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Metabolism of Cities
The historical relationship between cities and agriculture has been fundamentally altered by a separation known as the "metabolic rift," where urban consumption is disconnected from rural production through the export of nutrients without their return. Before the 20th century, sustainable systems re …
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The video explores the deep symbiotic relationship between the Guarani communities of Yabotí and their surrounding native forest within the bioferotí reserve. For these indigenous people, the forest is not merely an external resource but a fundamental part of their identity that reproduces their ent …
Commonwealth of Learning
On this World Environment Day 2026, Frances Ferreira from the Commonwealth of Learning emphasizes that collective action against climate change cannot be delayed any further. The accelerating impacts of global warming are severely disrupting livelihoods across the Commonwealth, with floods sweeping …
Low Technology Institute
The Low Tech Podcast episode explores visions for the year 2100 based on interviews with attendees at a recent gardening expo in Madison, Wisconsin. The central theme emerging from these conversations is a strong desire to move away from an economic model predicated on endless growth and instead ado …
International Rice Research Institute
For sixty-five years, IRRI has utilized science to help feed the global population, yet it now faces challenges that differ significantly from those of its founding era. Today, these issues are deeply interconnected rather than isolated; climate change, biodiversity loss, market volatility, and farm …