Tag: environment
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Learning In the Desert – UNESCO Green Citizens
Discover how the NaDEET centre blends environmental education with the breathtaking and diverse ecosystem of Namibia. Listen to the full story on the UNESCO Green Citizens podcast Episode 5: Learning in the Desert
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Primatologist Jane Goodall Marks Her 90th Birthday With Stunning Images
90 Years | 90 Images | 90 Women To mark the occasion of her 90th birthday, Jane Goodall is collaborating with Vital Impacts and 90 influential women photographers in a campaign dedicated to “reimagining our relationships to the natural world.” There are currently 31 images for sale, as part of “The Nature of Hope: 90…
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Nobel laureates call for a revolutionary shift in how humans use resources
Reposted from theguardian.com, Deforestation is among a growing list of planetary ailments, the Nobel laureates warn. Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features Eleven Nobel laureates will pool their clout to sound a warning, declaring that mankind is living beyond its means and darkening its future. At a conference in Hong Kong coinciding with the annual Nobel awards…
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Native Peoples Use Traditional Knowledge to Adapt To Climate Change
Rosalyn Lapier talks about how Native peoples are using traditional knowledge to adapt to climate change: For those who do not spend time outdoors it may be difficult to fully appreciate the change that is occurring. But for those who live off the land, such as farmers, ranchers, and those with subsistence lifestyles, climate change…
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FAO Announces International Symposium on Agroecology
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will host an International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition on September 18 and 19, 2014. The symposium, at FAO headquarters in Rome, will explore recent scientific research and knowledge around agroecological practices, promote open dialogue, and showcase existing experiences and programs on agroecology. Food Tank is excited to be participating…
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK): An Interview With Dr. Michael Hutchins
Reposted from National Geographic blog: Posted by Jordan Carlton Schaul of University of Alaska on January 11, 2014 Inuit man eating narwhal (NGS) The following interview is my 12th in a serieswith my esteemed colleague Dr. Michael Hutchins. Michael recently joined the American Bird Conservancy, as the organization’s National Bird Smart Wind Campaign Coordinator. The distinguished ecologist has agreed to answer my…
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Seed Saver Encouraged to “Pass Them On”
Dayna McDaniel, co-founder of Seed-Savers, KC, shares with reporter Cindy Hoedel of the Kansas City Star Magazine her reason for starting Seed-Savers, KC and the first seed she ever saved. It was a tomato presented to me by a neighbor, back in the 1970s. I had just moved into the neighborhood and I noticed this…
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“We are not protesters, we’re protectors”
This Fall Winona LaDuke and folks from Honor the Earth, along with the Horse Spirit Society, Owe Aku and the White Earth Land Recovery Project led a horseback ride from the Headwaters of the Mississippi along the proposed route of a new oil pipeline that would cross the White Earth reservation. It was the third of…
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Sustainable, People-Centered Agriculture Lies in Agroecology
In keeping with the general theme of a new “gift” economy, Colin Tudge and Graham Harvey’s article in the Ecologist focuses on “a sustainable, people-centered agriculture.” …we are launching our ‘Manifesto for a new agriculture’ at the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2014. A key theme is ‘agroecology’ – farming that takes its lead from nature. It conceives…
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Sacred Economics
A reader recommended I look into the book Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition by Charles Eisenstein. I checked out his website and was completely blown away by this short film. The book is also available on-line. You can find it here.
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