Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is increasingly recognized as the most effective method for protecting sensitive marine ecosystems globally.

Since 2001, Ecotrust has collaborated with state

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is increasingly recognized as the most effective method for protecting sensitive marine ecosystems globally.

Since 2001, Ecotrust has collaborated with state agencies, nonprofits, and fishing communities. They provide integrated ecological and economic assessments to inform fishery policy and marine conservation efforts.

Learn more about Ecotrust's ocean work: http://www.ecotrust.org/ocean/

Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share insights on the future, urging consideration for coming generations. They emphasize optimism and proactive

Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share insights on the future, urging consideration for coming generations. They emphasize optimism and proactive engagement as essential for overcoming challenges, advocating for long-term thinking ("Longpath"), gradual progress ("Protopia"), scenario planning, and urgency.

Their collective message stresses empathy, transgenerational thinking, and diverse futures, highlighting that the future is a continuous creation requiring proactive, collective action.

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Wallace’s flying frogs employ a unique camouflage strategy: masquerading as bird droppings. Researchers discovered that young froglets, painted to resemble fecal matter with red and white

Wallace’s flying frogs employ a unique camouflage strategy: masquerading as bird droppings. Researchers discovered that young froglets, painted to resemble fecal matter with red and white splotches, were attacked half as often by predators as those with solid colors. This "fecal camo" helps these young frogs survive to adulthood, allowing them to grow into the green, web-footed adults found in rainforest canopies.

This fascinating research was highlighted by the Center for Biological Diversity in [Endangered Earth Online](https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/publications/earthonline/endangered-earth-online-no1231.html) and a [Scientific American report](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-flying-frog-spends-its-youth-masquerading-as-poop/). The Center, a 501c3 nonprofit, works to protect diverse wild species through science, law, and creative media, ensuring a future where the wild thrives. Learn more at their [website](https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/).

Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the destruction caused by Klamath River dams after witnessing a massive fish kill. The film "Undammed" chronicles her

Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the destruction caused by Klamath River dams after witnessing a massive fish kill. The film "Undammed" chronicles her journey, from testifying in Congress to passing down traditions within her family. With the largest dam-removal project in US history now underway, she confidently states, "It will work," ensuring a bright future for her tribe. Support Klamath River restoration by backing the Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group.

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Mari Margil and Thomas Linzey of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights, leading figures in the global movement to recognize the legal rights of ecosystems and nature, share exciting

Mari Margil and Thomas Linzey of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights, leading figures in the global movement to recognize the legal rights of ecosystems and nature, share exciting recent developments in that effort. They highlight breakthroughs in tribal nations, communities, and countries around the world. They explain how advancing the rights of nature in legal codes and constitutions can lead to a radical transformation in humankind’s relationship with the natural world.

Thomas Linzey and Mari Margil delivered this talk at the 2020 Bioneers Conference, introduced by Kenny Ausubel. Watch more conference videos at https://bioneers.org/2020talks/

Mari Margil, Executive Director of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights, leads its International Center for the Rights of Nature. Previously Associate Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, she assisted the first places in the world to secure the Rights of Nature in law, including Ecuador. She works internationally as well as with Indigenous peoples and tribal nations to advance Rights of Nature legal and policy frameworks. Mari is a co-author of: The Bottom Line or Public Health and Exploring Wild Law: The Philosophy of Earth Jurisprudence.



Thomas Linzey, Senior Counsel for the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER), co-founded the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and the Daniel Pennock Democracy School (which has graduated over 5,000 lawyers, activists, and municipal officials nationally to fight to elevate the rights of their communities over corporate rights). He is the author of several books, including: Be The Change: How to Get What You Want in Your Community; On Community Civil Disobedience in the Name of Sustainability; and co-author of: We the People: Stories from the Community Rights Movement in the United States.



To learn more about Mari and Thom's work, visit https://centerforenvironmentalrights.org

Indigenous solutions stem from a spiritual power inherent in our being and deeply connected to ancestral lands and waters. This place-based power shapes our identity, informing a spiritual ecology

Indigenous solutions stem from a spiritual power inherent in our being and deeply connected to ancestral lands and waters. This place-based power shapes our identity, informing a spiritual ecology where communities are bound by home's knowledge. We must renew ancient traditions, adapting them to contemporary challenges while honoring our ecological community and living in harmony with all life.

Moving forward requires validating indigenous ecological knowledge and recognizing our responsibilities to "relatives," not resources. We must commit to building systems that enhance life for all nature. This is a call to action: work together, grounded in spiritual heritage and accountable to ancestors, to create a better future.

This is a recorded session from the B Corp Global Climate Summit, Day 2 - Africa Regional Session.

The circular economy is an economic model focused on eliminating waste and

This is a recorded session from the B Corp Global Climate Summit, Day 2 - Africa Regional Session.

The circular economy is an economic model focused on eliminating waste and inefficiency and promoting greater resource productivity. The carbon footprint of wasted food is approximately 3.3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere on an annual basis. The shift to a circular economy is not only about managing waste, but it presents a new economic paradigm for rethinking how we design, use, and reuse our resources (both products and services), with an estimated economic output potential of USD $4.5 trillion per year by 2030.

The COVID-19 pandemic showed in many cases all the drawbacks of the present economic model- the linear economy. 

The session will focus on:

- What is the essence of applying circular economy principles in managing food waste?

- How are businesses involved in food adopting circularity principles and business models to become more resilient over the long term?

- Hear from two companies the story of how they introduced circular principles in their business activities: the vision, their approach and the challenges they encountered.

- Potential of the circular economy strategy for a green recovery post pandemic?

Speakers: Grace Wachori, Martha Nalweyiso, Matt Homewood, Daniel Chege, Rita Atuti