"It could be said that we failed -- due to geopolitical obstacles to a science-based roadmap -- but the window has not yet closed."
~Irene Vélez Torres, Colombia’s Minister of the Environment
interview with Kumi Naidoo
#DeclineofNature
#envhist
#environmentalmovement
#decarbonization
#SundaySermon
~Irene Vélez Torres, Colombia’s Minister of the Environment
interview with Kumi Naidoo
#DeclineofNature
#envhist
#environmentalmovement
#decarbonization
#SundaySermon
Colombia Hosts First Global Summit on Transitioning from Fossil Fuels in Attempt to Break U.N. Deadlock
More than 50 countries are gathered this week in Santa Marta, Colombia, in a groundbreaking effort to establish another forum of international cooperation on phasing out fossil fuels and halting the c...
www.democracynow.org
May 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
"It could be said that we failed -- due to geopolitical obstacles to a science-based roadmap -- but the window has not yet closed."
~Irene Vélez Torres, Colombia’s Minister of the Environment
interview with Kumi Naidoo
#DeclineofNature
#envhist
#environmentalmovement
#decarbonization
#SundaySermon
~Irene Vélez Torres, Colombia’s Minister of the Environment
interview with Kumi Naidoo
#DeclineofNature
#envhist
#environmentalmovement
#decarbonization
#SundaySermon
This article reminded me of LaFreniere's #DeclineOfNature chp4 on vast forests that overran abandoned farmlands and grazing lands following the fall of Rome, and again after the Black Plague of 1347-1351.
#SecondGrowthForests
#ConservationManagement
#ForestGuardians
impakter.com/how-a-pope-s...
#SecondGrowthForests
#ConservationManagement
#ForestGuardians
impakter.com/how-a-pope-s...
How a Pope Saved a Forest - Impakter
"… most people believe that trees die when they are felled, and woods disappear because they are cut down. The reality is more complex…” - Oliver Rackham,
impakter.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This article reminded me of LaFreniere's #DeclineOfNature chp4 on vast forests that overran abandoned farmlands and grazing lands following the fall of Rome, and again after the Black Plague of 1347-1351.
#SecondGrowthForests
#ConservationManagement
#ForestGuardians
impakter.com/how-a-pope-s...
#SecondGrowthForests
#ConservationManagement
#ForestGuardians
impakter.com/how-a-pope-s...
Just realized that Gilbert Lafreniere died recently. His book #DeclineOfNature takes the environmental movement to task for fiddling around the edges, leading to failure. Argues for metanoia, a much-needed long-overdue paradigm shift.
#envhist
#deepecology
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert...
#envhist
#deepecology
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert...
Gilbert LaFreniere - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
July 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Just realized that Gilbert Lafreniere died recently. His book #DeclineOfNature takes the environmental movement to task for fiddling around the edges, leading to failure. Argues for metanoia, a much-needed long-overdue paradigm shift.
#envhist
#deepecology
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert...
#envhist
#deepecology
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert...