Ornithologists Call for Zero Growth

Male Townsend' Warbler during spring migration near Oliver

This comes from a recent post on Anarchocyclist.

The British Columbia Field Ornithologists (BCFO) recently called for a ‘steady state economy’, that fluctuates but doesn’t expand as a necessary step to conserve biodiversity. The details of this can be seen on their about page.

Noteworthy is the following from their preamble:

There is increasing evidence that North American economic growth is having negative effects on the long-term ecological and economic welfare of North America and the world.

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