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- Ecological restoration, Science Communications, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function, Ecosystems Ecology, Environmental Economics, Biology, and 29 moreEcology, Conservation Biology, Botany, Landscape Ecology, Music, Hydrology, Community Engagement & Participation, Forest Ecology, Vegetation Ecology, Biodiversity Research, Landscape and Land-use-history, Alpine and Arctic Research, Ecosystem Restoration, Entrepreneurship, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Innovation statistics, Management of Innovation, Innovation & Change Management, Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Effects of Climate Change on Pastoralists Livelihoods and Coexistence, Natural Resource Management, Drylands, Climate Change Adaptation, Phenomenology, History, Economics, Philosophy, and Philosophy of Scienceedit
- After 15 years as a Television Producer and Cameraman for CBS News, RAI and ZDF I began to study ecology in the mid 1... moreAfter 15 years as a Television Producer and Cameraman for CBS News, RAI and ZDF I began to study ecology in the mid 1990s. I founded the Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP), I helped to create the China Environment and Sustainable Development Reference and Research Center (CESDRRC), and I helped create the China HIV/AIDS Information Center (CHAIN). Over the years I've produced, directed, written and presented numerous films. I'm currently Ecosystem Ambassador for the Commonland Foundation and Visiting Research Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (NIOO/KNAW)edit
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This film is about the SEKEM Community in Egypt.
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This film shows the potential of Ecosystem Restoration to sequester carbon, rehydrate dehydrated biomes, restore biodiversity and to help communities to ensure food security, as well as resilient, sustainable economies.
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The true basis of Wealth
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This film was made in 2011 working together with IUCN and Wetlands International. It shows the remarkable hydrological system in the inner Niger delta in Mali and considers its unique value. It questions the current thought that wealth... more
This film was made in 2011 working together with IUCN and Wetlands International. It shows the remarkable hydrological system in the inner Niger delta in Mali and considers its unique value. It questions the current thought that wealth comes from production and consumption of goods and services and points out that actually this is creating poverty.
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This film looks at the Andean principle of Vivir Bien or "Living Well". This concept looks at wealth not as materialism but as time with your family and friends, clean air and water and a resilient community.
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This interview was done on the Loess Plateau with Jürgen Vögele, the Senior Director for Agriculture at the World Bank in 2004. It remains one of the high points of my documentation of the Loess Plateau. I'm putting this online because I... more
This interview was done on the Loess Plateau with Jürgen Vögele, the Senior Director for Agriculture at the World Bank in 2004. It remains one of the high points of my documentation of the Loess Plateau. I'm putting this online because I find it so important that all who have the opportunity should see it.
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The 2nd VPRO film that was inspired by my documentation of ecosystem restoration.
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This is the Pilot of a new series that was filmed in South Africa in July and August 2014. You can download an advance copy at the Yousendit link (The link is above this description). Although I would like you to watch this and comment... more
This is the Pilot of a new series that was filmed in South Africa in July and August 2014. You can download an advance copy at the Yousendit link (The link is above this description). Although I would like you to watch this and comment please do not upload the film ... as it is copyrighted and we are in negotiations about broadcasting the entire series. I'm very interested in feedback from those who are interested and whether you feel this format would work for a series? . John D. Liu
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This film discusses the potential of Ecosystem Based Adaption and the possibility of South South Cooperation to effectively ensuring that many rapidly developing parts of the world are as resilient as the can possibly be in the face of... more
This film discusses the potential of Ecosystem Based Adaption and the possibility of South South Cooperation to effectively ensuring that many rapidly developing parts of the world are as resilient as the can possibly be in the face of inevitable climate impacts and that billions of people can help to mitigate against the worst potential outcomes of human induced climate change.
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In 2011 I made a short film for IUCN called Rwanda Back to Garden about what was happening in Ecosystem Restoration in Rwanda. This is it. 7 minutes of profound beauty and thought.
Research Interests: History, Economics, Political Economy, Philosophy, Ethnography, and 3 moreHydrology, Poverty, and Ecology
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This film was Produced for the UN Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) in 2011 ... It shows the progression of my understanding or ecosystem restoration. Although this short film did not attract much attention when it was... more
This film was Produced for the UN Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) in 2011 ... It shows the progression of my understanding or ecosystem restoration. Although this short film did not attract much attention when it was produced I believe that it is one of the most concise yet comprehensive statements on drylands and the potential of restoration.
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This is a film made for the World Bank in 2011 that was immediately relevant and continues to be. This was one of the first times the term "Climate Smart Agriculture" was used. I notice that our films seem to be many years ahead of the... more
This is a film made for the World Bank in 2011 that was immediately relevant and continues to be. This was one of the first times the term "Climate Smart Agriculture" was used. I notice that our films seem to be many years ahead of the trends. I also notice that there is a tendency for the development world to create new terms for the same concepts. What I have tried to do is to discuss the fundamental understandings and note that all the terms basically mean the same thing. It is not "Brand Awareness" that we are hoping for ... it is consciousness. Patrick Augenstein as Research Director, contributed enormously to this film.
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The Ecosystem Restoration Cooperative and Ecosystem Restoration Camps are a participatory direct action to engage people in mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
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Top Documentary Films promotes "Green Gold"
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This is a short excerpt from "Hope in a Changing Climate" the film made at the time of the Copenhagen Climate Conference. You can view one short clip on youtube and/or you can download a clip at the "Yousendit" URL which is located above... more
This is a short excerpt from "Hope in a Changing Climate" the film made at the time of the Copenhagen Climate Conference. You can view one short clip on youtube and/or you can download a clip at the "Yousendit" URL which is located above the screening copy when you open the link.
Research Interests: Economics, Forestry, Ecosystems Ecology, Hydrology, Community Engagement & Participation, and 11 moreCommunity Development, Agroecology, Sustainable Development, Restoration Ecology, Agricultural Economics, Ecology, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Forest Ecology, Science for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, and Ecosystem Restoration
"Hope in a Changing Climate" was first broadcast at the time of the Copenhagen COP 15 in 2009. It remains relevant and perhaps even more important given the urgency of addressing human induced climate change. It has been translated into... more
"Hope in a Changing Climate" was first broadcast at the time of the Copenhagen COP 15 in 2009. It remains relevant and perhaps even more important given the urgency of addressing human induced climate change. It has been translated into several languages. Here is the Spanish Subtitled Film
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This film was produced by the EEMP in 2009 for the BBC and broadcast worldwide at the time of the Copenhagen COP 15 of the UNFCCC. It has been broadcast in many countries in Africa, South America, North America, China and beyond and won... more
This film was produced by the EEMP in 2009 for the BBC and broadcast worldwide at the time of the Copenhagen COP 15 of the UNFCCC. It has been broadcast in many countries in Africa, South America, North America, China and beyond and won many awards. The knowledge within this film remains relevant and of urgent importance now.
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This film was produced by the Environmental Education Media Project in 2009 and broadcast on BBC to a worldwide audience. It has since been translated into many languages. Here is the French Subtitled version
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This film was produced in 2007 and looks at the shift of ineffective food aid to sustainable land management efforts in Ethiopia.
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Hope in a Changing Climate was produced by the EEMP in 2009 and broadcast on BBC World to a worldwide audience. It has since won many honors and been translated into many languages including Chinese. This has since broadcast in China on... more
Hope in a Changing Climate was produced by the EEMP in 2009 and broadcast on BBC World to a worldwide audience. It has since won many honors and been translated into many languages including Chinese. This has since broadcast in China on CCTV and on several regional Television stations so we know it has reached at a minimum hundreds of millions of people.
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Given the drought in California I think it is necessary for many people to understand the role of organic matter in the natural regulation of hydrology. This clip is from the What if We Change project done in collaboration with IUCN... more
Given the drought in California I think it is necessary for many people to understand the role of organic matter in the natural regulation of hydrology. This clip is from the What if We Change project done in collaboration with IUCN Netherlands.
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This is "Hope in a Changing Climate" with German Subtitles. Thanks to volunteers who translated this.
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I've visited the Tamera Community in Portugal to study their concept of a "Water Retention Landscape". This is essentially a physical intervention that quickly becomes a bio-physical intervention.
Research Interests: Environmental Engineering, Development Studies, Environmental Education, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, and 11 moreCommunity Engagement & Participation, Community Development, Community Ecology, Sustainable Development, Water resources, Environmental Management, Ecology, Sustainable Water Resources Management, Biodiversity, Environmental Sustainability, and Permaculture
The EEMP made this film for the Jane Goodall Institute and it was broadcast on National Geographic.
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This film suggests that the well known essay "Tragedy of the Commons" written in 1968 by Professor Garrett Hardin is far too glib and is premised on an intuitive but ultimately unsubstantiated assumption. The authors suggest that in order... more
This film suggests that the well known essay "Tragedy of the Commons" written in 1968 by Professor Garrett Hardin is far too glib and is premised on an intuitive but ultimately unsubstantiated assumption. The authors suggest that in order to ensure that human society and civilization can successfully respond to human induced climate change it is necessary to dig deeper into the lives and the work of those who now live without equal rights or land ownership. Could looking further back in historical precedent lead to greater justice and replace the tragedy of the commons with "The Promise of the Commons".
Research Interests: Soil Science, Economics, Development Studies, Hydrology, Poverty, and 11 moreCommons, International Security, Security, Restoration Ecology, Ecology, Biodiversity, Equity and Social Justice in Higher Education, Tragedy of the Commons, Governing the Commons, Elionor Ostrom, The Commons, and Grasslands
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I produced wrote and directed this film supported by the UNDP and the Norwegian Government. It was distributed by TVE International In London
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Supported by the World Bank, Broadcast on BBC as "The Real Leap Forward" and screened at the Shanghai International Conference on Poverty Reduction in 2004 as Scaling Up Poverty Reduction in China.
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Over historical time the vegetative cover and evolutionary biodiversity of the Sinai has been in large part lost. Imagine the importance if it were possible to restore the region to ecological health. Click on the link to KOSMOS Journal... more
Over historical time the vegetative cover and evolutionary biodiversity of the Sinai has been in large part lost. Imagine the importance if it were possible to restore the region to ecological health. Click on the link to KOSMOS Journal to read the article.
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In 2006 the British Government, the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility supported my first research related trip to Africa. During this time I was wrestling with many ideas and I wrote many of them down. Here are some notes... more
In 2006 the British Government, the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility supported my first research related trip to Africa. During this time I was wrestling with many ideas and I wrote many of them down. Here are some notes from 2007 on how to best communicate the Lessons of the Loess Plateau.
Research Interests: Religion, History, Economics, Political Economy, Philosophy, and 6 moreSocial Sciences, Hydrology, Africa, Biology, Ecology, and Cosmology
When considering soil fertility, infiltration and retention of available moisture, height of the canopy, biodiversity, etc. there is a need to see whether these functions are independent or connected to each other. Considering a hierarchy... more
When considering soil fertility, infiltration and retention of available moisture, height of the canopy, biodiversity, etc. there is a need to see whether these functions are independent or connected to each other. Considering a hierarchy of ecological function has been helpful for me to gain insight into how natural systems work. Hopefully these ideas will be of use for others.
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This essay published in Permaculture Magazine considers the potential of creating an ecosystem restoration cooperative and ecosystem restoration camps to engage the largest numbers of people around the world in mitigation and adaptation... more
This essay published in Permaculture Magazine considers the potential of creating an ecosystem restoration cooperative and ecosystem restoration camps to engage the largest numbers of people around the world in mitigation and adaptation to human induced climate change.
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The Loess Plateau has proven to be an excellent place to pursue a type of ecological forensics to witness and understand how human actions over time can destroy natural ecological function. The restoration process of the plateau is... more
The Loess Plateau has proven to be an excellent place to pursue a type of ecological forensics to witness and understand how human actions over time can destroy natural ecological function. The restoration process of the plateau is providing a living laboratory in which the potential of returning ecological function to long degraded landscapes can be studied. Essentially, what has been witnessed and documented on the Loess Plateau is that it is possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems. This realization has potentially enormous implications for human civilization.
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This is an essay I wrote while traveling on the Taklimakan Desert Highway in Xinjiang hosted by the quite wonderful Xinjiang Institute of Geography and Ecology. It was published in Permaculture Magazine on October 30, 2015
Research Interests: History, Economics, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Restoration Ecology, and 3 moreBiology, Ecology, and China
This article has appeared in Permaculture Magazine and details my thoughts on the role and importance of Ecological Restoration. The photographs are from Kosima Weber Liu or from screen grabs from the film "Hope in a Changing Climate".
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Change is inevitable and transformational change is coming to us now. We must address climate change, the fossil fuel age is over, we must have functional ecosystems if humanity is to survive. Those who understand this need the courage... more
Change is inevitable and transformational change is coming to us now. We must address climate change, the fossil fuel age is over, we must have functional ecosystems if humanity is to survive. Those who understand this need the courage and faith to realize that no matter how hard the task it is now inevitable and the best we can do is joyfully embrace a new fairer, more humane and logical future.
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Waxing philosophical about what motivates me to do what I do.
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This essay was published in the January 2015, Soka Gakkai Quarterly Magazine. You can see the entire magazine at the sgiquarterly.org site or jump directly to the article at the following URL.... more
This essay was published in the January 2015, Soka Gakkai Quarterly Magazine. You can see the entire magazine at the sgiquarterly.org site or jump directly to the article at the following URL.
http://www.sgiquarterly.org/feature2015jan-4.html
http://www.sgiquarterly.org/feature2015jan-4.html
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This Essay summarizes my experiences at the UNFCCC COP 20 in Lima in December 2014. Hopefully this will be of some use to many people. I'm quite interested to know what the essay conveys to you. Please feel free communicate your thoughts.
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By valuing ecosystem function above production and consumption and making this the basis of the global monetary system, it becomes possible to restore all degraded land anywhere on the planet. We already have the knowledge necessary to do... more
By valuing ecosystem function above production and consumption and making this the basis of the global monetary system, it becomes possible to restore all degraded land anywhere on the planet. We already have the knowledge necessary to do this and we certainly have the need give the enormous threat of climate change. This seems to be the way to change the paradigm from producing and consuming for the wealthy and also to end the grinding poverty that has been imposed on millions in the developing world. This is also the way to ensure that the great forests, wetlands and grasslands all return to the earth in their splendor and function for for future generations to benefit, admire and cherish. This is the development trajectory that leads to a sustainable future.
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This paper explains why the Value of Nature is much higher than we have considered in relation to traditional economic thinking. It states that acknowledging the fact that Nature is the basis of all wealth could change the course of human... more
This paper explains why the Value of Nature is much higher than we have considered in relation to traditional economic thinking. It states that acknowledging the fact that Nature is the basis of all wealth could change the course of human history and lead to a new era of peace and stability.
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Review of Spiritual Ecology
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From 2006 I spent quite a bit of time in East Africa. During this time I would jot down my thoughts. There wasn't much of an audience for them then but I thought they might be important. Here is one essay I wrote in 2008.
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Este ensayo fue escrito en Cusco después de la Conferencia de las Partes de la CMNUCC 20 en Lima. Ha sido amablemente traducido por Margarita Checa y RoseMarie Vargas Martinto. Este ensayo resume mis experiencias en la COP 20 de la... more
Este ensayo fue escrito en Cusco después de la Conferencia de las Partes de la CMNUCC 20 en Lima. Ha sido amablemente traducido por Margarita Checa y RoseMarie Vargas Martinto.
Este ensayo resume mis experiencias en la COP 20 de la CMNUCC en Lima en diciembre de 2014. Esperemos que esto será de alguna utilidad para muchas personas. Estoy muy interesado en saber lo que el ensayo transmite a usted. Por favor, no dude en comunicarse sus pensamientos.
Este ensayo resume mis experiencias en la COP 20 de la CMNUCC en Lima en diciembre de 2014. Esperemos que esto será de alguna utilidad para muchas personas. Estoy muy interesado en saber lo que el ensayo transmite a usted. Por favor, no dude en comunicarse sus pensamientos.
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This is a translation into French of an essay I wrote following the COP 20 of the UNFCCC in Lima, Peru in Dec. 2014. The Translation was made by Patrick de Buck (with assistance from friends)
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This essay was written in Cusco, Peru following the COP 20 of the UNFCCC and reflects my thoughts at the time. Because there has been considerable interest in the English language essay it is now in Chinese and soon will be in Spanish and... more
This essay was written in Cusco, Peru following the COP 20 of the UNFCCC and reflects my thoughts at the time. Because there has been considerable interest in the English language essay it is now in Chinese and soon will be in Spanish and French.
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This essay appeared in Soka Gakkai Quarterly in Jan 2015. The original essay can be seen here:
http://www.sgiquarterly.org/feature2015jan-4.html
http://www.sgiquarterly.org/feature2015jan-4.html
Research Interests: Religion, Buddhism, History, Evolutionary Biology, Future Studies, and 13 moreEconomics, Political Economy, Philosophy, Ethics, Languages and Linguistics, Commons, Quality of life, Wisdom, Consciousness, Ecology, Philosophy of Time, Work and Organizational Psychology, and Science for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage
This essay was published in 2012 and then translated. This is a French Translation of the original English essay.
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Studying function and dysfunction in terrestrial ecosystems shows that human beings have degraded vast areas of the planet but it also shows that it is not inevitable that human beings destroy their habitat. In fact research shows that it... more
Studying function and dysfunction in terrestrial ecosystems shows that human beings have degraded vast areas of the planet but it also shows that it is not inevitable that human beings destroy their habitat. In fact research shows that it is possible to restore large-scale damaged ecosystems. This is the paradigm shift!
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On February 6, 2017, I was able to present a Keynote presentation at the "Goed Geld Gala" for the Netherlands Post Code Lottery in Amsterdam.
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Ecosystem Based Adaptation - The Great Work of Our Time
Video presentation of Science Communication concerning Ecosystem Based Adaption.
Video presentation of Science Communication concerning Ecosystem Based Adaption.
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A group called "Good Ancestors" has compiled this from one of my presentations done in Brooklyn NY in 2016. The presentation was hosted by Andrew Faust; www.PermaCultureNewYork.com Music by www.AbelOkugawa.com The presentation was... more
A group called "Good Ancestors" has compiled this from one of my presentations done in Brooklyn NY in 2016.
The presentation was hosted by Andrew Faust;
www.PermaCultureNewYork.com
Music by
www.AbelOkugawa.com
The presentation was filmed and edited by Abe Costanza at,
www.GoodAncestorsMedia.com
This is a fairly comprehensive presentation and they put a very compelling soundtrack there which I must admit helps it move along.
The presentation was hosted by Andrew Faust;
www.PermaCultureNewYork.com
Music by
www.AbelOkugawa.com
The presentation was filmed and edited by Abe Costanza at,
www.GoodAncestorsMedia.com
This is a fairly comprehensive presentation and they put a very compelling soundtrack there which I must admit helps it move along.
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In 2016 I spoke at the Harvard University in the Museum of Natural History. Someone apparently videotaped this and put it on the internet.
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This presentation was given on January 26, 2015 at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (NIOO/KNAW).
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This discussion took place in London on the 16th of December 2017. Organized by Ashleigh Brown. Maddy Harland, Mike Edwards, myself and an audience of about 50 deeply interested people met together to discuss the future the Earth and
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Randy Pausch was a much beloved Professor at Carnegie Mellon who after being diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer gave the original "Last Lecture". Randy Pausch's last lecture at Carnegie Mellon. A book was also written about the lecture. It... more
Randy Pausch was a much beloved Professor at Carnegie Mellon who after being diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer gave the original "Last Lecture". Randy Pausch's last lecture at Carnegie Mellon. A book was also written about the lecture. It is greatly inspirational.
I was asked to give "The Last Lecture" by University College Extra Muros.
While I hope this will not be my "last" lecture I took it rather seriously. They did a rather amateur video but you can watch and hear the lecture.
I was asked to give "The Last Lecture" by University College Extra Muros.
While I hope this will not be my "last" lecture I took it rather seriously. They did a rather amateur video but you can watch and hear the lecture.
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Audio of Presentation given to the Permaculture Voices 2 Conference in San Diego, California.
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This presentation was given in Marin Co. California organized by the wonderful Pt. Reyes Books, A wonderful group of people and a thoughtful discussion
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This presentation was given at the Technical University in Delft in the Netherlands in March 2016. It is a quite interesting discussions of my thinking to this point.
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University Lecture at Radboud University in Nijmegen in the Netherlands in March 2016.
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This is a very rational lecture that I gave at Maastricht University in March 2016. Sadly they failed to mix the images into this so you are forced to see me but the narrative is quite comprehensive.
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This is documentation from the 2006 Direct Dissemination Effort to share the Lessons learned on the Loess Plateau Rehabilitation in Africa. The result was that Rwanda rewrote its land use policy immediately and now there is 10 years of... more
This is documentation from the 2006 Direct Dissemination Effort to share the Lessons learned on the Loess Plateau Rehabilitation in Africa. The result was that Rwanda rewrote its land use policy immediately and now there is 10 years of data on how that went (8.2 % growth in a global depression, restoration of the headwaters of the White Nile and Congo Rivers, Food Security) and Ethiopia began to shift from food aid to Sustainable Land Management although it took 2 more years. This ultimately shifted 380 million dollars each year to sustainable land management and is I believe the reason that we are not seeing famine during drought in Ethiopia now.
Several stars aligned at the time. I had just been named the Rothamsted International Fellow for the Communication of Science by the Rothamsted Research Institute. The Global Environmental Facility asked me to present to the High Level Technical Roundtable at the GEF Ministers meeting, DFID and the World Bank were interested in my sharing the results of the work they had funded on the Loess Plateau.
Several stars aligned at the time. I had just been named the Rothamsted International Fellow for the Communication of Science by the Rothamsted Research Institute. The Global Environmental Facility asked me to present to the High Level Technical Roundtable at the GEF Ministers meeting, DFID and the World Bank were interested in my sharing the results of the work they had funded on the Loess Plateau.
Research Interests: History, Future Studies, Soil Science, Political Economy, Philosophy, and 12 moreDevelopment Studies, Hydrology, African History, Africa, Ecology, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Permaculture, Application of GIS and RS for Integrated Watershed Management, Ecosystem Restoration, Integrated watershed management, and Communications
This presentation was given at the CLEANTECH TOMORROW 2015 Conference in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on Feb. 3, 2015.
Research Interests: Religion, History, Evolutionary Biology, Future Studies, Economics, and 15 moreAnthropology, Political Economy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Hydrology, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Biology, Consciousness, Ecology, Evolution, Biodiversity, Watershed Hydrology, Cosmology, and Watershed Management
This is a presentation I just found on the internet where I spoke to the 2010 Climate Dialogue
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This is an interview given to Alex Groome in 2016. It discusses the basic changes in the Economy that need to happen in order for human civilization to survive.
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The potential of Ecosystem Restoration on a Planetary Scale and the way to directly engage everyone to reverse climate changes through the Ecosystem Restoration Camps Movement.
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A short interview I gave to Matt Powers for "The Permaculture Student".
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Interview with Adelphi at the Global Security Council - The relationship between Human Induced Climate Changes, Human Consciousness and Climate Change.
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An interview done by the Center for Food Safety in Marrakesh, Morocco during the UNFCCC COP there
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Very Short Video Interview on what we are facing.
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Asked about my experiences and thoughts on ecosystem restoration.
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Interview given to the Berlin based Adelphi Think Tank at the Planetary Security Conference in the Hague in December, 2016.
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This interview was published at the Biofach exhibition in Germany in Feb. 2017. It discusses my thoughts on the state of the Earth's ecosystems, the science, the philosophy, the economy and the way forward.
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This OP-ED in the New York Times came out just after the release of "Hope in a Changing Climate" at the time of the Copenhagen COP 15 of the UNFCCC.
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This is an interview given to BBC Scotland during the World Forum on Natural Capital.
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Interviewed about my work in China and elsewhere
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Christian Science Monitor article about my work from September 13, 2013 by Debra Bruno.
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This article was written by Isabel Hilton in China Dialogue in 2 parts.
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Article about my work
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This presentation was made in San Diego at the Permaculture Voices 2 in March 2015.
Research Interests: Religion, History, Evolutionary Biology, Future Studies, Economics, and 14 moreDevelopment Economics, Anthropology, Ethics, Design, Hydrology, History of Science, Ecological Economics, Biology, Consciousness, Ecology, Biodiversity, Cosmology, Science for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, and Comparitive Religion and Philosophy
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This interview was done several years ago in Kenya with presenter Jeff Koinange. The interview reaches some interesting points. It is long and there are 4 sections of the interview. I've only linked to the first one but if you feel the... more
This interview was done several years ago in Kenya with presenter Jeff Koinange. The interview reaches some interesting points. It is long and there are 4 sections of the interview. I've only linked to the first one but if you feel the need to hear the whole thing you can find it on Youtube.
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This is an interview that I gave to Thijs Flore some time ago. It is far ranging discussion of my work and ideas that have come from it. There are a few spelling and grammatical mistakes in this probably from transcription from a... more
This is an interview that I gave to Thijs Flore some time ago. It is far ranging discussion of my work and ideas that have come from it. There are a few spelling and grammatical mistakes in this probably from transcription from a recording. If this is overlooked it is possible to see some themes emerging.
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This blog was posted by SPRING COLLEGE which has been created by Li An Phoa. Spring College is a particularly wonderful collaborative learning experience that I have participated in twice. Each time I've met people who have stayed in... more
This blog was posted by SPRING COLLEGE which has been created by Li An Phoa. Spring College is a particularly wonderful collaborative learning experience that I have participated in twice. Each time I've met people who have stayed in contact and with whom I have collaborated in various projects.
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This is an interview that I gave to the Savory Institute in London in August, 2014.
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The COMMONLAND FOUNDATION has emerged from the thinking and organization skills of Willem Ferwerda. This paper and the 4 returns are his idea. The Foundation was initially called the Ecosystem Return Foundation. The purpose of the... more
The COMMONLAND FOUNDATION has emerged from the thinking and organization skills of Willem Ferwerda. This paper and the 4 returns are his idea. The Foundation was initially called the Ecosystem Return Foundation. The purpose of the COMMONLAND FOUNDATION is to systematically create and stimulate a transition to an economy based on Ecological Restoration on a Planetary Scale.
Research Interests: History, Evolutionary Biology, Future Studies, Social Psychology, Economics, and 16 morePolitical Economy, Human Rights, Commons, Resilience, Community Development, International Political Economy, Human Resource Management, Biology, Consciousness, Ecology, Evolution, Meaning, Biodiversity, Transition Economies, Ecosystems, and Political Economy and History
In early 2014 PRISMA invited Willem Ferwerda and myself to come to El Salvador. We would closely with the then Environmental Minister Herman Rosa. The link has information of the visit.
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I'm honored by having been asked by Peter Head to join the advisory board of the Ecosystem Sequestration Trust