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When Resurgence magazine was first published in 1966 not a single government had a ministry of the environment. No newspaper had a correspondent covering environmental issues. Not a single wind turbine was producing renewable electricity in the UK. A plant-based diet was a rarity.
The past 60 years have seen a steady and significant increase in ecological awareness and action. At the grassroots level tens of thousands of individuals and groups around the world have been active in initiating projects and taking actions to address the challenges facing our precious planet Earth.
At Resurgence we have seen how the ecological challenges facing our planet are closely connected with the social, scientific and spiritual challenges of our time. Many great thinkers and visionaries have come forward with new insights and ideas that have helped to deepen and broaden our understanding of the ecological crisis. Over the years, Resurgence has published the work of pioneers such as Arne Naess, James Lovelock, Fritjof Capra, Thomas Berry, Wendell Berry, Rupert Sheldrake, Caroline Lucas, Joanna Macy, Jane Goodall, Vandana Shiva and many more. These are the champions of an ecological worldview where Nature has intrinsic value.
As we welcome in 2026 and the 60th year of Resurgence, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude, appreciation and thanks to all our members, readers, contributors, colleagues and donors, who have supported, cherished and are companions on this journey of transformation.
"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." Every one of us can be a candle and can light a candle. One candle can light another candle.
Let there be countless candles in the world!
- Satish Kumar, founder of The Resurgence Trust
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