The crises we face share a common root cause: economic globalization.

The antidote?  Localization.

Local Futures has been raising awareness about the destructive impacts of globalization for more than four decades, while promoting localization as a systemic solution.

Why do we need a new economy?

The global economic system commercializes every aspect of the world around us. It’s destroying the natural world, our livelihoods and our well-being.

Economic localization: the solution-multiplier

Localization simply means shortening the distance between producers and consumers wherever possible. It is about ensuring that business conforms to the needs of democracy and genuine sustainability.

For individuals it means emphasizing what makes life meaningful: connection with others and with the natural world. Watch the below animation for an overview of our vision of an ‘economics of happiness’ (also available to view in over 20 languages).

Our Global Projects

Our projects are aimed at helping to catalyze movements for change in the global North and South.

We produce books, films, and other ‘education for action’ tools, and organize activist-oriented conferences and workshops worldwide.

Our work has been translated into over 40 languages. See our full list of translated materials.