Ready to reduce your caffeine? Visit https://MUDWTR.com/bigthink and receive $20 off and free frother. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►

Ready to reduce your caffeine? Visit https://MUDWTR.com/bigthink and receive $20 off and free frother. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Finding meaning at the quantum level ► https://youtu.be/gt0rpqnVdPI?si=HHUZkML8qsT-0GmT “If given a chance, nature can rebound, and nature can rebound dramatically.” Biologist Sean B. Carroll discusses the resilience of nature and how humans can help it thrive. Humans litter, start wars, hunt, and poach, but history has also shown we are capable of undoing our damage. Carroll highlights Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, where a brutal civil war decimated 98% of the large animal population. Yet, through dedicated conservation efforts, the park has seen a remarkable recovery – and this is not the only example. This video explores the power of awareness and action—no matter how small. While humans have caused significant damage to wildlife, we also possess the ability to restore and protect our planet's biodiversity. Carroll shares insights on how we can coexist with nature, ensuring a healthy and happy future for both humans and other creatures on Earth. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more. https://members.bigthink.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business. https://bigthink.com/plus/great-leaders-think-big/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Sean B. Carroll: Sean B. Carroll is an award-winning scientist, author, educator, and film producer. He is Distinguished University Professor and the Andrew and Mary Balo and NIcholas and Susan Simon Chair of Biology at the University of Maryland, and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He was formerly Head of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, and led the Department of Science Education from 2010-2023. He is also Professor Emeritus of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin. An internationally-recognized evolutionary biologist, Carroll's laboratory research has centered on the genes that control animal body patterns and play major roles in the evolution of animal diversity. In recognition of his scientific contributions, Carroll has received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Sciences, been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and elected an Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization. His latest book is A Series of Fortunate Events ► https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691201757/a-series-of-fortunate-events

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Winners of the WSIS Prizes, recognizing innovative technological approaches to support sustainable development, were announced on 28 May 2024 at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20

Winners of the WSIS Prizes, recognizing innovative technological approaches to support sustainable development, were announced on 28 May 2024 at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 Forum High-Level Event 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. Overall, projects from 18 countries were presented with WSIS Prizes top honours, showcasing leading efforts to bridge the digital divide, foster digital inclusion, and drive socio-economic progress on a global scale. “This year's WSIS Prizes demonstrate the innovation and energy that exist to find technological solutions to some of the globe's biggest challenges," said ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin. “These are the creative contributions that the world needs in our effort to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals." "Our solution stems the challenge of lack of affordable and meaningful Tanzania as recommended by the UN Secretary General’s report on Digital Cooperation. Although there are 6 telecom companies in Tanzania the competition among them has never been pure. There is what is suspected as collusion in pricing fixing of data bundle. This causes Internet poverty and the victims are the ordinary citizens and more so the marginalized rural and underserved urban populations. The problem of Internet affordability took us to the path that we began to think about digital divide as whole set of divides in Internet access, digital skills, and digital gender gap. The end result of the thinking resulted in the so called “strength in numbers”. That is that is it possible to bring people together to share the cost of a broadband infrastructure and monthly data bundle package to bring the cost of Internet down? Is this possible to use numbers in cooperative arrangement to do this? We tested this hypothesis between 2021 and 2023 by establishing a community driven project called Tanzania Digital Inclusion Project. The project aimed higher- connecting citizens to meaningful Internet, creating community network innovation hubs, providing digital skills, digital adult education, e-learning skills for teachers and STEM trainings for girls to reduce digital gender gap. Ten year(10) Objectives of our solution(TADIP). 1. To provide Meaningful and Affordable broaband Internet to 4 million citizens. 2. To provide digital skills to 1.5 million youth and women 3. To engage 100,000 girls in STEM trainings program 4. To establish 200 Community Network Innovation Hubs Approach Our approach is use of cooperative arrangement, where all community stakeholders share the cost of establishing the Internet infrastructure and monthly cost of data bundle. The aim is not profit but cost-sharing to bring down the cost of making affordable and meaningful Internet available for every subscriber in the community where can have the Internet." Project website https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazar-nicholas-69656ab7/

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An introduction by Lisa Emilia Svensson, Ambassador for Ocean, Seas, and Fresh Water.

EarthSayers Pawan Patil; Lynn Scarlett; Lisa Svensson
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CISL at COP26: What now? What next? From ambition to action

COP26 seeks to deliver measurable progress on mitigation, adaptation, and finance. Alongside this, non-state actors - including business and financial institutions - are being asked to join the Race

COP26 seeks to deliver measurable progress on mitigation, adaptation, and finance. Alongside this, non-state actors - including business and financial institutions - are being asked to join the Race to Zero and set their own long-term net zero targets and ambitious 2030 targets. Collaboration between governments, financial institutions and corporates will be key to delivering the transformations required. This event brought together perspectives from government, financial institutions and corporates to examine where we have got to now and what needs to happen beyond COP26 – not just to put us on track to halve global emissions by 2030, but also to help economies globally to build forward better following the pandemic, protect communities and nature, and build resilience to climate change. Recorded: Friday 5 November, 9.30am –11am Location: Merchants House, Glasgow (outside of the COP zone) Panel 1 speakers: Where have we got to? Jessica Fries, Executive Chairman, Accounting for Sustainability Rachel Kyte, Dean, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Tony Danker, Director-General, CBI Chair: Clare Shine, CEO, CISL Panel 2 speakers: What next? Wendy Clark, CEO, Dentsu Janet Pope, Chief of Staff and Group Director, Sustainable Business, Lloyds Bank Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, EDF Energy Gonzalo Sáenz De Miera, Director of Climate Change and Alliances, Iberdrola Chair: Dr Nina Seega, Research Director for Sustainable Finance, CISL #AchievingZero #COP26 #COP26Glasgow

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Dave Courchene Jr. reaction to film: "Our Tomorrows, Today: Wahbung 1971"

WINNIPEG, MARCH 30, 2017 — The world premiere of the film “Our Tomorrows, Today: Wahbung 1971” (Produced by MFNERC: Nicole Magne and David Robertson) took place at the Eckhardt Gramatte Hall at

WINNIPEG, MARCH 30, 2017 — The world premiere of the film “Our Tomorrows, Today: Wahbung 1971” (Produced by MFNERC: Nicole Magne and David Robertson) took place at the Eckhardt Gramatte Hall at the University of Winnipeg. A number of witnesses to and writers of the original Wahbung 1971 document, commissioned and released by then Manitoba Indian Brotherhood Grand Chief Dave Courchene Sr. in 1971, were in the film or in attendance at the premiere, including some of the Women of Wahbung – Chief Jean Folster, Janet Fontaine, Verna Kirkness and Jocelyn Bruyere; and Dave Courchene Jr., son of the late Grand Chief Dave Courchene Sr. In the early 1970s, the First Nations people of Manitoba came together to reject Pierre Trudeau’s controversial White Paper written in 1969. From this historic movement came an influential position paper known as Wahbung, Our Tomorrows. This short documentary explores the history of Wahbung, Our Tomorrows, and shows how it was a catalyst for First Nations peoples’ right to self-determination. More information at www.ourtomorrowsfilm.com. Purchase film and accompanying Book and Teachers Guide at https://mfnerc.org/product/our-tomorrows-today-wahbung-1971/ Our Tomorrows, Today: Wahbung 1971 Trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKhrsMqMWTk More information at www.ourtomorrowsfilm.com.

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Crowd sourcing the feminine intelligence of the planet: Jensine Larsen

Jensine is an award-winning social media entrepreneur and international journalist is the founder of World Pulse,

Jensine is an award-winning social media entrepreneur and international journalist is the founder of World Pulse, an action media network powered by 50,000 women from 190 countries. Jensine has pioneered World Pulse magazine, grassroots women's citizen journalism training, and an interactive website that enables women on the ground to speak for themselves and connect to solve global problems -- including those using internet cafes and cell phones from rural villages and conflict zones. With her finger on the pulse of women's voices globally, Jensine speaks around the world, appearing in media and on stages from NPR to TED. In his best selling book, "Half the Sky" New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof recommends joining World Pulse as one of the top 4 things you can do in 10 minutes to support women globally.

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Don't Let This Monster Fish Farm Wreck Maine's Pristine Waters

A massive Norwegian-based salmon farm plans to set up shop right outside Acadia National Park, bringing noise, light pollution, boat traffic, and billions of gallons of waste to Frenchman Bay every

A massive Norwegian-based salmon farm plans to set up shop right outside Acadia National Park, bringing noise, light pollution, boat traffic, and billions of gallons of waste to Frenchman Bay every day. The farm plans to produce half as much salmon as all of Eastern Canada, inviting disease and parasites, which often require vast amounts of pesticides and harmful chemicals to deal with it. Join us in calling on Governor Janet Mills to publicly oppose this monster fish farm and protect Maine’s coastal way of life. Take action: https://www.Oceana.org/SaveMaine

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Natural Order with Edward Burtynsky & Marta Braun

NATURAL ORDER: Edward Burtynsky & Marta Braun In Conversation

Sep 23, 2020

September 15, 2020: Edward Burtynsky was joined by Marta Braun, F+PPCM Program Director at Ryerson

NATURAL ORDER: Edward Burtynsky & Marta Braun In Conversation

Sep 23, 2020

September 15, 2020: Edward Burtynsky was joined by Marta Braun, F+PPCM Program Director at Ryerson University School of Image Arts, at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery in Toronto, ON to discuss Burtynsky's latest body of work Natural Order, and his art historical inspirations.

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Midwest Towns Move to Avoid Flooding from Climate Change

(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Climate change and atmospheric rivers are bringing flood water to people’s homes, devastating communities. Entire towns are moving to escape rising waters, which is

(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Climate change and atmospheric rivers are bringing flood water to people’s homes, devastating communities. Entire towns are moving to escape rising waters, which is called managed retreat. Flood experts at UC Davis, including Nicholas Pinter, are visiting dozens of communities who have moved off the floodplain and to higher ground to avoid flooding. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Show ID: 35171]

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Trying to Create Clean Coal Technologies by Nicholas K. Akins of AEP

At the ECO:comics conference in Santa Barbara, Calif., Nicholas K. Akins, Chairman, President and CEO, of American Electric

At the ECO:comics conference in Santa Barbara, Calif., Nicholas K. Akins, Chairman, President and CEO, of American Electric Power talks about his company's efforts to create clean coal technologies and some of the hurdles they have faced. Published on Apr 3, 2014

 

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