Restoring the Pillars of Life: a Book Review
Book Review by Michael Pilarski Restoring the pillars of life. Ananda Fitzsimmons, December 4, 2024. Editiones La Bbutineuse. France. 163
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News
All the latest updates of news, upcoming events, and developments in global ecosystem regeneration.
Joe Brewer’s Invitation to a Bioregional Earth
Calling Us All to Organize Toward Bioregional Earth Dec 15, 2024. This is a special invitation by Joe Brewer to
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The Largest Agroecology Program on Earth – the Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming Movement
1 million farmers are rapidly transitioning across 500,000 hectares in Andhra Pradesh, India. Their website is https://apcnf.in/. This is so awesome,
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Landmark Victory for Indigenous Rights: Peru’s Court orders full recognition of ancestral lands.
We welcome this Peru court order and hope that it will help other Indigenous peoples to get their more of
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Embracing Metaphysical Activism: A Call to Action
Humanity faces a profound moment of reckoning as converging crises threaten the biosphere and human civilization. Resolution 11 proposes a
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Book Review – The Regenerative Agriculture Solution
A great book which fits right into what the Global Earth Repair Conference is about. The thesis of the book is that smallholder farmers (mainly in the Global South) have the capacity to green up the planet to cool the planet. Indeed, many of them are in the process of doing so.
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Promoting Peace, Preventing Nuclear War – Preserving the Planet to Make Recovery Possible.
We talk a lot about restoring ecosystems globally in order to stabilize the climate and secure a future for our children. The fact is, if the planet is destroyed by nuclear war, all our work is for naught, and ecosystem restoration will be meaningless.
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Connected by Water: Deforestation and Hydrological Climate Change
Written by Brendan McNamara – 11/15/2020 – reprinted with permission from source at https://brendosapien.com/connected-by-water-deforestation-and-hydrological-climate-change/ When the general population talks about
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A Big Thumbs Up for John Feldman’s Film, Regenerating Life
Dear friends of the planet, On March 17th we showed the first two segments of John Feldman’s film Regenerating Life
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The Earth Repair Foundation and Vision 2030
The Earth Repair Foundation (ERF), founded in Sydney in 1987 after its key members helped start Greening Australia, is a
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Noteworthy Films on Climate Solutions and Ecosystem Restoration
Here is just a beginning list of titles, there is a whole universe of films out there on the subject,
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GERF Hall of Fame – Comprehensive Documentary List
Here we have gone through all 150+ listings of amazing individuals and projects in our “Hall of Fame”, where we
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Biotic Pump Unveiled: The Quest to Decipher Nature’s Climatic Regulation
Based on a recent Substack post by Alpha Lo – original article here. Rong Fu, a Chinese-born meteorologist, embarked on
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Accelerating Nature-Based Solutions Conference – Global Evergreening Alliance
March 11-15, Zambia A brief review by Michael Pilarski The Global EverGreening Alliance and the Government of Zambia together with
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Climate Solution Leaders – Leading Lights in Regeneration
By Michael Pilarski I have been studying and writing about planetary regeneration since 1974. I have read the work of
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Biocrusts and their Importance in Ecosystem Restoration: A New Discussion Venue
This post announces the formation of an ERA discussion group focused on biocrusts (also known as cryptobiotic or biotic crusts)
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Minni Jain: Empowering Local Communities to Transform Water Scarcity into Abundance
Minni Jain, a renowned water conservation advocate, showcased her impactful work at the Global Earth Repair Summit 2022. Her presentation
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The Ecological Brilliance of Beavers: Jakob Shockey at GERS2022
The majesty of nature is often encapsulated not just in the vast expanses of forests and oceans, but also in
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Restoring Mother Earth: Indigenous-Led Forest Management with Datu Sangcoan
In a world grappling with environmental challenges and climate change, the voice of indigenous communities is vital for sustainable solutions
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Reviving Nature’s Hydrologic Cycle: A Solution to Climate Change (Documentary)
Confronting escalating climate crises, which are usually framed in terms of atmospheric carbon, we find a revolutionary perspective which explores
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Reconnecting with the Land: Wisdom from Jeannette Armstrong of the Okanagan – Global Earth Repair Summit Presentation
In a world grappling with the challenges of climate change, there is a growing recognition of the need to re-establish
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Reconnecting with Nature and Protecting Mother Earth: Otomi-Toltec Wisdom with Mindahi Bastida Muñoz
Otomi-Toltec leader Mindahi Bastida Muñoz, who founded the Original Caretakers Program at the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological
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Healing the Earth with Vandana Shiva: Regenerative Agriculture and Indigenous Leadership
Vandana Shiva, who has been working to protect the Earth and its biodiversity for 50 years, emphasizes grassroots movements led
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Support Tribal Land Defenders: Datu’s Fundraiser for Travel Funds to US
Hello Earth friends, Datu Lanelio Sangcoan is from the Higa-onon Indigenous Peoples in Southern Philippines. I met Datu through the
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Rest in Power: Remembering the Life of Ronnie Cummins
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of a friend and hero, Ronnie Cummins, on April 26, 2023. A
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Partnering with the Global EverGreening Alliance
We are excited to announce a collaboration with the The Global EverGreening Alliance to implement large-scale land restoration programs. This
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2022 People’s Food Summit
Wow! Check out the 2022 Peoples Food Summit organized by Regeneration International on October 16. It was held just days before the
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Water for the Recovery of the Climate: A New Water Paradigm
A Resource Packet on the Work of Michal Kravčík and Colleagues By Michael Pilarski, Global Earth Repair Foundation. January 2,
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Enhancing Biodiversity in Palestine
From Michael Pilarski, December 31, 2022 Mazin Qumsiyeh is one of the most courageous people I know and an eloquent
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2022 Global Earth Repair Summit Recordings by Category
Here are the categories for the 66 recorded sessions from the North American and European Summit programs. Some sessions could
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Hot off the Press! Three, new books on proposed solutions to the climate crises
Here are book reviews of three books which I have read since the Global Earth Repair Summit. All of them
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What do we call this new climate paradigm?
This post was first published at Climate Action Tai Tokerau – republished here by original author. The current climate narrative
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Phantom Forests: Why Ambitious Tree Planting Projects Are Failing
Here is an eye-opening article by Fred Pearce in Greenbiz (October, 2022) on the status of many high-profile tree planting
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Global Earth Repair – Plan B: Paradise out of Disaster
By Michael Pilarski, March 27, 2022Friends of the Trees Society, Global Earth Repair Foundation The current trend is for the
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Ecosystem Restoration in Refugee Camps
Recently we’ve been in contact with Marius Ziganira, who runs the regenerative agriculture program at the Nakivale Refugee Camp in
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Our Green Heart
A message from Earth Protector Rob de Laet: Dear Friends, The Amazon forest is one of nine systemic tipping points
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Restoration Festivals – International Directory
Let’s crowd-source this! May 11, 2022. – Version 1 – Send info to Michael Pilarski, [email protected] This directory idea came
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Trees and Seedballs, Answer to Hargesia, Somaliland
On February 11, I received an email from Hargeisa, Somaliland. Short and simple but with a big question. “I watched
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Fog Harvesting – A Source of Water in Some Dryland Situations
Here is an introduction to fog harvesting and a selection of Youtubes about projects in Peru, Morocco, Eritrea and Nepal.
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Ecosystem Restoration Course – June 7-17, 2022
Atlan Community, White Salmon, WA with Michael “Skeeter” Pilarski and Marisha Auerbach Currently, the world’s biodiversity is in decline due
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David Holmgren – RetroSuburban Downshifting
In 1978, David Holmgren collaborated with Bill Mollison on a vision of ethics and principles to guide how humans interact
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Mazin B. Qumsiyeh – Sharing and Repairing the West Bank
Author, educator and activist Mazin B. Qumsiyeh formerly worked at Duke University and Yale in the medical field. He returned
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Somalia Drylands Ecosystem Restoration Library – and Call to Action!
In October I was invited to give a zoom lecture on water harvesting techniques to the first permaculture design course
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Precious Phiri – Holistic Land Management and Regenerative Grazing
As an educator of Holistic Land Management, Precious Phiri specializes in reversing major environmental issues by teaching, training, establishing and
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Michael Introduces the Global Drylands Library
The Global Drylands Library contains hundreds of books on ecological restoration and sustainable agriculture in the world’s arid and semi-arid
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Andrew Millison – Permaculture Site Research and Design with Free Software Tools
Andrew Millison, of Oregon State University, has been providing permaculture knowledge to hundreds if not thousands of students over the
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John D. Liu – Greening Arid Lands by Restoring Ecosystems – Drylands Permaculture Course
As an “Ecosystem Ambassador,” John D. Liu has been dedicated to documenting and aiding the restoration of ecosystems, globally, for
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More Amazing Watershed Restoration Material from Zach Weiss
WOW!! Here are two great videos about repairing the earth. 10 inspiring, success stories of re-greening the planet and 9
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Zach Weiss – Earthworks for Water Retention
Founder and President of Elemental Ecosystems, Zachary Weiss, and his team focus on raising awareness of natural water systems where
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Global Drylands Library – Curated by Michael Pilarski
The Global Drylands Library (GDF) is an on-line bibliography of books on drylands focusing on sustainable use and ecological restoration.
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Restoring Water and Soils in Arid Australia – Walter Jehne at Drylands Permaculture Course – Zoom Interview
Walter Jehne is a former CSIRO Climate Scientist and Microbiologist and the founder of Healthy Soils Australia. He specializes in
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Ethics, Ecology and Sovereignty – The Renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty
By Chrys Ostrander for Inland FoodWise Online, Thanksgiving, 2021 “Water is life. Water is our relation.Water bonds us to our
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How Water Maintains Climate Resilience – Natural Hydrology Remix from GERC2019 (Video)
This is a concept exploration remixing snippets from speakers at the Global Earth Repair Conference 2019. These are pieces from
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How to Create and Restore Robust Ecosystems (Video)
Michael Pilarski explains the process of ecosystem building in all its facets. Whether you are restoring a native ecosystem back
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Port Hadlock / Chimacum Medicinal Herb Micro-Farming 2021 Workshop Schedule
Join us for a fun and informative in-person workshop on small-scale commercial herb production using regenerative agriculture and permaculture methods!
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Rehydrating Landscapes – Great Info
On February 3-4, 2021, the Russian River Watershed Association hosted a two-day online event, Rehydrating the Russian River Watershed: Moving
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How to Establish Plants in the Landscape
John D. Liu interviews Michael Pilarski at Hotlum Ecosystem Restoration Camp in Shasta, CA, USA. Some of these concepts have
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Our Earth Repair Video Series on YouTube Continues
There are several more installments to this series yet to come, but here we have the announcement of our intention
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Habiba Community and Ecosystem Restoration Camp Sinai, Egypt.
In August, 2020 I participated in an Ecosystem Restoration Camps webinar which centered on Camp Habiba, in the town of
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How to Restore the Earth Starting in Your Own Yard!
Michael goes through tips and tricks out of his years of permaculture teaching experience – woody debris, hugulkultur, rain catchment,
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Ecosystem Restoration Chat with John D. Liu at Hotlum Camp, Mount Shasta
Skeeter traveled to the new seedling Ecosystem Restoration camp at Mount Shasta, CA, USA. Here they share stories, and talk
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Sweet Annie – An Herbal Ally against COVID-19
Article by Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society, June 1, 2020. Breaking News! Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua) is effective
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Tropical Permaculture Guidebook Fundraiser!
Lachlan McKenzie joined us via Skype Video for a presentation at the Global Earth Repair Conference; his work for peace
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More Medicinal Plant Webinars with Michael!
Hey, check out more webinar recordings with our in-house plant guru, Skeeter! Enjoy:
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Feeding People in Hard Times: What does permaculture have to offer?
There is no doubt we are going through uncertain times, nonetheless there are many things we can do to secure
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Coronavirus Update
March 16, 2020 Local food production is more important than ever! Grow your own! The Global Earth Repair office is
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Workshops and Film Festivals Coming Up!
Event Types (click one): Film Screenings | Workshops Also keep up to date with events by checking out our event
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Sand Dams Provide Stability and More Opportunities for Growth
Michael Pilarski – Feb. 2, 2020 I first learned about sand dams from Bill Mollison in 1986 at his first
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Some Uses of Woody Biomass in Gardening and Regenerative Agriculture
By Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society, and Global Earth Repair Foundation. Febuary 6, 2020. [This paper originated as
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Restore an Acre initiative.
Macphail Woods, Prince Edward Island, Canada. “Prince Edward Island was once home to ancient hemlock and white pine trees shading
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The Climate Conference Was a Great Success—for the Fossil-Fuel Industry
Photo: Adjacent to the mass march on December 6 in Madrid, activists posted signs indicating the alarming number of environmental
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From the Archives: The Well-Rounded Permaculturist
By Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society, 2009 So what is permaculture? What makes it different from: organic gardening?
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Blessings for the Earth Healers
We give thanks for all those who are moved, in their lives, to heal and protect the earth, in small
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Video: Will This be Humanity’s Fate?
Please enjoy this profound spoken-word poetry slam about a possible future (one that, once we can see it coming, we
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Letter from Santiago: Regeneration Now – Regeneration International
Letter from Santiago: Regeneration Now 12/17/2019/ by Ronnie Cummins SANTIAGO, Chile – Defying the machinations of discredited President Sebastian Pinera—who
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Regeneration International – Forest Restoration Examples from India
Auroville’s website has a large section of information on their green activities.
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In Honor of Grandmother Agnes “Taowhywee” Baker Pilgrim
The Global Earth Repair Conference was honored to have Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim join us. She was in a wheelchair, but
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Global Earth Repair Foundation November 8, 2019 Newsletter
Mission Statement “The mission of the Global Earth Repair Foundation is to educate the public about earth repair, ecosystem restoration,
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Indigenous Women of the Amazon Send a Call: The Fight for Mother Earth Is the Mother of All Fights
By Osprey Orielle Lake. –Published on Thursday, August 29, 2019 by Common Dreams Read the full article “The
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Philippines Passes Law Requiring Students to Plant 10 Trees if They Want to Graduate
Uplifting tree planting news: I was just sent a news release about a tree planting law proposed in the Phllippines
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Donate to Earth Repair In Palestine
Mazin Qumsiyeh is the founder of the Palestine Museum of Natural History and the Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability.
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Invitation to Join the Weaver Network’s Online Directory and Collaborative Workspace
Dear Attendee of the Global Earth Repair Conference, Thank you so much for your participation in last month’s Global Earth
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Okanogan Local Earth Repair Gathering – June 22
This was the first local Earth repair gathering which was sparked by the Global Earth Repair Conference. We expect to
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Grandmother Unci Rita Long – 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
Grandmother, Unci Rita Long Visitor Holy Dance (aka Afraid-of-Bear) – Oglala Lakota attended our conference. Rita is one of the International
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United By Water
The film ‘United By Water’ to be shown at Global Earth Repair Conference, about the Canoe culture of the Columbia River tribes.
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Brazil’s Indigenous Land Rights Song Demarcação Já!
Honoring the Indigenous tribes of Amazonia. A short 15 minute video. The words are in Portuguese (translated below) but the meaning
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Global Earth Repair Conference in South America
Ercilia Sahores from Mexico City and Claudia Flisfisch Cortés from Chile are coming to the Port Townsend Global Earth Repair
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Reforestation and Ecosystem Restoration YouTube Playlist
We are excited to find this Reforestation and Ecosystem Restoration YouTube playlist. Skeeter aka Michael Pilarski says… Wow! Felt like
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Ernst Götsch and Syntropic Farming
I highly recommend this short film introducing Ernst Götsch and his Syntropic Farming he developed in Brazil over 40 years
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Timor, Permaculture and Ego Lemos
How many of you readers know where the country of Timor is? Timor is a country in the Indonesian Archipelago
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Earth Repair Pen-pals from Romania
We just got a nice email from in Romania and they want to pass on their regards to the Global
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Rebecca Wildbear and Joanna Macy
Rebecca Wildbear of the Animas Valley Institute in Colorado recently pointed out to me that Joanna Macy highlights 3 dimensions
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Policy Pivot in Puget Sound: Protecting and Restoring Marine and Estuary Areas
Anyone interested in Salish Sea restoration and tribal contributions to restoration in the Salish Sea, is invited to check out
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Skeeter Recommends John Liu’s Short Film on Rwanda
John Liu has been advising Rwanda’s current president H.E. Paul Kagame and other government officials and having an impact on
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Beware this Plan to Privatize a Large Chunk of the World’s Territory
Alert: A plan to privatize a large chunk of the world’s territory, especially indigenous people’s common land. “A Darker Shade of
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A Carbon Sequestration Proposal for the World
Here is a relatively lengthy proposal for global earth repair, which I wrote in 2010. It is still valid. I
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Kathleen Dean Moore, Climate Defender
Wow! Folks, I just looked at Kathleen Dean Moore’s website for the first time and loving it. A strong champion
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Magic Microbial Mudballs
Peter Jackson was one of our presenters at the Global Earth Repair Conference in May. Peter has been practicing various
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Earth Repair and War
How do you clear a room of climate activists? Start talking about war. This is the opening line of an
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Earth Repair Videos “Green Gold” and “Regreening the Desert” Reach 1 Million Views!
John D. Liu is one of the keynote speakers for the Global Earth Repair conference and a leading world voice
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Earth Restoration in Morocco
We received a very nice communication from Latifa Oumlil, a permaculturist working on an Earth repair project in Morocco called
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Three More Inspirational Videos of Earth Repair
Himachal Pradesh, India Tamil Nadu, India Vilcabamba, Ecuador How one man created a forest in a cold desert AD Negi
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Ecosystem Restoration Camps Membership Drive
A message for Earth-friendly folks, The Ecosystem Restoration Camps are having a membership drive and I (Michael Pilarski) would like
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Two Literature Reviews by Michael Pilarski
The Restoration Economy: The Greatest New Growth Frontier: Immediate & Emerging Opportunities for Businesses, Communities & Investors. 2002. Author: Storm
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Reviveolution Eco-Sanctuary
Reviveolution Eco-Sanctuary is based in a Q’ero indigenous community in high elevation near Huaran, Peru. I recently had the good
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How Anna Hazare Greened Ralegan
Another great example of local earth repair through watershed rehabilitation. With only 15 inches of rain a year, this village
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Ben Falk on Swales
Article by Michael Pilarski On August 7, I attended an hour and half webinar by Ben Falk put on by
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Clean Water Proposal for the World
By Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society 8/18/2018 edition. (Version 1, 2016) Start at the tops of the watersheds
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The Miracle Water Village
As the world reels under the threat of unrelenting climate change, erratic monsoons and fast depleting groundwater reserves, The Miracle
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Dan Halsey & Feeding the People with Earth Repair
On August 5, I had a fruitful phone conversation with Dan Halsey, a permaculture designer, and principal of SouthWoods Ecosystems
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Introducing the Permaculture Times Newsletter published by Andrew Millison
I hope you enjoy this first edition of the new Permaculture Times Newsletter published by Andrew Millison of Oregon State
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More Inspiring Earth Repair Projects!
Here are the latest videos I have watched on inspiring earth repair projects. Send us your favorite videos on the
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Earth Repair Outreach In More Languages – Who Do You Stand For?
Who do you stand for? Tell us. We need your help… There is an old saying, “They wear their heart on
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Traditional Burning – Cultural Fire Management
Traditional Burning In A Contemporary Context Margo Robbins, will be presenting Saturday Period C 10:30 – 12:00 with Rick O’Rourke
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Dammed To Extinction – Documentary Film Special Conference Showing May 4th
Extinction is forever. This film is shown as a part of our Dam Removal and River Restoration Track. This is
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Earth Repair Wisdom Council with Jim Rough
Jim Rough facilitates ‘How do we turn humanity from destructive to regenerative practices?’ through a special track called “The Global
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An Introduction to Michael Pilarski, Convenor of the Global Earth Repair Conference
Michael Pilarski started Friends of the Trees Society in 1978 and has been studying earth repair ever since. His hands-on
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