Judith Schwartz - Eco-restoration Success Stories
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Friday November 21st, 2014
Monahan - Perception & Interaction With Environmental Resourcesgabriellebastien
The document discusses the history of water quality and perceptions of clean water through the example of the River Thames in London. It describes how the Thames was used for waste disposal and drinking water until the 1850s, when population growth led to severe pollution known as "The Great Stink." This event spurred infrastructure changes to address sewage. The document also discusses how clean water is objectively defined but subjectively perceived based on sensory attributes. Case studies from ceramic water filters and China provide examples of how technology adoption depends on both objective quality and cultural/social factors.
List of Sunday Workshops
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Sunday November 23rd, 2014
Hugh McLaughlin - Biochar Workshop
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Sunday November 23rd, 2014
Precious Phiri - Community Development in Zimbabwe via Eco-restorationgabriellebastien
Precious Phiri - Community Development in Zimbabwe via Eco-restoration
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Sunday November 23rd, 2014
William Moomaw - Climate Advocacy: From Grassroots Activism to International ...gabriellebastien
This document discusses the need to rebuild soils and ecosystems to help mitigate climate change. It notes that 2300 gigatons of carbon is stored in soils. Strategies proposed include rapidly reducing fossil fuel use and avoiding releasing carbon from soils, as well as accelerating carbon uptake through restoring forests, grasslands, wetlands and soils. Aggressive sequestration through these natural solutions could boost net removals from the atmosphere and help balance carbon dioxide levels sooner. The document emphasizes that a restored global biosphere is needed to accelerate removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as oceans alone cannot do this, and restoring natural ecosystems is an essential imperative.
Karl Thidemann - The Poetic Underpinnings of Holismgabriellebastien
This document discusses the concept of holism through quotes from Jan Smuts, John Muir, Albert Einstein, and William Blake. It explores holism as the tendency in nature for wholes to be greater than the sum of their parts through creative evolution, and how everything in the universe is interconnected, as emphasized by these thinkers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dorn Cox - Soil + Silicon: Open Source Tools for Cover Cropping, Grazing and ...gabriellebastien
Dorn Cox - Soil + Silicon: Open Source Tools for Cover Cropping, Grazing and Organic No-Till
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Jim Laurie - Soil Ecosystem Health: From Fungi & Nematodes to Beetles & Earth...gabriellebastien
Jim Laurie - Soil Ecosystem Health: From Fungi & Nematodes to Beetles & Earthworms
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Sunday November 23rd, 2014
Monahan - Perception & Interaction With Environmental Resourcesgabriellebastien
The document discusses the history of water quality and perceptions of clean water through the example of the River Thames in London. It describes how the Thames was used for waste disposal and drinking water until the 1850s, when population growth led to severe pollution known as "The Great Stink." This event spurred infrastructure changes to address sewage. The document also discusses how clean water is objectively defined but subjectively perceived based on sensory attributes. Case studies from ceramic water filters and China provide examples of how technology adoption depends on both objective quality and cultural/social factors.
List of Sunday Workshops
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Sunday November 23rd, 2014
Hugh McLaughlin - Biochar Workshop
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Sunday November 23rd, 2014
Precious Phiri - Community Development in Zimbabwe via Eco-restorationgabriellebastien
Precious Phiri - Community Development in Zimbabwe via Eco-restoration
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Sunday November 23rd, 2014
William Moomaw - Climate Advocacy: From Grassroots Activism to International ...gabriellebastien
This document discusses the need to rebuild soils and ecosystems to help mitigate climate change. It notes that 2300 gigatons of carbon is stored in soils. Strategies proposed include rapidly reducing fossil fuel use and avoiding releasing carbon from soils, as well as accelerating carbon uptake through restoring forests, grasslands, wetlands and soils. Aggressive sequestration through these natural solutions could boost net removals from the atmosphere and help balance carbon dioxide levels sooner. The document emphasizes that a restored global biosphere is needed to accelerate removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as oceans alone cannot do this, and restoring natural ecosystems is an essential imperative.
Karl Thidemann - The Poetic Underpinnings of Holismgabriellebastien
This document discusses the concept of holism through quotes from Jan Smuts, John Muir, Albert Einstein, and William Blake. It explores holism as the tendency in nature for wholes to be greater than the sum of their parts through creative evolution, and how everything in the universe is interconnected, as emphasized by these thinkers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dorn Cox - Soil + Silicon: Open Source Tools for Cover Cropping, Grazing and ...gabriellebastien
Dorn Cox - Soil + Silicon: Open Source Tools for Cover Cropping, Grazing and Organic No-Till
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Jim Laurie - Soil Ecosystem Health: From Fungi & Nematodes to Beetles & Earth...gabriellebastien
Jim Laurie - Soil Ecosystem Health: From Fungi & Nematodes to Beetles & Earthworms
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Sunday November 23rd, 2014
Hugh McLaughlin - Biochar: A Powerful Tool for Carbon Farminggabriellebastien
This document discusses the unique properties and effects of biochar. It explains that biochar is produced through the pyrolysis of biomass, where half the carbon is stored stable in the soil for hundreds to thousands of years. Biochar works to improve soil properties like moisture retention and nutrient availability. It also benefits microbial survival and plant-microbe interactions in the soil. The document provides figures illustrating the molecular changes that occur during biochar production and how it develops a porous structure.
Tom Newmark - Field Trials in Costa Rica
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Diana Donlon - Introduction: Food and Farming
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Jim Laurie - Nature Does 90% of the Work
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Veronika Miranda Chase - Rock Powders: Nourishing Soils, Biodiversity and Peoplegabriellebastien
This document discusses agroforestry and remineralization as approaches to addressing climate change and social issues. Agroforestry involves mixing agriculture and forestry practices on land to create diverse and sustainable land use. Remineralization uses rock powders to restore depleted soils without harming ecosystems. The document presents case studies of these approaches in locations like Brazil, Costa Rica, and Panama, showing benefits like increased yields, income, and carbon sequestration while reducing dependence on fertilizers and pesticides.
Charlotte O'Brien - BioBamboo: An Example of Eco-Restorationgabriellebastien
Bamboo is highlighted as a climate change hero. It can grow to maturity in 3-5 years and sequesters carbon 37 times faster than trees. Bamboo-based products can replace wood and concrete, reducing overall carbon emissions. Bamboo forests could cover 1.8 million square miles of abandoned land, providing an effective carbon sink to mitigate climate change.
Steven Apfelbaum - Wetlands: Sinking Carbon and Keeping It Out of the Atmospheregabriellebastien
Steven Apfelbaum - Wetlands: Sinking Carbon and Keeping It Out of the Atmosphere
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Mark Leighton - Forests: A Pivotal Player
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Thomas Goreau - Water Follows Carbon Follows Water gabriellebastien
Thomas Goreau - Water Follows Carbon Follows Water
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Judith Schwartz - Water Follows Carbon Follows Water gabriellebastien
Judith Schwartz - Water Follows Carbon Follows Water
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Richard Teague - Grazing Down the Carbon: The Scientific Case for Grassland R...gabriellebastien
Richard Teague - Grazing Down the Carbon: The Scientific Case for Grassland Restoration
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Greg Retallack - The Once and Future Global Cooling: Lessons from Prehistorygabriellebastien
Greg Retallack - The Once and Future Global Cooling: Lessons from Prehistory
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Thomas Goreau - The Down-to-Earth Solution to Global Warming: How Soil Carbon Sequestration Works
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
The Loess Plateau region in China has experienced severe soil erosion for centuries due to deforestation and overgrazing. In 1995, the Chinese government launched the "Grain for Green" program to convert cropland back to forest and grassland, planting trees on over 36,000 square kilometers of eroded hillsides. This ambitious reforestation and revegetation effort helped restore the region's ecosystems while improving the livelihoods of local farmers.
This document discusses how large-scale restoration of ecosystems and soils is needed to reverse global warming. It provides several examples from around the world of projects restoring forests, grasslands, and mangroves which enrich soil and increase carbon storage. Large-scale environmental restoration is presented as the best approach to stabilizing atmospheric CO2 levels. The document emphasizes the importance of practices like preventing soil erosion, recycling nutrients, restoring wetlands, and reintroducing beavers to improve watershed management and increase carbon storage in soils.
Gabrielle Bastien - We Are The Future: The Change Climate Change Generationgabriellebastien
Gabrielle Bastien - We Are The Future: The Change Climate Change Generation
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Friday November 21st, 2014
POPE FRANCIS 2ND ENCYCLICAL "Laudato Si" is the second encyclical of Pope Fra...AdelinePdelaCruz
"Laudato Si" is the second encyclical of Pope Francis, released on May 24, 2015. Its title comes from the opening words of the encyclical in Latin, which mean "Praise Be to You." The document focuses on the theme of care for our common home, urging humanity to take action to address environmental degradation, climate change, and social inequality. Pope Francis calls for an integral ecology that considers the interconnectedness of environmental, social, economic, and spiritual dimensions.
The modification of an existing product or the formulation of a new product to fill a newly identified market niche or customer need are both examples of product development. This study generally developed and conducted the formulation of aramang baked products enriched with malunggay conducted by the researchers. Specifically, it answered the acceptability level in terms of taste, texture, flavor, odor, and color also the overall acceptability of enriched aramang baked products. The study used the frequency distribution for evaluators to determine the acceptability of enriched aramang baked products enriched with malunggay. As per sensory evaluation conducted by the researchers, it was proven that aramang baked products enriched with malunggay was acceptable in terms of Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color, and Texture. Based on the results of sensory evaluation of enriched aramang baked products proven that three (3) treatments were all highly acceptable in terms of variable Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color and Textures conducted by the researchers.
Trichogramma spp. is an efficient egg parasitoids that potentially assist to manage the insect-pests from the field condition by parasiting the host eggs. To mass culture this egg parasitoids effectively, we need to culture another stored grain pest- Rice Meal Moth (Corcyra Cephalonica). After rearing this pest, the eggs of Corcyra will carry the potential Trichogramma spp., which is an Hymenopteran Wasp. The detailed Methodologies of rearing both Corcyra Cephalonica and Trichogramma spp. have described on this ppt.
Hugh McLaughlin - Biochar: A Powerful Tool for Carbon Farminggabriellebastien
This document discusses the unique properties and effects of biochar. It explains that biochar is produced through the pyrolysis of biomass, where half the carbon is stored stable in the soil for hundreds to thousands of years. Biochar works to improve soil properties like moisture retention and nutrient availability. It also benefits microbial survival and plant-microbe interactions in the soil. The document provides figures illustrating the molecular changes that occur during biochar production and how it develops a porous structure.
Tom Newmark - Field Trials in Costa Rica
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Diana Donlon - Introduction: Food and Farming
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Jim Laurie - Nature Does 90% of the Work
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Veronika Miranda Chase - Rock Powders: Nourishing Soils, Biodiversity and Peoplegabriellebastien
This document discusses agroforestry and remineralization as approaches to addressing climate change and social issues. Agroforestry involves mixing agriculture and forestry practices on land to create diverse and sustainable land use. Remineralization uses rock powders to restore depleted soils without harming ecosystems. The document presents case studies of these approaches in locations like Brazil, Costa Rica, and Panama, showing benefits like increased yields, income, and carbon sequestration while reducing dependence on fertilizers and pesticides.
Charlotte O'Brien - BioBamboo: An Example of Eco-Restorationgabriellebastien
Bamboo is highlighted as a climate change hero. It can grow to maturity in 3-5 years and sequesters carbon 37 times faster than trees. Bamboo-based products can replace wood and concrete, reducing overall carbon emissions. Bamboo forests could cover 1.8 million square miles of abandoned land, providing an effective carbon sink to mitigate climate change.
Steven Apfelbaum - Wetlands: Sinking Carbon and Keeping It Out of the Atmospheregabriellebastien
Steven Apfelbaum - Wetlands: Sinking Carbon and Keeping It Out of the Atmosphere
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Mark Leighton - Forests: A Pivotal Player
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Thomas Goreau - Water Follows Carbon Follows Water gabriellebastien
Thomas Goreau - Water Follows Carbon Follows Water
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Judith Schwartz - Water Follows Carbon Follows Water gabriellebastien
Judith Schwartz - Water Follows Carbon Follows Water
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Richard Teague - Grazing Down the Carbon: The Scientific Case for Grassland R...gabriellebastien
Richard Teague - Grazing Down the Carbon: The Scientific Case for Grassland Restoration
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Greg Retallack - The Once and Future Global Cooling: Lessons from Prehistorygabriellebastien
Greg Retallack - The Once and Future Global Cooling: Lessons from Prehistory
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
Thomas Goreau - The Down-to-Earth Solution to Global Warming: How Soil Carbon Sequestration Works
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Saturday November 22nd, 2014
The Loess Plateau region in China has experienced severe soil erosion for centuries due to deforestation and overgrazing. In 1995, the Chinese government launched the "Grain for Green" program to convert cropland back to forest and grassland, planting trees on over 36,000 square kilometers of eroded hillsides. This ambitious reforestation and revegetation effort helped restore the region's ecosystems while improving the livelihoods of local farmers.
This document discusses how large-scale restoration of ecosystems and soils is needed to reverse global warming. It provides several examples from around the world of projects restoring forests, grasslands, and mangroves which enrich soil and increase carbon storage. Large-scale environmental restoration is presented as the best approach to stabilizing atmospheric CO2 levels. The document emphasizes the importance of practices like preventing soil erosion, recycling nutrients, restoring wetlands, and reintroducing beavers to improve watershed management and increase carbon storage in soils.
Gabrielle Bastien - We Are The Future: The Change Climate Change Generationgabriellebastien
Gabrielle Bastien - We Are The Future: The Change Climate Change Generation
From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
Friday November 21st, 2014
POPE FRANCIS 2ND ENCYCLICAL "Laudato Si" is the second encyclical of Pope Fra...AdelinePdelaCruz
"Laudato Si" is the second encyclical of Pope Francis, released on May 24, 2015. Its title comes from the opening words of the encyclical in Latin, which mean "Praise Be to You." The document focuses on the theme of care for our common home, urging humanity to take action to address environmental degradation, climate change, and social inequality. Pope Francis calls for an integral ecology that considers the interconnectedness of environmental, social, economic, and spiritual dimensions.
The modification of an existing product or the formulation of a new product to fill a newly identified market niche or customer need are both examples of product development. This study generally developed and conducted the formulation of aramang baked products enriched with malunggay conducted by the researchers. Specifically, it answered the acceptability level in terms of taste, texture, flavor, odor, and color also the overall acceptability of enriched aramang baked products. The study used the frequency distribution for evaluators to determine the acceptability of enriched aramang baked products enriched with malunggay. As per sensory evaluation conducted by the researchers, it was proven that aramang baked products enriched with malunggay was acceptable in terms of Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color, and Texture. Based on the results of sensory evaluation of enriched aramang baked products proven that three (3) treatments were all highly acceptable in terms of variable Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color and Textures conducted by the researchers.
Trichogramma spp. is an efficient egg parasitoids that potentially assist to manage the insect-pests from the field condition by parasiting the host eggs. To mass culture this egg parasitoids effectively, we need to culture another stored grain pest- Rice Meal Moth (Corcyra Cephalonica). After rearing this pest, the eggs of Corcyra will carry the potential Trichogramma spp., which is an Hymenopteran Wasp. The detailed Methodologies of rearing both Corcyra Cephalonica and Trichogramma spp. have described on this ppt.
Monitor indicators of genetic diversity from space using Earth Observation dataSpatial Genetics
Genetic diversity within and among populations is essential for species persistence. While targets and indicators for genetic diversity are captured in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, assessing genetic diversity across many species at national and regional scales remains challenging. Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) need accessible tools for reliable and efficient monitoring at relevant scales. Here, we describe how Earth Observation satellites (EO) make essential contributions to enable, accelerate, and improve genetic diversity monitoring and preservation. Specifically, we introduce a workflow integrating EO into existing genetic diversity monitoring strategies and present a set of examples where EO data is or can be integrated to improve assessment, monitoring, and conservation. We describe how available EO data can be integrated in innovative ways to support calculation of the genetic diversity indicators of the GBF monitoring framework and to inform management and monitoring decisions, especially in areas with limited research infrastructure or access. We also describe novel, integrative approaches to improve the indicators that can be implemented with the coming generation of EO data, and new capabilities that will provide unprecedented detail to characterize the changes to Earth’s surface and their implications for biodiversity, on a global scale.