The Sacred Balance: Learning from Indigenous Peoples
The following is adapted from the prologue to the 25th anniversary edition of The Sacred Balance:…
Browsing: Nature
Biodiversity Summit Offers Host Country Canada a Chance to Step Up
As the 27th UN climate conference of the parties (COP27) wraps up, we can’t lose…
COP15 — Here’s What You Need to Know
This month, the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on…
We Have to Stop Squandering our Brief Time on Earth
The planet and its miraculous nature will go on with or without us. After all,…
Dive In With Sylvia and Liz, featuring Jeff Kirschner and Melody
Jeff Kirschner and Melody join Dive In with Liz and Sylvia. Former world backpacker turned…
Wild About Nature with Jill Heinerth and Kathy Stinson
This online event is presented with the support of CVS Midwest Tapes, and the Friends…
Dive In With Liz and Sylvia with guest Carl Safina
Dive in with Liz and Sylvia on February 11, 2021 with guest Carl Safina. Presented…
Dive In with Liz and Sylvia: Year-End Special
Liz Taylor & Dr. Sylvia Earle answer some questions from earlier episodes that went unanswered…
Humility, caring and wisdom make a better future possible
For many, the pandemic has renewed our innate appreciation for and connection to nature. People…
Blame game hurts wildlife
Most of us can remember a time in childhood when we were caught doing something…
Giving nature a chance improves our chances of well-being
In early 1995, eight grey wolves were transferred from Jasper National Park in Alberta to…
Healthy forests mean healthy people
Despite their crown “social distancing,” many trees communicate with each other through underground fungal networks, or “mycorrhizae.”
Nature offers solutions to water woes and flood risks
When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlán in 1325, they built it on a large island on Lake Texcoco. Its eventual 200,000-plus inhabitants relied on canals, levees, dikes, floating gardens, aqueducts and bridges for defence, transportation, flood control, drinking water and food. After the Spaniards conquered the city in 1521, they drained the lake and built Mexico City over it.
Nature offers solutions to water woes and flood risks
When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlán in 1325, they built it on a large island on…
World Environment Day reminds us to reconnect with nature
The notion that we must conquer or dominate nature has governed human behaviour for a…