Individual sustainability is a crucial, yet often overlooked, aspect of broader sustainability discussions. It involves cultivating harmony, interconnection, and high self-awareness across one's

Individual sustainability is a crucial, yet often overlooked, aspect of broader sustainability discussions. It involves cultivating harmony, interconnection, and high self-awareness across one's values, thoughts, and behaviors.

This includes maintaining increasing control over one's physical, emotional, social, philosophical, environmental, and intellectual well-being. Key skills for individual sustainability are awareness, motivation, and intentional self-development, coupled with a value system that recognizes the interconnectedness of all global biological systems and humanity's appropriate place in the natural world.

This presentation was first published in 2013 by Kat McDearis and Eric Pappas.

Carol Craig (Yakama) introduces the homelands of the Yakama Nation, detailing her people's historic and present-day relationship with the region's

Carol Craig (Yakama) introduces the homelands of the Yakama Nation, detailing her people's historic and present-day relationship with the region's food sources.

This clip is part of a series exploring sustainability from indigenous leaders within the Salmon Nation bioregion. For a complete transcript and more from the Native Perspectives on Sustainability project, visit the Native Perspective Website.

Global warming, volatile energy prices, and economic instability define the current crisis, prompting a significant shift in corporate attitudes towards sustainability. Companies are now

Global warming, volatile energy prices, and economic instability define the current crisis, prompting a significant shift in corporate attitudes towards sustainability. Companies are now prioritizing sustainable practices.

SAP, headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, is a market leader in enterprise application software and a key player in addressing this evolving corporate focus.

Author and architect Steve Mouzon, based in Miami, defines New Urbanism and its role in building a sense of place. He co-heads Mouzon

Author and architect Steve Mouzon, based in Miami, defines New Urbanism and its role in building a sense of place. He co-heads Mouzon Design with his wife, Wanda, and is a principal of the New Urban Guild.

The New Urban Guild, a group of architects and designers, is dedicated to studying and designing traditional buildings and places inspired by their regions. The Guild was instrumental in creating the Katrina Cottages concept and continues to foster this movement.

The Guild Foundation also hosts Steve and Wanda Mouzon’s Original Green initiative, which promotes common-sense sustainability.

This excerpt presents an interview with Larry Merculieff (Aleut) from the Native Perspectives on Sustainability project (