Proposing a Vision of a New Earth The following article is based on a presentation by Share The World's Resources for the World Public Forum 'Dialogue of Civilisations' 10th Anniversary Conference, Rhodes, October 2012 The earth's ecological problems stem largely from our collective failure to share. That might seem like an overly simplistic statement, but it is now increasingly evident that only by sharing the world's resources more equitably and sustainably will we be able to address both the ecological and social crisis we face as a global community. The principle of sharing has always formed the basis of social relationships in societies across the world. We all know from personal experience that sharing is central to family and community life, and the importance of sharing is also a key component of many of the world's religions. Moreover, it is becoming apparent through a growing body of anthropological and biological evidence that human beings are naturally predisposed to cooperate and share in order to improve our collective well being and maximise our chances of survival. In fact, sharing is far more prevalent in society than people often realise. In a recent report , we identified the many emerging and existing forms of what is being popularly termed the 'sharing economy'. This includes  collaborative consumption, knowledge sharing websites like Wikipedia, and many other forms of cooperative and peer2peer enterprises. Although not commonly recognised as such, systems of social welfare can also be considered one of the most advanced forms of economic