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Miyawaki Forests. Everywhere…
Miyawaki forests are named after the Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. They represent an alternative approach to afforestation and biodiversity restoration. The method emphasizes the creation of dense, native forests, which can thrive in a variety of environments, including urban areas. Unlike traditional forestry methods, the Miyawaki technique focuses on planting a huge variety of native…
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How to turn your Neighborhood into a Village
This same theme keeps coming up in my reading. The way we build our cities, to primarily benefit banks and developers, not people and communities, is failing us all. This video from Andrew Millison looks at the subject in more detail and offers an interesting approach to fixing the problem. “America has the fewest community…
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Transforming our Cities, one street at a time.
Oh The Urbanity! have a great video of 25 Urban Transformation Projects in Montreal, Canada. They show how we can turn our Car Dominated Cities into enjoyable places for people. There are some really nice before and after images that show how amazing the transformations are. Changing the very worst spaces into really lovely places…
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Biolinks
Biolinks is a wonderful initiative that we need to see replicated across the world. It’s a smart way to bring back nature by working directly with land owners and communities. Biolinks Alliance restores and reconnects large landscapes across public and private land in Central Victoria, Australia, by connecting landowners with environmental groups and networks. Instead…
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Andrewism
Andrew Sage is an Afro-Trinidadian dude who loves to learn, share, and create. He primarily runs a Youtube channel called Andrewism, where he shares what he’s been learning and thinking about politics, art, history, anarchy, and whatever else really. Here are 2 of his excellent videos to start with, exploring some really important ideas about building OWGF.…
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OWGF
You can find Our Wonderful Green Future (#OWGF) At: www.owgf.org On WordPress in the Fediverse as: @owgf.org@owgf.org On Mastodon as: https://mastodon.world/@OWGF/ On Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/users/OWGF On Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/owgf.bsky.social On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owgf
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Secrets of the Soil
Soil is the foundation upon which humanity’s future rests, playing a vital role in our food security, biodiversity, and environmental sustainability. Healthy soil supports life, regulates climate, and ensures food security, making its conservation vital for a sustainable future. #OWGF is dependent on understanding soil and listing to the people who know most about it.…
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Resilience.org
Resilience.org is a must follow website if you are interested in OWGF. They publish a constant stream of thought-provoking articles. Everything is covered from philosophy to economics. Lot’s of my favorite stuff like Slow Food, Urbanism, Regenerative Agriculture, Green Architecture, Circular Economy, Degrowth… to name but a few. They are also involved in some really…
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