The Esperanza Project

The Parable of the Humane Philanthropist

Does throwing starfish, or dead fish, back into the sea make any difference?

Erik Assadourian

Botany as archaeology, to save a sacred site from a lithium mine

“First foods” survey reveals an ancient kinship of place with a “horticulture based in endearment”

Nikki Hill

Top 13 Good-News Stories from 2022

Esperanza Project shares a year of regeneration, resilience, resistance and creative solutions

Esperanza Project

“Embrace of the Amate” generates hope, healing and action

The XVI Vision Council sparkled with music, ecological consciousness and magic

Tracy L. Barnett Angelica Almazan

Art with Heart: An EcoSapien Interview with Luix Saldaña

Artistic pillar of the Vision Council on making music, magic and world-class festivals on a shoestring

Esperanza Project

Remembering Joye Braun: Water Protector, Grandmother, Revolutionary

Previously unreleased interview with Talli Nauman at Standing Rock captures the essence of a leader and a movement

Tracy L. Barnett

Vision Council - Guardians of the Earth returns after 5-year hiatus

“Embrace of the Amate” transformational gathering merges art, culture, spirituality, healing and land defense in the heart of Mexico

Tracy L. Barnett

Retrotopia Emerging: An EcoSapien Interview with Liora Adler

Gaia University cofounder on Food, Water and Community Security in a De-Industrialized Future

Esperanza Project

Tikkun Eco Center : Spreading seeds of change

Creating resilient community through water harvesting in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Angelica Almazan

Saving the Titicaca 'Scrotum Frog' in the Andean Highlands

Pollution and human consumption threaten one of the world's largest frog species

Angelica Almazan

The ‘Adelante method’ helped me succeed as a Latina journalist

How the bilingual newspaper published out of University of Missouri-Columbia developed a community building method that defined a new generation of journalists

Rebecca Rivas

The Rainbow Path of the Coyote: EcoSapien Interview with Alberto Ruz

Memories and dreams from the revolutionary cofounder of the Vision Council - Guardians of the Earth and many other peace and unity movements

Angelica Almazan Tracy L. Barnett

Countdown in Sinaloa: 15 years left to save critical coastal habitat

Huizache Caimanero lagoon system, one of the most productive in the Mexican Pacific, is in danger of disappearing

Raquel Zapien

“We are Nature expressing itself:” Arun Ruz on EcoSapiens

Insights from a third-generation ecovillager born and raised into the Vision Council - Guardians of the Earth

Angelica Almazan

Ecuador: After National Strike, extractivism and equity debate begins

Large-scale mining and oil extraction go to the dialogue table along with economic relief measures for the poor

Alejandra Tapia

Grief and Gratitude in a New Mexico Fire

As wildfire and floods bring devastation to Calf Canyon and Hermit’s Peak, community steps forward to rebuild lives

John McLeod

An Earth-Sky Interview with Tracy L. Barnett

Esperanza Project founder kicks off the EcoSapien Speaker Series with astrologer Tami Brunk in a cosmic conversation from the heart

Esperanza Project

Small-town citizens get creative in Black Hills uranium mine fight

Ballot initiative would declare mining a 'nuisance' — a way to protect treasured springs under seige

Talli Nauman

Call of the Turtle Mini Vision Council at a Glance

This meeting of great minds, hearts and spirits will soon be available online. Meanwhile, we share bios and a harvest of collective wisdom.

Esperanza Project

LIVE TODAY at 11 am CDT: Gaia University founder Liora Adler on 'Retrotopia'

Retrotopia: Creating Buen Vivir* in a De-Industrialized Future: Interview with Earth Sky Woman Tami Brunk

Esperanza Project

Call of the Turtle: LIVE Mini-Vision Council on Sunday

Join us for a small taste of this south-of-the-border phenomenon that has transformed lives and communities throughout the continent.

Esperanza Project

Ecovillage Expert Diana Leafe Christian on Finding Community

Earth Sky Woman Tami Brunk interviews internationally acclaimed author, teacher and expert in community dynamics

Esperanza Project

EcoSapien Speaker Series + 'Call of the Turtle' Mini Vision Council

Monthlong Convergence highlights visionaries, activists, elders and thought leaders who are restoring sacred culture in the Americas

Esperanza Project

Tribes and water protectors ward off new Black Hills gold rush

Treaty rights advocates denounce mining exploration permits in 'The Heart of All That Is'

Talli Nauman