Welcome to the Anthropocene
Sharing with you today this great resource website. http://www.anthropocene.info/index.php The website tells the story of our planet since entering the Anthropocene, Taking us on a timeline showing the...
View ArticleSAVING THE PLANET
I have often found myself wincing as I hear people talking about saving the planet. It’s felt wrong! I can hear the voices of condemnation screaming at me now … ‘What a horrible person you are not to...
View ArticleCan you help us save the trees? EU asks citizens for ‘solutions’ to...
As the world continues turning into a new calendar year, many people may be reflecting on what actions they can personally take for a healthier year ahead, both on a personal and an environmental...
View ArticleMonitoring Air Quality through AirVisual
According to the WHO, 7 million deaths annually are linked to air pollution, a number that is hard to digest or understand, but with the 3-D map they have on their website showing in real time the...
View ArticleHazy Suggestions
A haze hides the sun from you as you exit your home. You breathe in, and taste smoke. Your head hurts and your eyes feel red and itchy. Though it is a cloudless season, the sky is grey and orange fires...
View ArticleWildfires in Australia
Large sheets of flame spread across various areas of the Australian countryside, as what some call a “devastatingly early” season of wildfires continues to burn the land (1). As of last week, more than...
View ArticleSolutions from the Jungle: The Tengkawang Factory
The Tengkawang Factory: A promising solution from the Jungle. A factory that provides an alternative against the destructive palm-oil industry on Borneo Indonesia. Project by Willie Smits and the...
View ArticleFood Tank Webinar Series with Dr. Roger Leakey on The Global Food Crisis
This discussion features Dr. Roger Leakey, a crop physiologist and tree biologist who has worked in forestry and agroforestry aimed to reverse deforestation and desertification in the tropics. About...
View ArticlePermaculture Research Institute Proud to Be Recognized with UNCCD Accreditation!
The Permaculture Research Institute (PRI) recently received notice that the organization has been accredited as a Civil Service Organization by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification...
View ArticleShifting Baseline Syndrome
To put it in its most simplest terms, shifting baseline syndrome is basically the way in which humans, and every generation essentially, lowers its standards over the course of time. These generations...
View ArticleSilvopasture: A Sustainable Way to Raise Large Livestock
Every year millions of acres of forest are cut down to make room for ever-growing herds of livestock. Our industrial diet is centered on the consumption of meat. The combination of these two issues...
View ArticleThe Cure of the Earth
Love of life is the guide and motivator of ecological healing on Earth. Next comes learning how to put that love into action. How do we do that for that most alive of all places, the Amazon? Charles...
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