Samenvatting
On average, mankind uses 1.7 Earths each year for raw materials, food and energy. Many countries even more. Most green initiatives call for action, but do not address the over-consumption and its causes. This manifesto shows our true escape: stop doing, degrowth and help Mother Earth to regenerate. Work with nature, not against it. The knowledge is still here. People are doers and always call for action. But doing is exactly the root cause of the ecological problems we now face. All of our doing in technology, economy, health care, agriculture and even education is detouring from what ís needed: to start aligning with nature and just do nothing at all. Not in doing, but in not doing we find the basis for progress. Save the planet by doing nothing is an honest, positive, informative and very clarifying discourse on our current transition. Arjan Mulder PhD (1958) connects visions and challenges. He starts his career as a researcher in rehabilitation. Then he travels the world and discovers Eastern philosophy. In his books he connects our 21st century challenges to ancient insights, based on a holistic view of life.