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22 WITNESS THE WASTE Paul Hawken Celebrating the waste-documenting work of photographer Chris Jordan 26 HUMANURE Annie Davy Creative ways to compost human waste 28 WHAT RUBBISH? Nicola Peel From pollution to solution 31 A HYMN OF PRAISE Jeremy Naydler Nature and the flower garden 34 THE MYSTERY OF FLOWERS Keith Critchlow The sacred geometry of plants

FRONTLINE 4 ACTION FROM THE GRASS ROOTS

KEYNOTES 8 CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE Philip Baldwin

Introducing the pioneering work of the Marion Institute

UNDERCURRENTS 12 MUSEUMS OF HAPPINESS

Tony Butler How museums can help inspire a reimagined society 14 NOT FOR TRADE John Fellowes Fighting the illegal trafficking of wildlife 16 RESCUINGTHE ECONOMY Nick Robins

The key task facing the Rio+20 summit 18 A LITTLE-KNOWN JEWEL Andrew McAulay Hong Kong’s Kadoorie Farm & Botanic

Garden has its sights set on creating a new sustainable hub for the region 21 WASTE NOT,WANT NOT Song Dong Exhibition Exploring the role of waste in creating positive change

REGULARS 1 WELCOME Satish Kumar 36 NATURE WRITING

Rashid Maxwell 39 SUSTAINABLE LIVING

Jon Every 40 GREEN CLASSICS: WALDEN Viriato Soromenho-Marques 42 EDUCATION Fritjof Capra

Changing Waste into Art Variables – Patterns 2010, by Steve McPherson. Unaltered marine plastic objects found on the UK coast between 1994 and 2010, collated and created to reflect the mean temperature of the UK official summer of 2010. Steve McPherson has been collecting and creating artwork with objects from his local beach for over 15 years, exhibiting them in the UK and abroad. www.stevemcpherson.co.uk

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