Using Agroforestry to Restore Brazil's Paraíba Valley to Glory “I want 40,000 hectares of forest to be restored in Paraíba Valley,” said Patrick Assumpção, a farmer, tree grower and agroforester from Brazil. He is doing his part, working with the local community to plant native trees on degraded land in order to grow high-quality food and build a strong rural economy. “I want to spread what we’re doing here, introduce new plants and fruits to farmers and consumers. The Nova Coruputuba farm in São Paulo State, Brazil, seen in a drone aerial image. Patrick is at the helm of Fazenda Nova Coruputuba, a farm of about 200 hectares in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo. But few signs of the farm’s golden age remain today. Cicero da Silva Prado, Patrick’s great grandfather, founded the farm, in 1911. Patrick visits empty buildings in the town, where more than 5,000 people once lived. The history of the farm parallels that of the Paraíba Valley, located between two mountain ranges and close to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Patrick has always planted trees.
Einführung in PD² - "Psychodynamisches Prozessdesign" - Psychodynamisches Prozessdesign Einführung in ,,Psychodynamisches Prozessdesign"Version 2.0, © Guido Stepken, Juli 2006,,Menschenführung" ist keine Glückssache, sondern hat mit einemtiefen Verständnis der typisch menschlich / psychologischenEigenschaften zu tun, die fast allen bekannt sind, nur - leiderfunktionieren die Dynamiken in Gruppen nach völlig anderen Prinzipien,nämlich nach ,,psychodynamischen Prinzipien", z.B. dem ,,PrinzipAgonalität" (,,agone" = griech. ,,Wettstreit",,,Rivalität"), welches aus dem Futterneid archaisch bei uns noch inden Genen steckt.Beherrscht eine Führungskraft dieses Prozessdesign, so herrschtFrieden im Team, tut sie es jedoch nicht, so kann die Stimmung im Teamumkippen, oft artet es in Mobbing aus.Die ,,Beherrschung" und Steuerung dieser psychodynamischen Prozesseist also Grundvoraussetzung für eine gesunde Unternehmenskultur, einemUnternehmen, welches sich wie ein Organismus in seiner Komplexität andie Komplexität der immer schwieriger werdenden wirtschaftlichenVerhältnisse anpasst.
Futuro da humanidade depende das árvores, a “verdadeira fábrica do solo” | Entrevista Há mais de 40 anos, Jean-Philippe Beau-Douëzy, ecologista e engenheiro consultor na área do ambiente, iniciou-se naquela que viria a ser a sua luta pela conservação da natureza. Hoje, quer continuar a plantar árvores nativas porque diz serem o futuro da humanidade. Há 11 anos que trabalha na Fundação Yves Rocher, em França, onde é administrador do programa Plant for the Planet que consiste na plantação de 100 milhões de árvores em vários continentes com o objectivo de combater a erosão do solo, a perda de biodiversidade e recursos hídricos e para ajudar a agricultura local. Jean-Philippe Beau-Douëzy, que esteve recentemente no Porto, já percorreu vários pontos do planeta. Que questões se discutiam em 1978 e que ligação têm hoje com as preocupações sobre a sustentabilidade e a eficiência das cidades? Interessante que a conversa é a mesma. Como se aplica a todo o planeta uma política capaz de gerir e conservar o ambiente? A questão não é política, a questão são as pessoas.
Real World System Dynamics How to make a mini forest with Miyawaki method Miyawaki is a technique pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, that helps build dense, native forests. The approach is supposed to ensure that plant growth is 10 times faster and the resulting plantation is 30 times denser than usual. It involves planting dozens of native species in the same area, and becomes maintenance-free after the first three years. This article shares the basic steps to create such forests in small urban spaces, as small as 30 square feet. This guide is an abridged version of the DIY guide shared by Afforest, a service provider for creating natural, wild, maintenance-free, native forests. Step 1: Determine the soil texture and quantify biomass Soil texture helps determine water holding capacity, water infiltration, root perforation capacity, nutrient retention and erodibility. What to add to the soil Perforator materials help to improve perforation and allow roots to grow quickly. Step 2: Select tree species for plantation Step 3: Design the forest
From Hooverville to Hiroshima The incredible – and still quite mysterious – way trees trade information via their roots Aeon email newsletters are issued by the not-for-profit, registered charity Aeon Media Group Ltd (Australian Business Number 80 612 076 614). This Email Newsletter Privacy Statement pertains to the personally identifying information you voluntarily submit in the form of your email address to receive our email newsletters More generally, when visiting the Aeon site you should refer to our site Privacy Policy here. This Email Newsletter Privacy Statement may change from time to time and was last revised 18 May, 2020. By clicking ‘subscribe’ you agree to the following: We will use the email address you provide to send you daily and/or weekly emails (depending on your selection). Unsubscribing You can change your mind at any time by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link in the footer of emails you receive from us, or by contacting us at support@aeon.co Security of your personal information We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. Sharing your personal information
Discovering Limits to Growth 2 views this month; 0 overall After inaugurating the Do the Math blog with two posts on the limits to physical and economic growth, I thought it was high time that I read the classic book The Limits to Growth describing the 1972 world computer model by MIT researchers Meadows, Meadows, Randers, and Behrens. I am deeply impressed by the work, and I am compelled to share the most salient features in this post. To borrow a word from a comment on the Do the Math site, I’m gobsmacked by how prescient some of the statements and reflections in the book are. Cornucopian Contrast This post will provide many extended quotes from The Limits to Growth, the first of which are themselves quotes within the book, appearing on page 130 (all page references are based on the second edition, printed in 1974). The first is from the 1969 book Principles of Demography by Donald Bogue—apparently still high from the Green Revolution: Next, we have R. The Model Outcomes Might As Well Be Peanut Butter Model Insights
Direct Air Capture Countries and regions that have taken an early lead in supporting DAC research, development, demonstration and deployment include the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan. The United States has established a number of policies and programmes to support DAC RD&D, including the 45Q tax credit (providing USD 35 per tonne of CO2 used in enhanced oil recovery and USD 50 per tonne of CO2 stored) and the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard credit (providing the DAC project meets the requirements of the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Protocol). Meanwhile, the Investment and Jobs Act (signed into law in November 2021) includes funding (USD 3.5 billion) to establish four large-scale DAC hubs and related transport and storage infrastructure.