Regional Water Cycle
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India’s Dangerous ‘Food Bubble’
Editor’s Note: As is often the case with the Earth Policy Institute (EPI), crucial solutions are largely missing from the…
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UNCCD Land for Life Award Winners for 2013 (India, Mexico, Africa): Practical, Doable, Magic
Educating small-holder farmers in India Every year the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) presents awards and supportive prize-money…
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India’s Foundation for Ecological Security Awarded Land for Life Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsBBT3OAMME India’s Foundation for Ecological Security is currently in the process of restoring over half a million acres of common…
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Free Water (Video)
Watch "Free Water" — a 3-minute film on the potential of urban water harvesting featuring Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater…
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Paradigm Shift Urgently Needed In Agriculture – UN Agencies Call for an End to Industrial Agriculture & Food System
A rising chorus from UN agencies on how food security, poverty, gender inequality and climate change can all be addressed…
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The Atacama Desert, Chile: the Driest Desert on Earth – Five Reasons Why
Atacama desert As a definition, a desert is a hot area of land that gets very little rain — not…
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Regenerating Rusinga Island (Lake Victoria, Kenya)
In January, 2013, I wrote an article titled, "Helping Small Farmers Help Themselves on Rusinga Island". In December of 2012,…
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Climate Change Adaptation Technologies – Permaculture Design Brings Results
//www.youtube.com/embed/RQkiv_U5AoU Climate Change Adaptation technology: Stone Lines (The Sahel)(More videos below) It’s uber exciting to see simple design solutions bringing…
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A Serengeti on Our Doorsteps
Is it really possible? Yes, I think it is. by George Monbiot Here’s a video of the 15-minute talk I…
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Water is Life
How Integrated Natural Resource Management improves water security for small farmers. by Dinabandhu Karmakar, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN),…
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Fernglade Farm – Late Summer 2013 Update (Australia)
It’s nearing the end of summer here at Fernglade farm and what a summer it has been. Two inches of…
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Ridge to Valley – a Holistic Watershed Perspective
This excellent little 20-minute video does a great job of covering the basics of watershed management and landscape rehydration. You…
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