"I love that you've brought this to attention. An extensive database of uncommon but resistant and hardy plants/foods could be developed and organized by climate. Ease of growth and processing should also be taken in to account. I will try to…"
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PJE's Blog – May 2010 Archive (5)
Imagine10 Evoke
The network aims to discover agents who have talent and enthusiasm for positive change in the world. These are people of all ages and nationalities who may have been overlooked and who may have themselves overlooked their ability to be of real use.
The network is being established all over the world agents are disguised as gamers but are constantly adding to their… Continue
The network is being established all over the world agents are disguised as gamers but are constantly adding to their… Continue
Added by PJE on May 12, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Act10 Bird Conference about helping reforestation.
The Mau forest in Kenya has lost 25% of its trees to deforestation. Settlers cut the forest for agriculture, but the loss of the trees means reduced rainfall and the forest is the water tower for the country. Lakes and rivers are drying up. Willie Smits reforestation in Borneo shows that regrowing the forests can work well for the people who live there, bring money,bring back rain and provide shelter for wonderful biodiversity.
What would happen to the world if everyone tried to… Continue
What would happen to the world if everyone tried to… Continue
Added by PJE on May 11, 2010 at 10:18pm — No Comments
Learn10
* WHICH great challenges and social problems should the EVOKE Network tackle next?
Deforestation
Loss of biodiversity
* WHERE in the world should the network try to build up new EVOKE communities?
I think Evoke could be working more at two levels. As more people become involved real world projects could accommodate Evokers for a season. Evoke could establish links with or aim to help set up local projects.
* WHO would you encourage… Continue
Added by PJE on May 11, 2010 at 3:22pm — 3 Comments
Imagine9 Pandemic Network Solutions.
Transport is likely to be a problem in a major pandemic. Individual lorry owners will be called upon to volunteer to bring in urgent supplies and in return will be given preferential fuel pa****. Locally individuals will use volunteer private cars/vehicules network to bring medicine and food to the houses of those who are too ill to manage on their own but not so ill they need to be hospitalised.
Being useful and active in helping others during the pandemic will give voluteers a sense of… Continue
Being useful and active in helping others during the pandemic will give voluteers a sense of… Continue
Invaluable TED talk
I urge everyone who is interested in changing the world to listen to this 13 minute talk by Esther Duflo
She shows how scientific method and trials can evaluate the efficacy of aid campaigns. She tells us that we can forget opinions and guess work and work towards real understanding and practical knowledge.
She shows how scientific method and trials can evaluate the efficacy of aid campaigns. She tells us that we can forget opinions and guess work and work towards real understanding and practical knowledge.
Added by PJE on May 3, 2010 at 6:23pm — 3 Comments
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