His Holiness the Dalai Lama discussed environmental awareness in a short clip from the Mind and Life XXIII conference, "Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence." This session was held at his

His Holiness the Dalai Lama discussed environmental awareness in a short clip from the Mind and Life XXIII conference, "Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence." This session was held at his Dharamsala office in India on October 17, 2011.

The complete first session is available on YouTube, and the entire conference can be accessed here.

Dr. Albert Bartlett explains "sustainability" through the First Law of Sustainability, connecting local, national, and global issues via arithmetic. He highlights our greatest shortcoming: the

Dr. Albert Bartlett explains "sustainability" through the First Law of Sustainability, connecting local, national, and global issues via arithmetic. He highlights our greatest shortcoming: the inability to understand the exponential function.

In his 2011 UBC presentation, Dr. Bartlett discussed the implications of unending growth on economies, population, and resources. For more information, visit http://www.AlBartlett.org.

Civil society, particularly NGOs, initiates change. Through their activism, speed, and collaborative methods, they effectively influence both UN processes and private sector entities.

Key

Civil society, particularly NGOs, initiates change. Through their activism, speed, and collaborative methods, they effectively influence both UN processes and private sector entities.

Key speakers include Jonathon Porritt, Vandana Shiva, Nitin Desai, Lester Brown, Bill Ford, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Yolanda Kakabadse, and Gro Harlem Brundtland.

Leroy Little Bear delivered the Spring 2011 Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture and Community. Recorded March 24, 2011, at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona (