Allying with Nature to Regenerate our Living Planet…
Grassroots, Mass Movements for Earth Repair in Africa and India. We will show a number of short movies from Africa and India about restoration movements that involve millions of people and have successful outcomes. The world desperately needs grassroots, mass movement for climate stabilization. We
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Dear friends and Earth allies, We are very pleased with the 120-person turnout for The Climate Restorers with directors John Bowey and Phoebe Barnhart on February 18. This was the 1st film showing of the Climate Solutions Film Series. We are excited to bring you
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The Earth Repair Foundation (ERF), founded in Sydney in 1987 after its key members helped start Greening Australia, is a beacon in the global movement for environmental restoration and sustainability. With its roots deeply embedded in the early recognition of our planet’s environmental crises, ERF
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Here is just a beginning list of titles, there is a whole universe of films out there on the subject, many of them well worth watching. This one was put together on February 24, 2024 by Michael Pilarski, of the Global Earth Repair Foundation The
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Here we have gone through all 150+ listings of amazing individuals and projects in our “Hall of Fame”, where we honor Earth restorers the world over for their lifetime great works for our planet. There are countless videos in this collection, but since we were
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Based on a recent Substack post by Alpha Lo – original article here. Rong Fu, a Chinese-born meteorologist, embarked on a decades-long journey across various American universities, including the University of Arizona, Georgia Institute of Technology, and UCLA, to unravel the mysteries behind the onset
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March 11-15, Zambia A brief review by Michael Pilarski The Global EverGreening Alliance and the Government of Zambia together with AFR100 is hosting the world’s largest land restoration programming conference, bringing together NGOs, governments, the private sector, technical and scientific experts, and community representatives. It
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This is happening February thru May 2024 & November 2024 thru May 2025, at The Fort Worden Commons, 210 Battery Way, Fort Worden, Port Townsend. Further titles and their dates are yet to be announced but the first two are as follows: February 18. The
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When: Thurs, Sept. 14, 6:30-8:30PM Michael Pilarski will give a presentation on the best methods to re-green the planet, rehydrate drylands and stabilize the climate. Michael is collaborating with many of the leading experts in the field and will report on the best analyses and
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The majesty of nature is often encapsulated not just in the vast expanses of forests and oceans, but also in the intricate details of its various species and their contributions to the ecosystem. One such often-overlooked species is the beaver. As Jakob Shockey’s enlightening presentation
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Confronting escalating climate crises, which are usually framed in terms of atmospheric carbon, we find a revolutionary perspective which explores how human actions have drastically disrupted the natural hydrologic cycle, thus accelerating climate change. In other words, this approach tries to understand climate through the
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We are excited to announce a collaboration with the The Global EverGreening Alliance to implement large-scale land restoration programs. This partnership will focus on combating the negative impacts of land degradation, such as reduced food production, diminished climate resilience, loss of biodiversity, and threats to
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Surrounded by a desolate desert living in a mud cave, Yin Yuzhen took it herself to singlehandedly plant trees rehabilitating the desolate environment in the Uxin Banner of China’s Semi-Arid Western landscape. As an expert by no means coming from humble beginnings, she initially began
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Here are book reviews of three books which I have read since the Global Earth Repair Summit. All of them published in 2022. Between them, they give an overview of proposed solutions – from advanced technologies to nature-based solutions. How Plants Cool and Heal the
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Let’s rally for planetary regeneration, the “Great Work of Our Time”. Presentation “Planetary Regeneration – State of the Art Strategies and the Global Earth Repair Movement” – Michael Pilarski will give a presentation on the best methods to re-green the planet, re-hydrate drylands and stabilize
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This post was first published at Climate Action Tai Tokerau – republished here by original author. The current climate narrative centres the cause and cure of climate change on greenhouse gasses. The main strategy is emissions reductions, with sequestration as a support act. Yes, we
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On October 21-24, 500 people from around the world met online to discuss the planet’s ecological and climate crises and what can be done about them. Originally we announced our intention for the Summit participants to make a “Global Earth Repair Action Plan” which we
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By Michael Pilarski, March 27, 2022Friends of the Trees Society, Global Earth Repair Foundation The current trend is for the world to have less paradises and more disasters. Here is a vision of the future where we reverse the trend and build more paradises and
Read moreCentre for International Governance Innovation & Inuit Circumpolar Council – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada Sheila Watt-Cloutier is a Canadian Inuit Activist and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. She is in the business of transforming public opinion into public policy. Experienced in working with global decision-makers for
Read moreAfrican Development Bank – Sudan Balgis Osman Elasha is a Sudanese climate scientist who studies the effects of climate change in Africa and promotes sustainable development and climate change adaptations. She was a lead writer on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report that garnered the Intergovernmental
Read moreExposure Labs – Boulder, Colorado USA Jeff Orlowski-Yang is a Filmmaker and served as director, producer, and cinematographer of the Sundance Award-Winning films, Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral. He is a two-time Emmy-Award winning filmmaker, and founder of the award-winning production company Exposure Labs. His
Read moreIndigenous Peoples Rights International – Cordillera, Philippines Joan Carling is an indigenous Filipino human rights activist and environmentalist who has defended the rights of native and marginalized peoples for over two decades. She has served as Secretary General of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
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“Robin Hood of Modern Times” – Orlando, Florida USA Rob Greenfield is an activist and humanitarian dedicated to leading the way to a more sustainable, just and equal world. He has been nicknamed “The Robin Hood of Modern Times” for a reason; he embarks on
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Laikipia Permaculture Centre – Kenya Joseph’s is the story of an inspired and inspiring Maasai man who has brought positive change to his land and community through permaculture. Lentunyoi started a permaculture center in his dry, arid homeland of Laikipia in 2012 and is the
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Mariza Gardens – Bahian Sertao, Brazil Marsha is a Swiss-American with a postgraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of Florida. In 1991, she completed her first basic permaculture course certification in Hawaii, then in 1993 participated in the course of Bill Mollison and Scott
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Join us for this hybrid global event: online with in-person hubs wherever two or more would like to gather! The demand is growing, practitioners more numerous, mass movements more possible. There are many restoration initiatives that exist, though most are not aware of each other,
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Mangrove Action Project – USA and International Alfredo Quarto has been active for over 40 years in organizing and writing on the environment and human rights issues. He is the co-founder of the Mangrove Action Project (MAP), a nonprofit which collaborates internationally with all levels
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Desert Harvesters – Tuscon, Arizona USA Brad Lancaster has taught, designed, and consulted on regenerative-design systems of permaculture and integrated water-harvesting systems in seven countries since 1993. He created and lives on a thriving solar-powered 1/8th-acre (0.05-ha) urban oasis in downtown Tucson, Arizona, which harvests
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Ralegan Village Re-Greening – India Kisan Baburao “Anna” Hazare is a social activist who has led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigates and punish corruption in public life. He has been a main, major, active contributor and organizer in the development
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Atlan Community, White Salmon, WA with Michael “Skeeter” Pilarski and Marisha Auerbach Currently, the world’s biodiversity is in decline due to resource exploitation and global consumption patterns. Bioregional stability comes from ecosystem health. Healthy ecosystems provide clean air, clean water, ecological services, habitat and food
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Joost Wouters is an entrepreneur, speaker, author and the “SeaEO” of the Seaweed Company. Joost and his team aim to implement CO2-reducing seaweed-based business models at large scale. He is also co-instructor on the Ecosystem restoration design course through Gaia Education. It turns out that
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Daan Bleichrodt is on a mission to re-connect urban kids with nature worldwide. He is Chief Tree Planting Officer at the IVN environmental education and leads the Tiny Forest movement in the Netherlands. He is also a consultant and teacher for Earthwatch in the UK,
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Dr. Simon Moolenaar is an expert in sustainable soil and land management and has been working on environmental and sustainability themes in various roles: as researcher, strategic consultant, project manager, process manager and program manager. As Head of Science & Education at Commonland he actively
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Gili Eco Trust – Indonesia Delphine Robbe is a marine and land Conservationist actively involved in the protection of reefs and environment of the Gili Islands of Indonesia. She is a French national who specializes in Coral propagation, coral nurseries, Biorock reef restorations and reef
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Marin Carbon Project – California, USA John is co-owner of the Nicasio Native Grass Ranch. John is also co-founder of the Marin Carbon Project and serves as its tireless spokesperson and advisor, which aims to improve carbon sequestration in rangeland, agriculture, and forest soils through
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Natural Sequence Land Restoration – Australia Peter Andrews is the creator of “natural sequence land restoration,” a holistic land management process. He founded the Watershed Organization Trust, which focuses on the effect of dry land restoration and water cycle.He has applied these insights in restoring
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Tarun Bharat Sangh & The Flow Partnership – India/UK Rajendra Singh is an Indian water conservationist and environmentalist from Alwar district, Rajasthan in India. Known popularly as the “Water Gandhi,” or “Water Man of India”, Rajendra Singh has been instrumental in fighting the slow bureaucracy,
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Ecosystem Restoration Camps – America, China, International John D. Liu is is an American ecologist and filmmaker and one of the world’s most eloquent spokesperson for global earth repair. This Chinese-American filmmaker travels widely and works with people and institutions in several countries. John has
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Green Belt Movement – Kenya, Africa Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She went on to become the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor
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John Jeavons is a leader in the field of Biointensive agriculture. He developed the small-scale, high-yielding, resource-conserving “GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming” method—an approach that allows small farmers to increase yields, build fertile soil up to 60x faster than nature, and use 66% less water per
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Michael Evenari (1904-1989) was an Israeli botanist originally from Germany. Evanari figured out the secrets of the ancient Nabatean runoff agriculture systems in the Negev Desert. One of the best examples of ancient, sophisticated water harvesting systems and how he recreated aspects of it today.
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Ilarion (Larry “Kuuyux”) Merculieff is an Indigenous messenger and teacher. He is one of the last generation of Aleuts of the Alaskan Pribilof Islands to be fully raised in the traditional way. Kuuyux, a name given once a generation, means extension, like an arm extending
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Dr. Thomas J. Goreau is a marine biologist promoting coral reef protection by documenting stresses to reef ecosystems, identifying the causes of these stresses and proposing strategies to restore these species-rich and highly sensitive ecosystems. He has worked extensively on the coral reefs of Jamaica
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Charles and Perrine Hervé-Gruyer are a “power couple” that decided to become low impact farmers in 2006 with their Bec Hellouin Permaculture Farm. The couple was untainted by knowledge of conventional western practices and took on the principles of permaculture as well as varied sources
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Zephaniah Phiri Maseko (1927-2015) was a Sustainable Farmer and Water Conservationist. For over 40 years Zephaniah Phiri Maseko lived, farmed, and raised a family in one of the most arid and resource-poor lands in southern Africa, Zimbabwe’s Zvishavane District. Through his own ingenuity and despite
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Glenn Albrecht is an environmental philosopher with both theoretical and applied interests in the relationship between ecosystem and human health. He was Professor of Sustainability at Murdoch University in Western Australia. He has pioneered the research domain of ‘psychoterratic’ or earth related mental health conditions
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Gabe Brown is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement which focuses on the regeneration of our resources. Gabe, along with his wife Shelly, and son Paul, own and operate Brown’s Ranch, a diversified 5,000 acre farm and ranch. The ranch consists
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Didi Pershouse is Founder and Lead Educator for Land & Leadership Initiative; Coordinator, Researcher and Writer for Seed Media Project; and is an author and soil sponge strategist. She is also the founder of the Center for Sustainable Medicine and developed a practice and theoretical
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Paul Stamets is an American mycologist and entrepreneur who sells various mushroom products through his company. He is an author and advocate of medicinal fungi and myco-remediation. He began his career in the forest as a logger. Stamets is largely self-taught in the field of
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Andre Leu is the International Director of Regeneration International, which promotes food, farming and land use systems that regenerate and stabilize climate systems, the health of the planet and people, communities, culture and local economies, democracy and peace. Regeneration International works with numerous agricultural systems
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Kristin Ohlson is a freelance journalist, author, essayist and fiction writer, almost no topic escapes her curiosity. Her articles have spanned many subjects, from zebrafish bioengineered to glow in the presence of pollutants, to abandoned coal mines that catch fire and burn for decades, to
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Nemonte Nenquino is an indigenous Waorani woman who has committed herself to defending her ancestral territory, ecosystem, culture, economy, and way of life. She led an indigenous campaign and legal action that resulted in a court ruling protecting 500,000 acres of Amazonian rainforest and Waorani
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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is one of the founders of the Association of Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad, a group fighting to defend the environment and the rights of indigenous people. The Mbororo, which means “cattle herder”, are an ethnic subgroup of 250,000 members of
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Judith Schwartz is a journalist whose work explores nature-based solutions to global environmental, social, and economic challenges. She showcases the ways in which nature itself can heal the wounds we have inflicted on our planet by telling stories to explore and illuminate scientific concepts and
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Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration – FMNR This is one of the most inspirational earth repair success stories of recent times. I recently read the book: TONY RINAUDO: THE FOREST MAKER. 2018. Johannes Dieterich, Editor. 151 pages. English edition.Rufer & Rub Sachbuchverlag, GmbH, Zurich. What a
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In 1978, David Holmgren collaborated with Bill Mollison on a vision of ethics and principles to guide how humans interact with the Earth and each other; these visions were written down in their now-famous book Permaculture One. David is still thankfully very much in the
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As an educator of Holistic Land Management, Precious Phiri specializes in reversing major environmental issues by teaching, training, establishing and mobilizing communities throughout the world. Especially in Zimbabwe, she is renowned for her work in building restorative farming programs, reversing desertification by restoring watersheds and
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As an “Ecosystem Ambassador,” John D. Liu has been dedicated to documenting and aiding the restoration of ecosystems, globally, for decades. He got his start in Ecology when he was documenting the monumental ecosystem improvements in the Loess Plateau in China in the mid-1990’s. What
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WOW!! Here are two great videos about repairing the earth. 10 inspiring, success stories of re-greening the planet and 9 ways to do it. I have known Zach for ten years or so and have watched him build a successful permaculture career and become an
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Founder and President of Elemental Ecosystems, Zachary Weiss, and his team focus on raising awareness of natural water systems where they intersect with individuals and greatly varied landscapes. They are active worldwide, in the States of Oregon, Montana, Vermont, and Tennessee, amongst others, and internationally
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The Global Drylands Library (GDF) is an on-line bibliography of books on drylands focusing on sustainable use and ecological restoration. LibraryThing is the on-line platform. As of December 1, 2021 there are 206 books cataloged and a growing pile of new books to be added.
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Walter Jehne is a former CSIRO Climate Scientist and Microbiologist and the founder of Healthy Soils Australia. He specializes in the inter-relationships of soil microbiology and the process by which biomatter is converted to new healthy soil. Walter is internationally renowned for his work bringing
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With Michael Pilarski, Penny Livingston & guest teachers! October 4 – 13th, 2021 Skalitude Retreat CenterMethow Valley, Eastern Washington REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. THE COURSE IS FULL.Send us an an email to be added to our waiting list.Sales.friendsofthetrees(at)gmail.comIf you are interested in joining this course next
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This is a concept exploration remixing snippets from speakers at the Global Earth Repair Conference 2019. These are pieces from various presentations that specifically focused around the connection between climate and water. Some of the statements made here might seem controversial – to some extent,
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Michael goes through tips and tricks out of his years of permaculture teaching experience – woody debris, hugulkultur, rain catchment, water harvesting, infiltration, etc. There are so many ways we can begin the restoration process beginning with our own spaces! This will create a better
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Thomas Goreau was a warm and scientifically rich presence at the conference, he added much to discussion and his presentations were inspiring. The amount of work he and his team have put into studying coral is astounding. We’ve included an excerpt of his wikipedia page:
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this event is cancelled indefinitely – Updates TBA. Attention: Jefferson, Clallam & Kitsap Counties, Olympic Peninsula, WA May 9, 2020, Saturday12:00 – 7:30 pmLocation-Finnriver Farm & Cidery124 Center Rd, Chimacum, WA We are building the momentum for local
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John Liu has lent his knowledge to countless ecological restoration efforts across the globe. In the numerous projects he’s been involved in, amazing and seemingly impossible things have happened. Through a combination of physics, chemistry and ecology we can see the pattern that has led
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Photo: Adjacent to the mass march on December 6 in Madrid, activists posted signs indicating the alarming number of environmental activists killed in defense of the earth in Latin America. “The Amazon is not for sale”, reads one sign in the installment. By David Kupfer
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Letter from Santiago: Regeneration Now 12/17/2019/ by Ronnie Cummins SANTIAGO, Chile – Defying the machinations of discredited President Sebastian Pinera—who abruptly cancelled the Global Climate Summit in Santiago, Chile in reaction to the nationwide grassroots uprising that erupted here on October 18—an intrepid band of
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Auroville’s website has a large section of information on their green activities.
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Tim accomplished amazing things in particular on this Global Earth Repair Conference. His Muse Ecology Podcast covers a range of environmental topics and dives deep with a number of experts, musicians, and visionaries. Before and during the conference, Tim collaborated with us to produce a
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We have been environmentalists our entire adult lives. Even though Norm is trained as a pesticide toting entomologist and ecologist (MS and PhD), our transition to permaculture, environmental sustainability and organic gardening began many years ago when we created Northstar Nurseries, Inc. When we retired
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Max Wilbert is a third-generation organizer who grew up in Seattle’s post-WTO anti-globalization and undoing racism movement. He has been an organizer for more than 15 years. Max is a longtime member of Deep Green Resistance and serves on the board of a small, grassroots
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Kyle works at the intersection of economics and natural resource management. In recent years, he has helped estimate the benefits of watershed restoration in the San Francisco Bay, measured the impacts of drought on agriculture in arid lands, and provided support for an environmental finance
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Kriss A. Kevorkian, PhD, MSW, holds a doctoral degree in thanatology, the study/science of death, dying and bereavement. She combined her passion for thanatology with her love of whales and the environment through her research on environmental grief® and ecological grief®. She is a Contributing
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Ilarion (Larry) Merculieff has almost four decades of experience serving his people, the Unangan (Aleut people) of the Pribilof Islands and other Native peoples in a number of capacities. His reach has been broad and varied—a few of the positions he’s held include: City Manager
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Business-Organization: Sustainable Obtainable Solutions, Terra Flora, U.S. Biochar Initiative Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terrafloramaine/ Colville, WA United States
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Alert: A plan to privatize a large chunk of the world’s territory, especially indigenous people’s common land. “A Darker Shade of Green,” A film to showcase Indigenous Peoples’ resistance to the World Bank scheme, REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation). The DVD is available in
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Here is a relatively lengthy proposal for global earth repair, which I wrote in 2010. It is still valid. I would recommend that everyone attending the conference read this proposal before attending. That will give you more “big picture” background to the things we will
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Wow! Folks, I just looked at Kathleen Dean Moore’s website for the first time and loving it. A strong champion for the earth. Here is a quote from Kathleen and a link to her noteworthy Twelve-Year Climate Plan. “Even as seas rise against the shores, another
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How do you clear a room of climate activists? Start talking about war. This is the opening line of an article by Stacy Bannerman detailing how the US military is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. I have gone on the record
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Dahr Jamail is an award-winning journalist and mountaineer who reports on human-caused climate disruption and the environment for Truthout. Prior to joining the climate beat, he was one of the few un-embedded journalists to report extensively from Iraq during the occupation following the 2003 Invasion
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