SystemShift Season 2: A Journey with Helena Norberg-Hodge on the Need for Localization in a Sustainable Economy

Helena Norberg-Hodge, a prominent figure in the new economy movement, joins us on the final episode of SystemShift Season 2. She shares her experiences from Ladakh, India where traditional values and community bonds were eroded by modernization and consumerism.

Through her observations, Helena advocates for localization as a way to promote environmental sustainability and community well-being through decentralized, community-driven efforts. She also critiques colonial economic theories and proposes actionable solutions for a more interconnected and relationship-based economy.

Helena emphasizes the need for systemic transformation to address the shortcomings of the current economic model. She highlights how modern economic systems have led to unemployment, poverty, environmental degradation, depression, division, among other issues.

Thank you for joining us on this journey. We encourage our listeners to continue spreading this important message by sharing SystemShift with anyone who may find it interesting. Word of mouth is crucial in promoting SystemShift’s transition towards a sustainable and fair economic system.

SystemShift is essential listening for those interested in transitioning to a sustainable and fair economic system. Hosted by Greenpeace Sweden campaigner Carl Schlyter, this podcast is a production of Greenpeace Nordic and can be found on various platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Stay tuned for the transcript of this episode which will be available soon on Greenpeace Nordic’s website.

Please note that it may not be fully edited for grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.

In conclusion, SystemShift Season 2 was an insightful journey with Helena Norberg-Hodge sharing her experiences from Ladakh where she witnessed how traditional values were eroded due to modernization and consumerism leading to unemployment poverty environmental degradation social issues like depression division among others.

Through her observations Helena advocated for localization as a way to promote environmental sustainability and community well-being through decentralized community driven efforts.

She also critiqued colonial economic theories proposed actionable solutions for a more interconnected relationship based economy emphasizing the need for systemic transformation addressing shortcomings of current economic model.

As we wrap up this season thank you for joining us we urge our listeners to continue spreading this important message by sharing SystemShift with anyone who may find it interesting word of mouth is crucial in promoting SystemShift’s transition towards a sustainable fair economic system.

SystemShift hosted by Greenpeace Sweden campaigner Carl Schlyter is an essential listening platform that can be found on various platforms such as Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Soundcloud Spotify YouTube etc., stay tuned for transcript availability soon on Greenpeace Nordic’s website please note that it may not be fully edited for grammar punctuation or spelling errors