as regras do jogo2. A sua implementaçom requer umha mentalidade visionária e umha atitude pro-activa. Estes avanços requerem umha mudança de mentalidade para ultrapassar o pensamento incremental , umha mentalidade que nos trouxe até a actual crise.
1) Destronar o Rei PIB, coroar a Rainha Bem-estar
As pessoas querem prosperar num mundo vivo. As políticas baseadas no crescimento do PIB sacrificam amiúde tanto a gente como a biosfera, entanto que as políticas dirigidas ao bem-estar ajudam-nos a curá-la.
A prosperidade sem crescimento é possível. O crescimento à custa da exploraçom dos recursos, do desprezo pola segurança e da poluçom está a levar tanto a biosfera como a gente ao esgotamento. Exemplos procedentes do Bhutam, de Nova Zelândia e de Barcelona mostram que priorizar o progresso social e ambiental por diante do PIB funciona realmente.
Demandamos da Comissom Europeia:
- Trocar o Pacto de Estabilidade e de Crescimento (PEC) por um Pacto pola Sustentabilidade e Bem-viver (PSB).3
- Mudar de “Empregos, crescimento e investimento“ para “Bem-estar, empregos e sustentabilidade“
- Estabelecer a Direcçom Geral (DG) de Bem-estar e Gerações Futuras dirigida por o primeiro vice-presidente
Demandamos dos estados, regiões e municípios:
- Criar um ministerio/conselharia/concelharia de Bem-estar e Gerações Futuras no cerne da governança
2) PARAÍSOS FISCAIS para uns poucos? REDISTRIBUÇOM para a maioria!
Taxar mais a riqueza e menos o trabalho. Taxar a poluçom progressivamente e deixar de subsidiá-la.
Se nas duas décadas após a II Guerra Mundial o tipo máximo do imposto da renda era dum 90% nos EUA e no RU na actualidade é menor de 50%. A maioria dos países da UE seguírom a mesma dinámica, favorizando assim os mais ricos. Como resultado, a desigualdade aumenta e um sentimento crescente de injustiça (fiscal) traduze-se em mal-estar social e populismo. A revolta dos “Coletes amarelos” na França mostrou que nom se pode taxar a poluiçom sem um sistema tributário justo. Os subsídios a actividades poluentes e a sobreexploraçom de recursos devem findar imediatamente.
Demandamos:
- Estabelecer um tipo máximo do imposto da renda superior a 80%, para a redistribuiçom da riqueza entre as famílias com rendas baixas e meias.
- Taxar o transporte aéreo para apoiar um transporte público com custo baixo ou zero.4
- Implementar taxas na origem e progressivas sobre o carbono e a extracçom dos recursos naturais, visando a redistribuiçom.
- Fornecer incentivos fiscais à utilizaçom de materiais reciclados.
3) Produtos EFICIENTES som bons, soluções SUFICIENTES som óptimas
Os ganhos na eficiência som importantes, mas apenas o começo da soluçom
A exclusom social e cultural pode anular os ganhos de eficiência. Nom precisamos de vender mais produtos, necessitamos de soluções suficientes e duradoiras. Algumhas empresas já estám a vender serviços de iluminaçom, em vez do produto lámpadas, tornando o incentivo pola obsolescência programada na procura de produtos duradoiros. A estratégia “zero resíduos” Barcelonesa inclui sistemas avançados para a recolha selectiva de resíduos graças a contentores de lixo “inteligentes”. Estes permitem identificar os utilizadores e reduzir os desperdícios, incentivando simultaneamente a recolha de resíduos orgánicos – indo muito além da sensibilizaçom, prevençom e apoio à reutilizaçom.
Demandamos:
- Apoiar o desenvolvimento de modelos de negócio melhores como a economia da funcionalidade.
- Implementar estratégias de “zero resíduos” em todos os níveis de governaçom, seguindo a hierarquia de gestom de resíduos nas operações, bem como sistemas de responsabilidade alargada dos fabricantes.
- Diminuir o IVA de serviços com um peso importante da mao de obra tais como as reparações.
- Passarmos de políticas de eficiência a políticas de suficiência, para conseguir fazermos que os modos de vida sustentáveis sejam a norma.
1 Estamos a perder a batalha contra as mudanças climáticas.
Entramos na sexta extinção em massa.
Assistimos a um rápido aumento da desigualdade na Europa e nos EUA:
2 Poderíamos acrescentar cidadania versus consumerismo; financiar o futuro; eliminar os monopólios; fazer sustentáveis as normas que rigem o equilíbrio trabalho-vida privada; findar com a deregulaçom, já que as leis nom se aprovam por amolar as empresas, mas para proteger as pessoas e o planeta; etc.
3 Esta foi umha demanda de 238 académicos publicada em 40 meios ao largo da UE e que tornou-se numha petiçom que obtivo quase 100.000 assinaturas: wemove.eu/postgrowth
4Com o Luxembourg fazendo gratuito todo o seu transporte público existem na actualidade como mínimo 100 redes de transporte público gratuitas no mundo, das quais 58 na Europa. (https://bit.ly/2QPyoMQ)
Signatários:
Os primeiros 6 signatários redigírom esta carta. Todos os signatários provenhem do mundo académico, da sociedade civil e dos governos municipais.
- Nick Meynen, Policy Officer Environmental and Economic justice, European Environmental Bureau
- Maria Langsenlehner, Project Associate, EU-Umweltbüro, Áustria
- Kate Raworth, Author of Doughnut Economics, Reino Unido
- Patrick Ten Brink, EU Policy Director, European Environmental Bureau
- Toni Ribas Bravo, Ecology Group Coordinator, Barcelona en Comú, Espanha
- Halliki Kreinin, Research Assistant, Institute for Ecological Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Áustria
- Dr Jason Hickel, Anthropologist, University of London, Reino Unido
- Dr Katherine Trebeck, Policy & Knowledge Lead, Wellbeing Economy Alliance, Reino Unido
- Dr Federico Demaria, Ecological Economist, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Espanha
- Dr Dan O’Neill, Associate Professor in Ecological Economics, University of Leeds, Reino Unido
- Dr. Marta Conde, President Researc & Degowth, Researcher Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Espanha
- Dr. Claudio Cattaneo Senior Researcher, Department of Environmental Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, República Checa
- Riccardo Mastini, PhD Candidate in Ecological Economics and Political Ecology, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Espanha
- Dr. Christian Kerschner, Assistant Professor Modul University Vienna, AT and Masaryk University Brno, República Checa
- Dr Giorgos Kallis, ICREA Professor, Ecological Economist, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Espanha
- Dr Petter Næss, Professor of Planning in Urban Regions, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Noruega
- John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy Queen’s University Belfast, Reino Unido
- Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel, Political Economist and System Innovation scholar, University of Leuphana, Alemanha.
- Dr. Christoph Gran, Senior Economist, ZOE. Institute for Future-Fit Economies, Alemanha
- Jonathan Barth, Economist, ZOE. Institute for Future-Fit Economies; Alemanha
- Prof. Dr. Hermann Ott, University of Sustainable Development Eberswalde, Alemanha
- Dr. Friedrich Hinterberger, SERI Sustainable Europe Research Institute and University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Áustria
- Kate Soper, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, London Metropolitan University , Reino Unido
- Prof. Jean Gadrey, Economist, University of Lille, França
- Prof. Kate Pickett, Epidemiologist and University Champion for Justice & Equality, University of York, Reino Unido
- Vincent Liegey, co-author of A Degrowth Project, engineer, consultant and interdisciplinary researcher, França / Hungria
- Dr. Miklós Antal, Ecological Economist, University of Leeds, Reino Unido
- Dr. Stefania Barca, senior researcher, Center for Social Studies – University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Dr. Andreas Novy, associate professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Áustria
- Mauro Gallegati, prof economics, Universitá Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Itália
- Dr. Alexandra Köves, ecological economist, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungria
- Prof. Frank Moulaert, KU Leuven, Bélgica
- Julien-François Gerber, Assist. Prof. in Environment and Development, International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Países Baixos
- Elgars Felcis, sustainability scientist, University of Latvia and chairman of Latvian Permaculture association, Letónia
- Dr. Janis Brizga, NGO Green Liberty, Letónia
- Prof. Tor A. Benjaminsen, human geographer, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Noruega
- Dr. Nadia Johanisova, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, República Checa
- Dr. Mihnea Tanasescu, Research Fellow in Political Ecology, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) at the Free University of Brussels (VUB), Bélgica
- Dr Eeva Houtbeckers, postdoctoral researcher, Aalto University, Finlândia
- Fabricio Bonilla, Happiness Economics Researcher, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Espanha
- Dr Paul Ariès, authors of Degrowth or barbarity, director of the International “Observatoire de la Gratuité” (OIG), França
- Dr Ivo Ponocny, Full Professor at MODUL University Vienna, Áustria
- Timothée Parrique, PhD Candidate in Political Economy. University of Clermont Auvergne (CERDI) and Stockholm University (SRC), França/Suécia
- Dr. Matthias Schmelzer, researcher at Friedrich-Schiller University Jena and at Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie, Alemanha
- Dr. Dennis Eversberg, Junior research group leader, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Alemanha
- Jan Blažek, Doctoral student in Environmental Humanities, Masaryk University Brno, República Checa
- Dr. Alevgul Sorman, Ikerbasque Research Fellow, Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) , Espanha
- Lilian Pungas, Research Assistant and PhD candidate, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Alemanha
- Dr. Barry McMullin, Full Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Dublin City University, Irlanda
- Dr. Melanie Pichler, senior researcher, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Viena, Áustria
- Dr. Manuel González de Molina, Professor. Agroecosystems History Lab, Seville, Espanha
- Prof. Brent Bleys, Ecological Economist, Ghent University, Bélgica
- Christian Dorninger, PhD-candidate, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Alemanha, and Konrad-Lorenz-Institute Klosterneuburg, Áustria
- Dr Panos Petridis, Researcher, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Áustria
- Dr François Briens, Researcher in socio-ecological economy and prospective studies, França
- Dr. Martin Fritz, Researcher at Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Alemanha
- Dr. Vivian Price, Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Coordinator, Labor Studies, California State University, Dominguez Hils, California, USA
- Dr Max Koch, Professor in Social Policy, Lund University, Suécia
- Logan Strenchock, Environmental and Sustainability Officer, Central European University, Budapest, Hungria
- Prof. Matteo Villa, Associate Professor in Economic Sociology, University of Pisa, Itália
- Ernest Aigner, PhD candidate, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Áustria
- Dr Lidija Živčič, Expert, Focus Association for Sustainable Development, Eslovénia
- Orsolya Lazányi, PhD candidate in ecological economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungria
- Dr. Erik Gomez-Baggethun, Professor in Environmental Governance, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Noruega
- Dr. Laura Horn, Associate Professor in Global Political Economy, Roskilde University, Dinamarca
- Philippe Defeyt, Chairman, Institute for Sustainable Development, Bélgica
- Jacques Grinevald, Emeritus Professor, Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Genebra, Suíça
- Dr Thomas Smith, Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, República Checa
- Inge Røpke, Professor of Ecological Economics, Aalborg University, Dinamarca
- Lucie Sovová, PhD candidate at the Department of Environmental Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, República Checa and Rural Sociology group, Wageningen University, Países Baixos
- Dr. Hervé Corvellec, Professor of Management, Lund University, Suécia
- Dr Hubert Buch-Hansen, Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Dinamarca
- Dr Ekaterina Chertkovskaya, Lecturer, Lund University, Suécia
- Dr Moira Nelson, Associate Professor, Lund University, Suécia
- Dr György Pataki, Associate Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungria
- Dr Alexander Paulsson, Lecturer, Lund University, Suécia
- Dr Timothée Duverger, Associate Professor, Sciences Po Bordeaux, França
- Prof. Francesco Gonella, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Itália
- Dr Christos Zografos, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Espanha
- Dr Fabrice Flipo, Institut Mines-Télécom BS, França
- François Jarrige, Historian, University of Burgundy, França
- Dr Tuula Helne, Senior researcher, Kela (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland), Helsinki
- Dr Anna Heikkinen, Senior Research Fellow, Tampere University, Finlândia
- Prof. Dr. Aram Ziai, Political scientist, University of Kassel, Alemanha
- Dr Jens Friis Lund, professor of Political Ecology, University of Copenhagen, Dinamarca
- Dr Stefan Gaarsmand Jacobsen, assistant professor, Roskilde University, Dinamarca
- Dr Mladen Domazet, Research director, Institute for Political Ecology, Zagreb, Croácia
- Edina Vadovics, Research director, GreenDependent Institute, Hungria
- Olivier Malay, Researcher in economics, University of Louvain, Bélgica
- Ajda Pistotnik, Independent Researcher, EnaBanda, Eslovénia
- Dr Fausto Gusmeroli – Università degli Studi di Milano, Itália
- Dr Ray Cunningham, Green House Think Tank, Reino Unido
- Dr Janne I. Hukkinen, Professor of Environmental Policy, University of Helsinki, Finlândia
- Dr Guy Julier, Professor of Design Leadership, Aalto University, Finlândia
- Dr Lassi Linnanen, Professor of Environmental Management, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Finlândia
- Piotr Barczak, Polish Zero Waste Association, Institute for Circular Economy, European Environmental Bureau, Polónia
- Philipp von Gehren, Researcher, Austrian Agency for Health & Food Safety, Áustria
- Dr Pasi Heikkurinen, Lecturer in Management, University of Helsinki, Finlândia; Adjunct Professor of Sustainability and Organizations, Aalto University, Helsinki; Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds, Reino Unido
- Dr Toni Ruuska, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finlândia
- Ana Poças Ribeiro, PhD Candidate on Sustainable Consumption at Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Países Baixos
- Kristoffer Wilén, Doctoral student, Hanken School of Economics, Finlândia
- Dr. Jean-Louis Aillon, M.D., Phd Candidate in Anthropology and Psychology (Università di Genova, Itália)
- Dr. Tuuli Hirvilammi, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Finlândia
- Prof. Dr. Ernst Worrell, Professor Energy & Resources, Utrecht University, Países Baixos
- Dr Anne Chapman, Co-chair, Green House Think Tank, Reino Unido
- Nigel Cohen, Economist, Inclusivity Project, Reino Unido
- Dr Andrew Mearman, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Leeds, UK; and Green House Think Tank. Reino Unido
- Sigrid Stagl, Professor of Environmental Economics & Policy, WU – Vienna University of Economics, Inst Ecol Econ, Áustria
- Jennifer Hinton, Researcher,, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Suécia
- Madis Vasser, Board member, NGO Estonian Green Movement, Estónia
- Dr Miłosława Stępień, independent researcher, Polónia
- Prof.Bożena Ryszawska, Wroclaw University of Economics, Polónia
- Marcin Popkiewicz, physycist, Warsaw University, Polónia. Author of ‘World at the Crossroads’, ‘Energy Revolution. But why?’ and ’Climate Science’
- Jakub Rok, PhD candidate in economics, University of Warsaw, Polónia
- Dr Weronika Parfianowicz, Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw, Polónia
- Dr Łukasz Drozda, Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation, University of Warsaw, Polónia
- Dr Maciej Kassner, Institute of Philosophy, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Polónia
- Dr Andrzej Tarłowski, Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Humanities in Warsaw, Polónia
- Dr Michał Czepkiewicz, Post-Doc researcher, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland, Islándia
- Dr Maciej Grodzicki, Institute of Economics, Finance and Management, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Polónia
- Angelina Kussy, Predoctoral Researcher, Dep. of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Espanha
- Prof. Piotr Skubała, soil ecologist, University of Silesia, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Polónia
- Dr hab. Wiktor Kotowski, wetland ecologist, Professor at University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology, Polónia
- Dr Zofia Prokop, evolutionary ecologist, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Biology, Polónia
- Dr hab. Łukasz Michalczyk, evolutionary biologist, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Polónia
- Eliza Kondzior, PhD student in Biology, Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Polónia
- Dr Barbara Pietrzak, ecologist, assistant professor, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Polónia
- Dr. Kasia Piwosz, aquatic microbial ecologist, Scientist, Institute of Microbiology Czech Academy of Sciences, República Checa
- Dr. Anna Urbanowicz, molecular biologist, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polónia
- Mateusz Leźnicki, researcher in Philosophy of Law, PhD candidate, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Legal Studies, Polónia
- Dr. Piotr Zieliński, evolutionary biologist, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Polónia
- Dr. Piotr Bentkowski, Inserm / Sorbonne Université, Institut Pierre Louis d’Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, França
- Prof. dr hab. Kazimierz Rykowski Forest Research Institute, Warsaw, Polónia
- Dr hab. Agnieszka Pajdak-Stós, aquatic microbial ecologist, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Polónia
- Dr hab Paweł Koperski, hydrobiologist, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Polónia
- Prof dr hab. Jan Marcin Węsławski, marine ecologist, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Polónia
- Dr hab. Anna Muszewska, biologist, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Polónia
- Dr Barbara Stępień, postdoctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Alemanha
- Jakub Kronenberg, Social-Ecological Systems Analysis Lab at University of Lodz, and the Sendzimir Foundation, Polónia
- Paweł Koteja, biologist, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Polónia
- Dr Michał Pałasz, Institute of Culture, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Polónia
- Dr Mateusz Płóciennik, assistant professor (ecology, palaeoclimatology), Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Polónia
- Prof. dr hab. Jan R.E. Taylor, ecologist and ecophysiologist, Institute of Biology, University of Białystok, Polónia
- Dr Ernst von Kimakowitz, Direktor, Humanistic Management Center; Humanistic Management Network, Suíça
- Dr hab. Karol Zub, Associate Professor, Mammal Research Institute PAS, Białowieża, Polónia
- Igor Siedlecki, biologist, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Polónia
- Dr Joanna Tusznio, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Krakow, Polónia
- Dr hab. Łukasz Kaczmarek, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Polónia
- Prof. dr hab. Jan Kozłowski, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Polónia
- Łukasz Berlik, independent researcher, Natural Society of Opole Voivodeship, Polónia
- Dr Beata Czyż, ecologist, University of Wrocław, Polónia
- Dr hab. Maria Niklińska, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Polónia
- Anna Gromada, Social and Economic Policy Advisor, the Kalecki Foundation, the UN and the Polish Academy of Sciences, Polónia
- Jacek M. Szymura, biologist, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Polónia
- Anna Hauler, PhD candidate, hydrobiologist, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Polónia
- Dr Maria J. Golab, ecologist, Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Polónia
- Paulina Kramarz, evolutionary ecologist, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Krakow, Polónia
- Alek Rachwald, forest ecologist, Forest Ecology Department, Forest Research Institute, Raszyn, Polónia
- Elisa Plazio, PhD student in Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Krakow, Polónia
- Dr Justyna Kierat, melittologist and evolutionary biologist, independent environmental educator, Krakow, Polónia
- Dr hab. Krzysztof Pabis, marine ecologist, entomologist, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Polónia
- Bogusław Pawłowski, prof., biological anthropologist, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wrocław, Polónia
- Dr Jerzy Parusel, Upper Silesian Nature Heritage Centre, Katowice, Polónia
- Dr Aleksandra Walczyńska, evolutionary biologist, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Polónia
- Prof. dr Andrzej Dyrcz, University of Wroclaw, Polónia
- Kamil Bartoń, ecologist, Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Polónia
- Assoc. Prof. Tymon Zieliński, Institute of Oceanology PAN, Polónia
- Jan Sowa, Ph.D., member of Committee of Cultural Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Polónia
- Dr hab. Władysław Polcyn, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Polónia
- Prof. dr hab. Michał Grabowski, Faculty of Biology & Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Polónia
- Dr Rafał Ruta, biologist, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wrocław, Polónia
- Prof. Wiesław Babik, biologist, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Polónia
- Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Elżanowski, biologist, University of Warsaw, Polónia
- Prof. Jukka Heinonen, University of Iceland, Islándia
- Dr hab. Ewa Bińczyk, prof. UMK, Faculty of Humanities, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Polónia
- Prof. Michal Woyciechowski, evolutionary biologist, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Polónia
- Dr hab. Sławomir Mitrus, Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Polónia
- Dr Mateusz Iskrzyński, physicist (postdoc), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Áustria
- Dr hab. eng. Marcin Kadej, biologist, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wrocław, Polónia
- Dr. Adam Ostolski, sociologist, Institute of Sociology, University of Warsaw, Polónia
- Marta Połeć, Institute of Culture, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Polónia
- Dr Bartłomiej Gołdyn, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Polónia
- Dr Zygmunt Dajdok, biologist, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wrocław, Polónia
- Kornelia Sobczak, PhD Candidate, Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw, Polónia
- Prof. dr. Dariusz Tarnawski, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Polónia
- Prof. dr hab. Monika Kostera, Jagiellonian University and Södertörn University, Polónia
- Dr. Romina Martin, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Suécia
- Dr. Krzysztof Kujawa, Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, Polónia
- Dr Ryszard Kulik, Workshop for All Beings, Polónia
- Prof. dr hab. Edward Gwóźdź, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Polónia
- Prof. dr hab. Hanna Kmita, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan Polónia
- Dr Sarah Cornell, associate professor, sustainability sciences, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Suécia
- Helena Norberg-Hodge, author of Ancient Futures, co-director of The Economics of Happiness, founder and director of Local Futures
- Anja Lyngbaek, Associate Programmes Director, Local Futures, Dinamarca
- Edward Langham, Research Fellow, Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems, Bristol, Reino Unido
- Julian Jones, Distinguished Fellow, Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems, Bristol, Reino Unido
- Richard Hellen, Director, Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems, Bristol, Reino Unido
- Dr Martin Oetting, Managing Director, Omnipolis Media, Berlin, Alemanha
- Dr Luca Coscieme, Research Fellow, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin, Irlanda
- Dr. Ingo Fetzer, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Suécia
- Dr. Arthur Perrotton, Stockholm Resilience Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Suécia
- Dr. Bengi Akbulut, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada
- Dr Tim Daw, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Suécia
- Dr. Ivan Murray, Ecological Economic Geographer, University of the Balearic Islands, Espanha
- Dr. Drago Župarić-Iljić, Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Croácia
- Dr.sc. Jelena Puđak, Institute of social sciencies Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croácia
- Andro Rilović, Research Assistant, Institute for Political Ecology, Zagreb, Croácia
- Tomislav Medak, PhD Candidate, University of Coventry, Reino Unido
- Dr Marija Brajdić Vuković, University of Zagreb, Croácia
- Dr Karin Doolan, University of Zadar, Croácia
- Jere Kuzmanić, Assistant, Department of Urban Planning, , Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Geodesy, University of Split, Croácia
- Prof. Dr Susana Paixao, Environmental Health Specialist, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
- Jan Mayrhofer, Policy Officer, European Youth Forum, Bruxelas, Bélgica
- Predrag Momčilović PhD Candidate and researcher, Platform for theory and practice of commons, Belgrado, Sérbia
- Sara Fromm, Research & Degrowth, Barcelona, Espanha
- Dr Susan George, President of the Transnational Institute, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, França
- Lisa Hough-Stewart, Communications and Mobilisation lead at Wellbeing Economy Alliance
- Dr Jorge Riechmann, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Espanha
- Dr Giacomo D’Alisa Center for Social Studies University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Dr Richard Lane, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Países Baixos
- Dr Eva Friman, Director & Researcher, Swedesd, Uppsala University, Suécia
- Dr Tim Jackson, Professor, University of Surrey, Reino Unido
- Jonas Van der Slycken, PhD Candidate in economics, Ghent University, Bélgica
- Dr Monica Verbeek, Executive Director, Seas At Risk, Bruxelas, Bélgica
- Arnaud Schwartz, National secretary of France Nature Environnement & member of the European Economic and Social Committee, França
- Michel Dubromel, President of France Nature Environnement, França
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Jeremie Fosse, President, eco-union, Espanha
- Iñigo Capellán-Pérez, researcher at the University of Valladolid, Espanha
- Dr Leho Tedersoo, Research Professor, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Estónia
- Dr Mart Külvik, Professor in Biodiversity and Environmental Planning, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
- Dr Mihkel Kangur, Senior Researcher of Paleoecology, Tallinn University, President of Estonian Geographical Society, Estónia
- Dr Aleksander Pulver, Lecturer, School of Natural Sciences and Health, Tallinn University, Estonia
- Prof. John Sweeney, Emeritus Professor of Geography, Maynooth University, Irlanda
- Dr Triin Vihalemm, Professor Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia
- Dr Irmak Ertör, Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), Espanha
- Dr Kalev Sepp, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estónia
- Dr Branko Ančić, sociologist, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Croácia
- Michael Ewing Co-ordinator of the Irish Environmental Pillar on behalf of the Irish Environmental Pillar, Irlanda
- Professor Dr John R Porter, University of Copenhagen, Dinamarca
- Mark Cumming Head of Comhlámh, Irlanda
- Justin Byrne Chair of An Claíomh Glas, Irlanda