A return to The Commons is in order, but on a different scale and with more focus than ever before. The Commons is defined as the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, and which are not owned privately. This vast definition encompasses all kinds of tangible and intangible assets throughout …
Tag Archives: ecology
Forest Community
Community management of natural landscapes is our best and maybe only hope. Community and culture have thrived in the days and territories where humans have taken their livelihoods directly from their environments. We seem to do very well without the complex markets, commercial trade routes and value added commodification that our current technology allows for, …
The Pristine Illusion
Conservationist are set on the idea that to preserve nature is to remove humans form the equation and leave habitats alone. But is this even possible in today’s world? And has it ever been that way? It seems that in every corner of the globe, animals not only inhabit an ecosystem, but shape it and …
Opportunities in connectivity
Connectivity is simply defined as the state of being connected, and these days we often think about it in terms of information and communication. In conservation biology, connectivity is thought of as the ability for the organic and non-organic features of an ecosystem to be linked from one location to another. Obvious examples are wildlife …
Dreaming of re Greening
As the natural world collapses around us in an accelerating Armageddon – with a majority of large mammals and insects facing extinction, forests and ocean habitats becoming degraded faster than ever, and the harrowing warming of the planet with nightmare polar ice melts and extreme weather events, it is all too easy to become disheartened, …
Integrative Eco Social Design 