what is real security? The answer may be found
by basing engineering on nature. Natural systems are efficient,
diverse, dispersed, and renewable, hence, inherently
resilient.
Where there's a way, by Michael M鈥橤onigle.
Global Trade Agreements are just the latest way local
communities are losing control over the surrounding forests and
the watersheds. If there was a way to reclaim the commons,
might there also be a political will?
A Tribute to Donella Meadows, by Fran Korten.
Donnella Meadows is remembered as a woman dedicated to helping
us learn to live within the limits to growth.
Thirst for Justice, by Maude Barlow.
Privatization of Bolivia's water supply fails in the face of
protest, and a local coallition takes on water
distribution.
Contrary to myths about the efficiency of
corporate agriculture, family farmers are the most efficient
producers - and they produce much more than
food
A polluted river in China becomes the site of a water park that provides a safe place for children's play, a celebration of water's beauty, and a cleansing of the water itself.