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Water reserves are a natural resource most affected by climate change impacts
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According to UN experts, the world is not aware of the serious consequences that climate change poses to water. It is necessary that we strengthen our protection of water resources to avoid future conflicts.
Desertification, floods, melting glaciers, droughts, cyclones and diseases due to water pollution such as cholera, are part of the impact of climate change. According to Zafar Adeel, president of the “UN-WATER” and responsible for coordinating the work related to water carrying 26 UN agencies, “The main manifestations of rising temperatures affect water. This will impact all instances of our social life, in natural systems and the environment. “ Read the rest of this entry »
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Environmental Issues: Nuclear Energy & Nuclear Waste
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Nuclear energy is a controversial topic. Proponents call it the most viable, currently available resource for meeting the world’s growing energy needs, while protagonists say that the by-product of nuclear energy—nuclear waste—has created one of the greatest problems of the 20th century. Learn about the environmental and political issues surrounding nuclear energy and nuclear waste, and what’s being done to address them. Read the rest of this entry »
EARTH ETHICS 2004 Spring
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Humane Sustainable Development, by Richard M. Clugston. Dr. Clugston describes three major shifts we must make to achieve humane sustainable development: Recognize that existence is a living and interconnected community of diverse subjects who deserve our respect and care. Create a new “bottom line” for economics and development that differentiates between constructive and destructive economic activities. Create open, participatory processes that empower people to contribute at all levels of decisionmaking. Read the rest of this entry »
Earth Ethics Spring 2005
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With the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development launched in March 2005, we have a unique opportunity for a global dialogue on the theory and practice of education for sustainable development (ESD). This issue of Earth Ethics provides a diversity of perspectives on the nature of sustainable development, and education to foster it, as a contribution to this ongoing dialogue.
Seven Common Sustainability Themes, by Andres Edwards. He identifies the following as seven themes common to various perspectives on sustainability: Stewardship, Respect for limits, Interdependence, Economic restructuring, Fair distribution, Intergenerational perspective, and Nature as a model and teacher. Read the rest of this entry »
2005 Thomas Berry Foundation Award
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2005 Thomas Berry Foundation Award
Miriam Therese MacGillis, a co-founder of Genesis Farm in 1980, received the 2005 Thomas Berry Foundation Award on October 1, 2005, in recognition of the 25th anniversary of Genesis Farm and in celebration of her remarkable leadership she has given to the universe story vision.