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The Rise of Regenerative Cities
The Rise of Regenerative Cities Our Earth Household Our world needs regenerative cities as an antidote to the conventional industrial approach to urban living. Today it is estimated that 54.4 percent of the human population lives in cities. Approximately, 60 percent...
Wood Ducks: A Cautionary Tale With A Happy Ending?
Wood Ducks: A Cautionary Tale With A Happy Ending? Photo Below: The Wood Duck is one of the most beautiful birds but has suffered great population losses due to market hunting and loss of habitat. Fortunately, government regulations and the actions of private...
Maine’s Appalachian Mountain Corridor (video)
America’s Last Vast Forest: Maine’s Appalachian Mountain Corridor Several friends of Biophilia Foundation have been working diligently to save this immense and immensely important corridor. Biophilia Foundation is pleased to share this content and video with...
Our Future Is Symbiotic: A Time Of Systems Change
Our Future Is Symbiotic: A Time Of Systems Change We Live In A Time Of Systems Change A system is a group of interrelated elements or parts that collectively both include and transcend the parts individually, creating a unique whole. Our families are systems, with...
The Rocky Road to Wolf Recovery
This essay originally appeared in Earth Island Journal The Rocky Road to Wolf Recovery BY PAULA MACKAY – MARCH 21, 2018 These apex predators returned to the North Cascades 10 years ago. Are we giving them a fair chance? Winter is not my favorite season. I lived in...
Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Speaking Up For The Everglades And So Much More
Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Speaking Up For The Everglades And So Much More “Defender of the Everglades” Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) was known as the “Defender of the Everglades”. Her book, The Everglades: River of Grass, was published in 1947 and has become...
Falling in Love With the Land: A Desert Love Story
Falling in Love With the Land: A Desert Love Story The Desert Whispered To Me By Erin Blanding The first evening I walked into the Arizona/Sonora borderlands, I felt a companionship with the desert life that surrounded me. Countless stars overhead, so many I could...
Wildlife Friendly Fencing
Wildlife Friendly Fencing Wildlife friendly fencing presents an alternative to standard livestock fencing Livestock fencing can present a significant hazard to wildlife. It can disrupt migration, separate herds and even kill wildlife. Fortunately, wildlife friendly...
From Sophists to A New Pedagogy: Using Nature to Break Free
From Sophists to A New Pedagogy: Using Nature to Break Free "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." -- John Muir It seems the Sophists got the Western world off on the wrong pedagogy, the echo of which is still with us today. These...
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