Articles and contributions
Browse through our collection of articles written by founder Helena Norberg-Hodge and Local Futures team members, and published by other organisations and media outlets. You will also find our contributions to books and series.
Highlights
The Globalized, Industrialized Food System Is Destroying the World
By Helena Norberg-Hodge - Observatory
Changes in Agriculture in Ladakh
By Alex Jensen, Kunzang Deachen - HimKatha
Supply Chain Failures Prove Growing Need for Localized Economies
By Steve Gorelick, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Henry Coleman - Truth Out
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Patron Statement by Helena Norberg-Hodge, in Proceedings World Draft Cattle Symposium, by Claus Kropp (2026).
Design for Localization by Helena Norberg-Hodge, in Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Design, edited by Rachel Beth Egenhoefer (2024).
Localisation: The World Beyond Capitalism by Helena Norberg-Hodge, in Post-Capitalist Futures, edited by Samuel Alexander, Sangeetha Chandrashekeran, Brendan Gleeson (2022).
Sustainability and Globalization by Helena Norberg-Hodge, in The Elgar Companion to Geography, edited by Fausto O. Sarmiento and Larry M. Frolich (2020).
Cosmolocalization and Localization: Towards a Critical Convergence by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick, Alex Jensen, Henry Coleman, in Cosmolocal Readers, Future Lab (2022).
Shifting From Global to Local: The Best Way to Address the Climate Emergency by Steven Gorelick, Alex Jensen, in Climate Adaptation: Accounts of Resilience, Self-Sufficiency and Systems Changes, Arkbound Foundation (2021).
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2024
The Globalized, Industrialized Food System Is Destroying the World — We Urgently Need to Support Local Food Economies, by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Observatory, October 31, 2024.
Lessons from Ladakh: the Himalayan Birthplace of the Localization Movement, by Helena Norberg-Hodge, The Standard, August 6, 2024.
Changes in Agriculture in Ladakh, by Alex Jensen and Kunzang Deachen, HimKatha, May, 2024.
The Bigger Picture Uniting Us All, by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Institute of Natural Law, March 27, 2024.
2022-2023
Integrating Ladakh’s Traditional Wisdom Into Local Policies For Holistic Development, by Kunzang Deachen, Local Futures, Kasmir Times, December 12, 2023.
A Homegrown Guide To Mindful Travel In Ladakh: Accommodation, Local Spots, and More, by Vaaswat Sarkar, Homegrown, December 5, 2023. This article was written with inputs and assistance from Kunzang Deachen (Local Futures) and Rigzin Wangmo Lachic (Dolkhar Ladakh).
The Power of Decentralization, by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Great Transition Initiative, November, 2023.
Supply Chain Failures Prove Growing Need for Localized Economies, by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick and Henry Coleman, Truthout, May 22, 2022.