tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38923508929389685982023-11-16T08:20:10.756-05:00Human-Ecological Resilience, Consilience, and ConsciousnessHuman well-being, in all it's many dimensions, and ecological integrity (health) intrinsically intertwine.
This blog seeks to advocate for the preservation and enhancement of all life on Earth (Gaia). Life is precious and tenuous. We must cherish it in ourselves, in others, and in the natural world. Whatever happens to one; happens ultimately to all.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert EinsteinGregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-85988787036410274852019-10-09T18:11:00.001-04:002019-10-09T18:11:39.605-04:00ROGER HALLAM - THE TIME IS NOW<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s2sQ3XDxq2I" width="480"></iframe>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-11299231434184504332019-10-09T07:28:00.001-04:002019-10-09T07:28:59.719-04:00Climate change: a cry from the future | FT<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j43XK0wzMd4" width="480"></iframe>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-33191191707306586152012-02-11T12:03:00.000-05:002012-02-11T12:03:46.852-05:00<object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="250" id="napbookwrapper" width="175">
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Understanding the Environmental, Human Health, and Ecological Connections</h2>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-68441568257988492822012-01-17T18:36:00.000-05:002012-01-17T18:36:00.788-05:00Sustainability Resources at the National Academies of Science<a href="http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/sustainability/index.htm">Sustainability Resources at the National Academies of Science</a>
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Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-65662047904441351152012-01-17T08:50:00.000-05:002012-01-17T08:50:55.250-05:00Encyclopedia of Earth- Millenium Ecosystem Assessment on Biodiversity<a href="http://www.eoearth.org/article/Millennium_Ecosystem_Assessment_on_Biodiversity">http://www.eoearth.org/article/Millennium_Ecosystem_Assessment_on_Biodiversity</a><br />
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<span style="color: #468339;"><span style="font-size: small;">Encyclopedia of Earth</span></span><br />
Welcome to the <i>Encyclopedia of Earth</i>, an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The <i>Encyclopedia</i> is a free, expert-reviewed collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and are useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public.Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-33313826271880857232011-09-09T11:09:00.000-04:002011-09-09T11:12:33.051-04:00Fungal Diseases - An Emerging Challenge to Human, Animal and Plant Health<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJsKR3G-rvk-MjWHimFYeqe-dQQBvTo0dqkpNTmDgq4plZjK8unbaHtyVw72USS6miEkF0w3-HBMRt7Kt4mgrq7G2toZcKkLPM4fdKmIylRG0Ai0hNgLy33HxXli1yI7Eqp4_n06phZM/s1600/Fungal+Diseases.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJsKR3G-rvk-MjWHimFYeqe-dQQBvTo0dqkpNTmDgq4plZjK8unbaHtyVw72USS6miEkF0w3-HBMRt7Kt4mgrq7G2toZcKkLPM4fdKmIylRG0Ai0hNgLy33HxXli1yI7Eqp4_n06phZM/s1600/Fungal+Diseases.gif" /></a></div><br />
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Fungal diseases have contributed to death and disability in humans, triggered global wildlife extinctions and population declines, devastated agricultural crops, and altered forest ecosystem dynamics. Despite the extensive influence of fungi on health and economic well-being, the threats posed by emerging fungal pathogens to life on Earth are often underappreciated and poorly understood. On December 14 and 15, 2010, the IOM's <a href="http://click.newsletters.nas.edu/?ju=fe2c15727c670478731174&ls=fdf91272766c067872177275&m=fefd1276756204&l=fe9716717c61067875&s=fe1412777062037e7d1d78&jb=ffcf14&t=" title="Forum on Microbial Threats">Forum on Microbial Threats</a> hosted a public workshop to explore the scientific and policy dimensions associated with the causes and consequences of emerging fungal diseasesGregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-3914857962191104272011-03-27T10:45:00.000-04:002011-03-27T10:45:27.473-04:002011 Ecumenical Lenten Carbon Fast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxvJXxoBlSwsuE4zVtmWRXlu7Pk2R1b04ifhLLh_HlozOfAUnFECMcdFz9t0jo1Iizc2sPnPr5c8AZbrTuAJpTz0iiY9eQ-cJ0f4nHD9i3UJIYHDVmDszrjKgnczl-2HI-HBxmDwf4nE/s1600/Lenten+Carbon+Fast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxvJXxoBlSwsuE4zVtmWRXlu7Pk2R1b04ifhLLh_HlozOfAUnFECMcdFz9t0jo1Iizc2sPnPr5c8AZbrTuAJpTz0iiY9eQ-cJ0f4nHD9i3UJIYHDVmDszrjKgnczl-2HI-HBxmDwf4nE/s320/Lenten+Carbon+Fast.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.macucc.org/pages/detail/2410">2011 Ecumenical Lenten Carbon Fast</a></span></b></div><div>"As we write this invitation, the <a href="http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/press_releases/pr_906_en.html">World Meteorological Organization</a> along with NOAA and NASA all have data showing 2010 tied with 2005 for being the <a href="http://climateprogress.org/2011/01/12/noaa-2010-tied-with-2005-for-hottest-year-on-record/">hottest year on record</a> . We also read that in December 2010, Arctic sea-ice cover was the lowest on record. Just as humanity now recognizes climate change as a predominant scientific, economic and political issue, we also realize it is a profound moral issue. Life on earth as we know it is mortal – it is susceptible to change, hurt and, yes, death."</div><div> </div>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-64060409472240078522011-03-14T11:28:00.000-04:002011-03-14T11:30:52.888-04:00The Tangled Bank | The New York Academy of Sciences<a href="http://www.nyas.org/Publications/Media/PodcastDetail.aspx?cid=63eae46d-865d-4c73-818c-4991a75ebad2"><br />
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Harvard Prof. William Clark writes, " The Reader is several things. First, Bob offers an intellectual structure for the field of sustainability science, including the basic science of human-environment systems, the challenges of sustainable development that motivate that science, and the applications to specific problems that show its utility. This is not the only structure possible, but it is a deep and powerful one that many of us who “test piloted” the Reader have found to be enormously useful in ordering our own thinking. Second, Kates has populated his map of sustainability science with a carefully selected set of individual readings, most published during the last decade but also including some of the classics that constitute the foundations of the field. Finally, he has provided invaluable context and connections through his narrative introductions to his structuring of the field and his commentaries on the individual papers he has selected. The result is an original creation of great value and wisdom from which all interested in the field of sustainability science will benefit for years to come."Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-90919536078191478742011-03-12T07:22:00.000-05:002011-03-12T07:29:59.781-05:00Prof. R.W. Kates - Independent Scholar, Trenton, ME<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzMMBmIgCbQX51iBZ5mDQ53IxalJ19DL2wxKkg9pVI0kXl-AgZhlINcA86prZZcOyM7FkiLP1YYj5dr7bZoE-sk_SQNQcGyZ0oBh4cS1uBj18YYr3XOV8XvAPV8Ac7vIVgD-rfq5HH2A/s1600/bob_sm.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzMMBmIgCbQX51iBZ5mDQ53IxalJ19DL2wxKkg9pVI0kXl-AgZhlINcA86prZZcOyM7FkiLP1YYj5dr7bZoE-sk_SQNQcGyZ0oBh4cS1uBj18YYr3XOV8XvAPV8Ac7vIVgD-rfq5HH2A/s1600/bob_sm.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrVtYwwc0oaTwrf8DVgrhdGk2YHRglUYAykTACIJIKEYPZE07QIWzgNzbEoehwhvhIPpXYRcnWtVHu7uV0dWcP5BEawzRmgOs6jGoT9PHJEusw0EpmwdzO8QWIssFBsbS77FE6bOcxPk/s1600/RW+Kates1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrVtYwwc0oaTwrf8DVgrhdGk2YHRglUYAykTACIJIKEYPZE07QIWzgNzbEoehwhvhIPpXYRcnWtVHu7uV0dWcP5BEawzRmgOs6jGoT9PHJEusw0EpmwdzO8QWIssFBsbS77FE6bOcxPk/s1600/RW+Kates1.gif" /></a></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kates"><b>Robert W. Kates</b></a> (born Jan 31, 1929) is an American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographer">geographer</a> and independent scholar in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_Maine">Trenton, Maine</a>, and University Professor (Emeritus) at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_University">Brown University</a>. His personal, reflective website chronicles his lengthy, productive academic career working on integrative issues of human-ecological interdependence and resilience, an overview of which is contained in <a href="http://www.rwkates.org/pdfs/2001.01.pdf">Kates, Robert W. “Queries on the Human Use of the Earth.” Annual Review of Energy and Environment, 2001. 26:1-26.</a> He notes "[T]he central question of my scientific work has been: what is and ought to be the human use of the earth? It has been pursued collectively, with mentor, colleagues, students, and friends, As with most grand queries, ours is studied not grandly but in reduced ways, as a set of more specific research questions related to hazards, environment, hunger, and sustainable development. Regarding hazard, I tried to understand why people persist in occupying areas subject to natural and technological hazards and how adaptation made this possible. An extended stay in Africa to research both environment and development led to new queries. Why does the Malthusian dilemma persist with concerns evolving from food sufficiency for the population to resource scarcity to the basic life-support systems and the chemical cycles of the biosphere? How has humankind transformed the earth, indeed can life be sustained? Why does hunger persist amid a world of plenty, and what can be done to end it? Can there be a transition to sustainability that over the next two generations would meet human needs and reduce hunger and poverty while maintaining the essential life support systems of the planet? All these themes and the research methods used to pursue them come together in an emerging sustainability science."Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-73477101788385083372011-03-12T07:13:00.000-05:002011-03-12T07:13:25.831-05:00Community and Regional Resilience Institute (US)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-VgqCGW6Vl2ADbxHrKOoJeRB7gs-YGZe4UMBJQpBwKeZDx5GpsW2KIlPgc9ER-Omj20TyHXpeaw46_wpurmRSMZdG_2UI2Cusm4SkjEa-fe5zMVXV0cYbs73jDgyNEpGj5b79Uc8O7k/s1600/Community+and+Regional+Resilience+Institute.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-VgqCGW6Vl2ADbxHrKOoJeRB7gs-YGZe4UMBJQpBwKeZDx5GpsW2KIlPgc9ER-Omj20TyHXpeaw46_wpurmRSMZdG_2UI2Cusm4SkjEa-fe5zMVXV0cYbs73jDgyNEpGj5b79Uc8O7k/s320/Community+and+Regional+Resilience+Institute.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="column">The <a href="http://www.resilientus.org/">Community and Regional Resilience Institute (CARRI)</a> believes that resilient communities are the foundation of a strong and resilient nation. Community resilience encompasses an entire community (<i>physical infrastructure, economic and social capital, natural environment, and systems/essential services</i>) and its ability to resist and/or rapidly recover from extreme events. Over the last three years, CARRI has worked to understand how these aspects of resilience combine and interact to effect the reslience of communities. By combining the results from a cadre of distinguished researchers and insights from communities, CARRI has brought to life a uniqe viewpoint on what it means to be a resilient community. Collectively, these participants have articulated <a href="http://www.resilientus.org/four_critical_needs.html">four critical needs</a> to improve community resilience. </div><div class="column">An understanding of community resilience has now advanced to a place where a national conversation is imperative. In 2010 CARRI convened a distinct group of representatives (academia, private sector, faith-based, non-governmental, and all levels of government) to embark on the<a href="http://www.resilientus.org/community_resilience_system_initiative.html"> Community Resilience System Initiative (CRSI)</a>, a comprehensive undertaking to articulate the common understanding of community resilience and ultimately build a national System aimed at helping communities. CARRI strives to be the catalyst of a practical community resilience system that will contribute to a national culture of resilience by working with stakeholders to create the structure, processes, and tools to encourage, support, and reward community resilience. CARRI is organized into five divisions (as depicted above) and is available to assist communities, leaders and policy makers at all levels. </div>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-54994785787601022342011-03-10T13:53:00.000-05:002011-03-10T14:02:57.380-05:00The Pimm Group - A Future for Species Preservation and Conservation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf4qNBM9o6zsSKJiAJoMHGhN4vAMwlJO74NqySEjDI6WFG9btpe9FunAMWLtpcIm8mTahxZXF-Q5cL-FOI6FAqi-wxw6nsb6wD5do95Rf9Q03IezS0-lOrXdE3z1Vn0rTes2TQQqboIc/s1600/PIMM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="82" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf4qNBM9o6zsSKJiAJoMHGhN4vAMwlJO74NqySEjDI6WFG9btpe9FunAMWLtpcIm8mTahxZXF-Q5cL-FOI6FAqi-wxw6nsb6wD5do95Rf9Q03IezS0-lOrXdE3z1Vn0rTes2TQQqboIc/s320/PIMM.png" width="320" /></a></div><h1><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">A Future for Species Preservation and Conservation -<a href="http://thepimmgroup.org/">http://thepimmgroup.org/</a></span></h1>The Pimm Group is led by <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/Nicholas/esp/faculty/spimm">Dr. Stuart Pimm, Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology at Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University</a>. His students and others have contributed since 2003 to this website, including dozens of blog posts on topics related to biodiversity, conservation, ornithology, economics, GIS science, natural disaster impacts and much more.<br />
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<div id="boxtestifront">"We have a moral responsibility to protect the world’s ‘special places’–those richest in biodiversity and most threatened by human advances." <b>– Dr. Stuart Pimm</b> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><br />
<a class="linkmore" href="http://thepimmgroup.org/category/testimonial/"></a></div>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-90777472327042682812011-01-12T08:40:00.000-05:002011-01-12T08:49:42.219-05:00Nic Marks: The Happy Planet Index on TED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLeWOn3I5ro2Ltxme7qrz61fLyzEA-wJ_84YeiBw_Qkv0lrxAQudl103_DH3FqlU-ztIJfigJQyp0WCabtDdTzObIAq3ui3qDe2EcV2NLqkiHPSS1M90oj0PHLhYPOPMuwlR94xr0n5o/s1600/Unhappy+Planet+Index.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLeWOn3I5ro2Ltxme7qrz61fLyzEA-wJ_84YeiBw_Qkv0lrxAQudl103_DH3FqlU-ztIJfigJQyp0WCabtDdTzObIAq3ui3qDe2EcV2NLqkiHPSS1M90oj0PHLhYPOPMuwlR94xr0n5o/s1600/Unhappy+Planet+Index.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div id="tagline" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ted.com/speakers/nic_marks.html"><b>Nic Marks: The Happy Planet Index</b></a> - Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be surprised.</div>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-8977340610121152352011-01-12T07:10:00.000-05:002011-01-12T07:13:18.890-05:00PROBLEMA - the Film<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qI42aP1oJSsG-hqUDisd1_9DfmFl1bsjmaga1uCR_2i8wg4l9_LZD79WqowOE3z-YguGHN8Ymapm47NlClsMC5SEeZ8HpH93pw3GUb8jQ-j-PzlR-0ppOlJek4KOVBVm9vWirGTab58/s1600/Problema.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="45" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qI42aP1oJSsG-hqUDisd1_9DfmFl1bsjmaga1uCR_2i8wg4l9_LZD79WqowOE3z-YguGHN8Ymapm47NlClsMC5SEeZ8HpH93pw3GUb8jQ-j-PzlR-0ppOlJek4KOVBVm9vWirGTab58/s320/Problema.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIhf-yKoQTzwgU5YX0NpJN1Kdy4Pql0PtE8XkeNs_ZHa_nCBg9NK6yyDEMqF4-6XkI7JZcei6mmlncGG4kfmWtrkbIK-GSucNWVnYvBkJnPV53Gi03gX-22PK7i5ZH8cFQdE1JLlt_xg/s1600/Problema-background.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIhf-yKoQTzwgU5YX0NpJN1Kdy4Pql0PtE8XkeNs_ZHa_nCBg9NK6yyDEMqF4-6XkI7JZcei6mmlncGG4kfmWtrkbIK-GSucNWVnYvBkJnPV53Gi03gX-22PK7i5ZH8cFQdE1JLlt_xg/s320/Problema-background.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><h3 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.problema-thefilm.org/">PROBLEMA</a> - Who are we in the 21st Century?</i></h3><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A cinematic interpretation of the world's largest round table gathering, PROBLEMA is a visually imaginative, thought-provoking invitation to a world of global dilemmas. Spanning seventeen questions confronting who we are and where we're going, the film follows the insights, perceptions, reflections and views of over 100 people from more than 50 nations sat together in one circle. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A not-for-profit production, PROBLEMA is freely available to<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_599387361"> </a><a class="link-top-page" href="http://www.problema-thefilm.org/#/film">watch</a> and to <a href="http://www.problema-thefilm.org/#/downloads">download</a> via this website. If you'd like to support the film, we encourage you to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3892350892938968598#/screenings">host a screening</a>, to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3892350892938968598#/guestbook">sign our guestbook</a> or to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3892350892938968598#/donate">consider making a micro-donation</a> to help further its <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3892350892938968598#/cast">human connection</a>.</div><div class="ethymology" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>'problema'</b> from Latin <b>problema</b> (<i>genitive</i> <b>problematis</b>) 'problem', 'puzzle', 'enigma', 'question proposed for solution', from Ancient Greek <b>πρόβλημα</b> (<i>problema</i>, 'obstacle'), from <b>προβάλλω</b> (<i>proballo</i>, 'to throw or lay something in front of someone', 'to put forward'), from prefix <b>προ-</b> (<i>pro-</i>, 'in front of') + <b>βάλλω</b> (<i>ballo</i>, 'to throw', 'to cast', 'to hurl'). </div>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-9121106597302956252011-01-12T06:55:00.000-05:002011-01-12T06:55:14.317-05:00Native Spirit Foundation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5L42AIgPXOcB_2_SA6YH_XsAhcSwyRcawQsaVXLwBnkDbmAimb0rcoN3cb2MMMKGN4YRTJLnnQxOPQIUQM1uH6jANDxJ3M_eknCyznPAva7P0ya6kPFSM5ndHh529KF5zNGv_DCmBts/s1600/Native+Spirit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5L42AIgPXOcB_2_SA6YH_XsAhcSwyRcawQsaVXLwBnkDbmAimb0rcoN3cb2MMMKGN4YRTJLnnQxOPQIUQM1uH6jANDxJ3M_eknCyznPAva7P0ya6kPFSM5ndHh529KF5zNGv_DCmBts/s320/Native+Spirit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nativespiritfoundation.org/"><strong><span style="color: maroon;">Native Spirit Foundation</span></strong></a> is a non-profit, charitable organisation, which promotes the knowledge and preservation of Indigenous Cultures and supports education in indigenous communities.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Native Spirit Foundation was founded and is directed by the Mapuche artist and filmmaker Freddy Treuquil. He is a longstanding and prominent member of the indigenous Mapuche community in Patagonia.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Native Spirit holds an <strong><span style="color: maroon;">annual Festival</span></strong><span style="color: maroon;"> </span>of Films, talks and performances celebrating indigenous culture, which takes place in London and Spain. During the year Native Spirit also organises <strong><span style="color: maroon;">events</span></strong> such as fundraisers, musical, art exhibition and film screenings, providing a platform to indigenous artists to showcase their work.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Native Spirit supports <strong><span style="color: maroon;">educational projects</span></strong> throughout Latin America, providing funding, technical and human resources for school in indigenous communities. We work within the concept of <em>La Nueva Escuela </em>(The New School), a proposal for autonomous education within indigenous communities based on an indigenous understanding of life</div>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-40164466150861943222011-01-10T15:24:00.000-05:002011-01-10T15:25:10.772-05:00Global Threats to Human Water Security and River Biodiversity - Nature (2009)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsWTZ8VQI-lxVk9z8NIzy06AcWNmXQWgMO0dPRR-9_t3-Btb1MiQb5aYtPf_zl0c497y0q3o_vHVwR429URw0e80hhHKZYJabZcHU01aaHZus71NkW-MXdWZx_tni_EyTQWTja0n494g/s320/Riverthreat.jpg" width="320" /></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.riverthreat.net/"><b>Global Threats to Human Water Security and River Biodiversity.</b></a> Rivers maintain unique biotic resources and provide critical water supplies to people. The Earth's limited supplies of fresh water and irreplaceable biodiversity are vulnerable to human mismanagement of watersheds and waterways. Multiple environmental stressors, such as agricultural runoff, pollution and invasive species, threaten rivers that serve 80 percent of the world’s population. These same stressors endanger the biodiversity of 65 percent of the world’s river habitats putting thousands of aquatic wildlife species at risk. Efforts to abate fresh water degradation through highly engineered solutions are effective at reducing the impact of threats but at a cost that can be an economic burden and often out of reach for developing nations.</div>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-21332580665490772492011-01-04T12:03:00.000-05:002011-01-04T12:03:47.766-05:00Bioquest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmN8OHQWYl9Gc1J64IRq3w_Ucn0tIKLEP9ezVctijWzt4VIZBI1lSs0qb0B_LlNT-83qj0jWgsRecn4XJ9an9Fg7kUq43jN9v0bmnQSLIF642UWB_7eNBSj-jKy2G4E7Xk1dR1WtcQ4o/s1600/bioquest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmN8OHQWYl9Gc1J64IRq3w_Ucn0tIKLEP9ezVctijWzt4VIZBI1lSs0qb0B_LlNT-83qj0jWgsRecn4XJ9an9Fg7kUq43jN9v0bmnQSLIF642UWB_7eNBSj-jKy2G4E7Xk1dR1WtcQ4o/s320/bioquest.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://bioquest.org/"><u><b>BioQUEST - Community Resources for Problem Solving in Biology</b></u></a> actively supports undergraduate biology education through collaborative development of open curricula in which students pose problems, solve problems, and engage in peer review.</span></span>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-74789198625523335752011-01-03T23:36:00.000-05:002011-01-03T23:36:55.291-05:00Survival International - Movement for Tribal Peoples<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl9a1Xahz62lRDX7jlxbewCgVddExk7fvjNBn_VY1zhV2krzvpzSJBD2x_JoxtOvWyjggriubzz6Qrj6Le1FknAuZTwaBFvLzR8zWHmH6woUxT_u0Bfe4iQ_DmF8TPRAuSX1-tbAQGmY/s1600/brazilianindians_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl9a1Xahz62lRDX7jlxbewCgVddExk7fvjNBn_VY1zhV2krzvpzSJBD2x_JoxtOvWyjggriubzz6Qrj6Le1FknAuZTwaBFvLzR8zWHmH6woUxT_u0Bfe4iQ_DmF8TPRAuSX1-tbAQGmY/s320/brazilianindians_original.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/">Survival International </a>- The movement for tribal peoples.</strong> Survival is the only organization working for tribal peoples’ rights worldwide. We work with hundreds of <strong>tribal communities and organizations</strong>. We are funded almost entirely by concerned <strong>members of the public</strong> and some foundations. We will not take national government money, because governments are the main violators of tribal peoples’ rights, nor will we take money from companies which might be abusing tribal peoples.</span></div>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-23943273322519264982011-01-03T23:28:00.000-05:002011-01-06T07:37:49.398-05:00Welcome to EarthDay 2011 - A Billion Acts of Green®<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3SQnb7JyXzY5hh78GlgTQyhnoP_AToe6Q-fz11nYsbbvUr8yLOZN7g6ixRuSk2V9zpVPEKi_aO1gdLBR7pas4nCzDJTGT2eeA_6AyBW0ie3m2lb3OOnSlWBx2yfZudmJDsy0_rnhmFg/s1600/Earthday+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3SQnb7JyXzY5hh78GlgTQyhnoP_AToe6Q-fz11nYsbbvUr8yLOZN7g6ixRuSk2V9zpVPEKi_aO1gdLBR7pas4nCzDJTGT2eeA_6AyBW0ie3m2lb3OOnSlWBx2yfZudmJDsy0_rnhmFg/s320/Earthday+2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.earthday.org/">Earthday 2011</a></span></b> <span style="font-size: small;">- For over 40 years, Earth Day—April 22—has inspired and mobilized individuals and organizations worldwide to demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection and sustainability.</span></span></span>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-51171005435217442792011-01-03T17:44:00.000-05:002011-01-03T17:44:48.321-05:00The Global Action Research Center (Global ARC)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuZWGlvxKCE_G8J7y5aoYLIXaGiv-VxtuwlHOd-Z76F9POmHC-fAI0GDprhNVhN9dgwCv5Du4AHHccRwcfxaAiaZiybuD4JHo8O7psF-aikYyL8l2-VmIPETHfHImbOiSrhSKpCdgCjM/s1600/Global+ARC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuZWGlvxKCE_G8J7y5aoYLIXaGiv-VxtuwlHOd-Z76F9POmHC-fAI0GDprhNVhN9dgwCv5Du4AHHccRwcfxaAiaZiybuD4JHo8O7psF-aikYyL8l2-VmIPETHfHImbOiSrhSKpCdgCjM/s1600/Global+ARC.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theglobalarc.org/">Global ARC</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><u><a href="http://www.theglobalarc.org/">The Global ARC</a> is led by a mix of educators, researchers, scientists, professionals and community organizers</u> all of whom are dedicated to critical study, open dialog, social learning and shared problem solving through place-based approaches. We join forces with one another through partnerships and networking that foster globally-mindedness and equity in planning research, education and practice.<br />
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<strong>Vision</strong><br />
A world of healthy communities, watersheds and foodsheds where people work together successfully and life flourishes.<br />
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<strong>Mission</strong><br />
Enable bioregional self-reliance through collaborative partnerships, networking and the integration of urban and rural sustainability solutions.<br />
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</div>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892350892938968598.post-31947213543396056052011-01-01T10:16:00.000-05:002011-01-01T11:12:54.833-05:00Coming Home - The Birth & Transformation of the Planetary Era - Sean M. Kelly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDhWpm2zVVYQsJEZYjW-uqszXeeA-RftkOcXjkeAEWNVYwY10AQZZQuJmex4KavFUiYzORc0McqK1fi4fL4dVKE5g5LPSKu5q6sFabXc-xCKka9vwGE6GL-bMfRPlqOQsDSd1w_cqJHA/s320/Coming+Home.jpg" width="207" /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Sans-Serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.steinerbooks.org/detail.html?id=9781584200727">Coming Home - The Birth & Transformation of the Planetary Era</a> </span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Sans-Serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica;">With the threat of global climate change, a looming mass extinction of species, and increasingly complex and volatile geopolitical relations, the entire Earth Community has entered a most critical phase of what the author describes as the “Planetary Era.” This era began some five hundred years ago with the conquest of the Americas and the Copernican revolution in cosmology, but it is just now becoming a defining feature of human consciousness on a global scale. </span></span></span>Gregory Hellyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510428047610893403noreply@blogger.com0