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Ecological Civilization
Fred Magdoff
Fred Magdoff (fmagdoff [at] uvm.edu) is professor emeritus of plant and
soil science at the University of Vermont and adjunct professor of crop
and soil science at Cornell University. His most recent book is
Agriculture and Food in Crisis (co-edited with Brian Tokar, Monthly
Review Press, 2010). This article is slightly revised from his
presentation to the Marxism and Ecological Civilization Conference at
Fudan University, Shanghai, November 17, 2010.
Given the overwhelming harm being done to the world’s environment and to
its people, it is essential today to consider how we might organize a
truly ecological civilization—one that exists in harmony with natural
systems—instead of trying to overwhelm and dominate nature. This is not
just an ethical issue; it is essential for our survival as a species and
the survival of many other species that we reverse the degradation of
the earth’s life support systems that once provided dependable climate,
clean air, clean water (fresh and ocean), bountiful oceans, and healthy
and productive soils.
full: http://monthlyreview.org/110101magdoff.php
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