Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
To build a regenerative model, we must let go of the myths driving today's planetary emergencies. Mamphela Ramphele, honorary president of the club of Rome, names three: that there are separate human races, that we stand apart from nature rather than within it and that a "selfish gene" makes selfishness inevitable. We are a relational species, she argues — and a living earth systems values framework can guide us forward. Nature has been at this for millions of years. Follow her and we won't go wrong.
To build a regenerative model, we must let go of the myths driving today's planetary emergencies. Mamphela Ramphele, honorary president of the club of Rome, names three: that there are separate human races, that we stand apart from nature rather than within it and that a "selfish gene" makes selfishness inevitable. We are a relational species, she argues — and a living earth systems values framework can guide us forward. Nature has been at this for millions of years. Follow her and we won't go wrong.
