The Global Impact of Climate Change by Guest
By Altaire Cambata  Previously posted on Izilwane   Image used with permission of Altaire Cambata and Practical Action Who Wins, Who Loses, and Can Traditional Ecological Knowledge Settle the Score? What are the implications for indigenous or place-based cultures facing the imminent and gradually...
Jan 12
The Other Inca Trail by Guest
By Gary Jenanyan, Executive Chef. Queso Fresco vendors on the road to Cuzco in the Urubamba Valley. Timeless Peruvian Cuisine: Ancient, Sustainable….and Fiery Centuries before Americans were drawn to the notion of sustainable agriculture, as with most other ancient cultures, the people of Peru...
Oct 25
Someplace with a Mountain by Candace Schermerhorn
Someplace with a Mountain from STEVE GOODALL on Vimeo. Activist, Sailor, and Filmmaker, Steve Goodall left the U.S. in 2004 on a 34-foot sailboat. Twelve thousand miles and four years later, he came upon a group of remote Atolls in Micronesia, so beautiful they took his breath away. The last...
Sep 26
Polynesian Voyagers Summon Ancestral Wisdom to Heal the Oceans by Betsy Crowfoot
It has been nearly 1,000 years since a flotilla of vakas this grand has plied the ocean. Photo by Betsy Crowfoot. A fleet of Polynesian sailing canoes has completed the first 11,000-mile leg of a circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean, on a mission calling for unity among peoples, and healing of the...
Sep 05
ONE DROP: Water and Women – Video by Jane Engelsiepen
In developing countries, the demanding task of collecting water falls to women and young girls in 70% of cases. One Drop
Sep 03
Eco-Roundup | East African Famine Edition by Bob Petz
Source: Oxfam East Africa/Creative Commons A consensus has emerged that the drought in East Africa may be a natural disaster, but the famine was caused by human failures. Given the complexity of the story, we’re devoting this week’s Roundup to coverage during the past few days from a...
Aug 13
A Glimmer of Hope Among Famine Refugees on the Kenya-Somali Border – Video by Bob Petz
Jul 27