Tag Archives: Wetlands

Dr Gunter Pauli – Global Market Economy causes massive unemployment, dying communities, excessive consumption of junk. We need to re-envision ourselves as locally self-sufficient to protect the environment and social structure

Gunter Pauli discusses Mineral Wealth and the need to rethink minerals as an engine for development

The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 21: Community Natural Resource Management, Integrated Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Hindu Cush Himalayas, Ashok Ram, Warden NMCA

The University of Earth presents the Urgent Action Series: COP21 and CMP11, Paris 2015: Coastal Ecosystems (Mangrove Swamps in Philippines) and their role in climate change mitigation and alleviating poverty. This video we hear about how the natural infrastructure of the Philippines is being damaged and lost. The central part ...

The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP21: Paris 2015: Riau Ecosystem Restoration, Indonesia 4 Points are discussed: Land is the most precious resource that we have, and we need to understand how to use it wisely. We need a new dialogue around how development occurs and how conservation or ...

The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP21: Paris 2015: Bali Mangrove Conservation As we all know, mangroves have so many functions, from basic needs to even mitigate climate change. We have lost 20% of the mangrove ecosystem, and it happened majorly in the Asia Pacific region. If we can manage ...

The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Fuelling the Fire – the Big Polluters Bankrolling COP21, Tamar Lawrence-Samuel, Corporate Accountability International, Olivier Hoedeman, Corporate Europe Observatory, Asad Rehman, Friends of Earth, The Negative Influence of Transnational Corporations on Climate Policy

The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP21: Paris 2015: Laurent Fabius, President COP21 – Introduction to the Conference – Question Time

The University of the Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Niclas Hallstrom, What Next Forum, Tipping Point, Will we make it?

This video sees the panel discuss the roles of technology, climate trends and water security in agriculture. Today, there are hundreds of agriculture tech startups around the world, and some experts say the situation reminds them of the early days of the internet: There’s a lot of activity in agriculture, ...