What gave me an extremely valuable opening in thinking about climate was Project Drawdown.
That assembly of scientists and NGOs working on global warming has identified in priority order and very explicitly what we can do as individuals or as organizations and measures what the impact would be of progress in those areas.
What gave me an extremely valuable opening in thinking about climate was Project Drawdown.
That assembly of scientists and NGOs working on global warming has identified in priority order and very explicitly what we can do as individuals or as organizations and measures what the impact would be of progress in those areas.
I developed my personal efforts from that baseline. Some are things I can do in how I live. Some are ideas I can share as an advocate. Some things point to organizations I can support financially who can do things we as scattered individuals cannot do, like holding governments and large corporate entities into account on the international stage.
My best angle is working to stop and reverse deforestation, but there are a variety of areas on which a person might usefully focus.
As I work at the zoo talking with people about non-human primates, most people with whom I speak care about endangered species. This gives me a hook for getting into what people can do to support reversing deforestation, rewilding in particular to create forest corridors, and taking other actions to reduce climate change. Reversing deforestation is a pretty obvious need when you are talking about primates.
What gave me an extremely valuable opening in thinking about climate was Project Drawdown.
That assembly of scientists and NGOs working on global warming has identified in priority order and very explicitly what we can do as individuals or as organizations and measures what the impact would be of progress in those areas.
I developed my personal efforts from that baseline. Some are things I can do in how I live. Some are ideas I can share as an advocate. Some things point to organizations I can support financially who can do things we as scattered individuals cannot do, like holding governments and large corporate entities into account on the international stage.
My best angle is working to stop and reverse deforestation, but there are a variety of areas on which a person might usefully focus.
Thanks for the tip, will have a look, see how I compare with my own stuff on the subject. Peace Maurice
Thanks for this resource.
FR thank you for this. How did you land on deforestation as your best angle?
As I work at the zoo talking with people about non-human primates, most people with whom I speak care about endangered species. This gives me a hook for getting into what people can do to support reversing deforestation, rewilding in particular to create forest corridors, and taking other actions to reduce climate change. Reversing deforestation is a pretty obvious need when you are talking about primates.
Often people care but don't know what to do.
So my audience gives me my best direction.
Do you know about the bonobos? I am just learning about their non-sexually coercive culture and it's blowing my mind.