This EarthSayers Radio interview features videographer Barry Heidt discussing his upcoming three-week journey to Ecuador. Beginning February 2, 2013, Heidt will interview indigenous leaders who

This EarthSayers Radio interview features videographer Barry Heidt discussing his upcoming three-week journey to Ecuador. Beginning February 2, 2013, Heidt will interview indigenous leaders who speak on behalf of Mother Earth. He plans to collaborate with David Tucker, director of Pachamama Journeys for the Pachamama Alliance, and Natalia Greene, director of Fundación Pachamama's Rights of Nature program.

Images illustrating Barry's story are sourced from the Pachamama Alliance and Rights of Nature websites, as well as the EarthDay 2012 Conference. Individuals and organizations interested in collaborating with or supporting Barry Heidt's journey can contact him directly at 541-992-4230.

Global women leaders recently convened to spotlight alternative economic models for people, planet, and a just transition. They emphasized community-led solutions, feminist economics, Indigenous

Global women leaders recently convened to spotlight alternative economic models for people, planet, and a just transition. They emphasized community-led solutions, feminist economics, Indigenous knowledge, and ancient concepts of reciprocity with Earth.

Discussions covered land rematriation, the care economy, post-growth, and Buen Vivir. These emerging, socially just, and ecologically enhancing models offer a path forward for a caring global economy.

Speakers included Monique Verdin (Houma Nation), Nati Greene (Global Alliance for Rights of Nature), Rhiana Gunn-Wright (Roosevelt Institute), Sandrine Dixson-Declève (The Club of Rome), and Margaret Kwateng (Grassroots Global Justice Alliance), with moderation by Osprey Orielle Lake (WECAN).

Professor Paco Calvo and author Natalie Lawrence present "Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence." This book offers an astonishing window into plant intelligence, revealing

Professor Paco Calvo and author Natalie Lawrence present "Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence." This book offers an astonishing window into plant intelligence, revealing cutting-edge science. Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities to communicate, manipulate, and move, with new evidence even suggesting sentience.

Paco Calvo is a Professor of Philosophy of Science specializing in plant neurobiology. Natalie Lawrence, an author and illustrator, explores our relationship with the natural world through a scientific lens. Get the book here: Planta Sapiens. Moderated by Rachael Kline. #talksatgoogle #nature