Wind Energy Institute Shumei is a spiritual organization dedicated to elevating the quality of life Shumei — Natural Agriculture Natural Agriculture stems from the teachings of Mokichi Okada, a Japanese philosopher and farming pioneer who lived in the early years of the 20th century. Responding to the sense of alienation in the modern world, Okada encouraged a reconnection with nature, and a focus on the aspects of life that foster goodwill between people: compassion, respect and love. A cornerstone of his philosophy was the need for humanity to restore its relationship with nature. By recognizing our interdependence with other living beings, he believed, we would rediscover cooperation and gratitude, the foundations of a peaceful society. That act of reconnecting with nature through food is what Okada called Natural Agriculture.
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World Stewardship Institute FedEx Zero Waste Alliance Resilience Alliance - Panarchy No system can be understood or managed by focusing on it at a single scale. All systems (and SESs especially) exist and function at multiple scales of space, time and social organization, and the interactions across scales are fundamentally important in determining the dynamics of the system at any particular focal scale. This interacting set of hierarchically structured scales has been termed a "panarchy" (Gunderson and Holling 2003). Panarchy is a framework of nature's rules, hinted at by the name of the Greek god of nature- Pan - whose persona also evokes an image of unpredictable change. The panarchy framework connects adaptive cycles in a nested hierarchy. In addition to this creative role, Pan has a destabilizing role that is captured in the word panic, directly derived from one facet of his paradoxical personality.
Izaak Walton League of America Ecology Center's Clean Car Campaign The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) | Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Right to nature Nature is our right! Nature is for everyone to experience and enjoy. Nature is freedom. Friends of the Earth believes we all need nature in our lives, and we are campaigning to ensure everyone has a right to access vibrant nature. A gushing river in spring, the crunch of leaves in autumn, the music of birds singing in summer. Nature is invaluable in its own right – special places and species are unique and irreplaceable. Nature is important to Europe's citizens: over 80% think loss of nature in their country is a serious problem. Experiencing vibrant nature is also crucial for everybody's health and wellbeing. Too often, poor and ethnic minority communities with the least power and money bear the brunt of environmental damage and pollution – they are denied the ability to experience nature. A river landscape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (c) Luka Tomac/FoEE Nature alert In the European Union, crucial laws that protect our most precious nature and most valued natural places are under threat.