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More than 80% of people worldwide want climate action! But the majority does not yet realize that they are the majority.

A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope About 89% of the public want their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis – but don’t know they’re the majority

Indigenous stewards will be represented.

At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions Delegates came to an agreement at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future talks and decisions on nature conservation.

Earth has right in courts—Ireland, Panama, and the Pope—all believe Earth's future should be represented.

Ireland Could Become the Next Nation to Recognize the Rights of Nature and a Human Right to a Clean Environment - Inside Climate News The move to enshrine those rights is part of a flurry of developments advancing the rights of nature movement this year.

In Tehri Garwal in northern India, farmers and villages thrive using the baranaja system: growing 12+ native crops in synergy, with indigenous and climate-resilient seeds.

Baranaja : Twelve Seeds of Sustainability Baranaja is a Hindi word comprising of two words – Barah, which means twelve, and Anaja, which means grains. It is a practice of growing twelve or more nativ...

Sea the Reef, a 6-month program, brought together art and underwater exploration to empower teens in Florida to become stewards of the ocean. Earthopia is proud to be the fiscal sponsor of organizer Lele Art Lab.

https://seathereef.com/

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/06/07/sea-the-reef-program-empowers-teens-to-help-environment-through-hands-on-artwork/

‘Sea the Reef’ program empowers teens to help environment through hands-on artwork Thursday is World Oceans Day, a day to celebrate our planet ocean and amplify global efforts to preserve and restore it.

In 1994, farmers in the small town of Hojancha, Costa Rica gathered to address the deforestation threatening their river. The resulting 924-hectare Monte Alto Protected Zone is an amazing example of agriculture, conservation, ecotourism, and water protection in synergy.

In May, Earthopia sponsored a workshop in analog forestry in Hojancha. Forest stewardship sustains village life, so we hope these methods will spread far and wide!

More on analog forestry: https://www.analogforestry.org/
More about Monte Alto: https://sgp.undp.org/resources-155/award-winning-projects/376-foundation-for-monte-alto-forest-reserve/file.html

Diversity in action! At Finca Fila Marucha in Costa Rica, Milo and his family grow dozens of species of plants using analog forestry: designing food systems following the patterns of natural forests, a method developed in Sri Lanka.

Analog Forestry at Finca Fila Marucha in Costa Rica Join us on an exciting journey of Analog Forestry where our trainer Milo Bekins and his family talk about the analog forestry restoration and how it became t...

https://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/8-ways-decolonize-and-honor-native-peoples-thanksgiving

8 Ways to Decolonize and Honor Native Peoples on Thanksgiving Stories told about the first Thanksgiving often perpetuate harmful stereotypes and racism. It is important to set the record straight, acknowledge Native Peoples, debunk myths, and show Native Americans as contemporary people with dynamic thriving cultures. November is National Native American Herit...

Wisdom from a Diné elder: Woman Stands Shining (Pat McCabe).

Gandhi was born 153 years ago. We honor his dream: a world of self-reliant villages with thriving cottage industries, food sovereignty, sanitation, literacy, inclusive decision-making, and respect for all.

Gram Swaraj: Its relevance in present context | Village Development | Articles on and by Gandhi An article on Gram Swaraj and its relevance in present context