Our food systems are the leading driver of deforestation, biodiversity loss, freshwater use, and water pollution. Dr. Hannah Ritchie, Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford and Deputy

Our food systems are the leading driver of deforestation, biodiversity loss, freshwater use, and water pollution. Dr. Hannah Ritchie, Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford and Deputy Editor at Our World in Data, discusses these critical issues in her Big Think interview.

Her insights cover transforming food systems, greenhouse gas emissions, crop yield increases, dietary changes, and solutions to the global food crisis. Watch the full discussion: Hannah Ritchie: The data behind our biggest environmental problems. Read the full transcript on Big Think.

Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale's *The Paradise Notebooks* journeys through the spectacular Sierra Nevada. Blending incandescent poetry and fascinating facts, the book explores the range's

Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale's *The Paradise Notebooks* journeys through the spectacular Sierra Nevada. Blending incandescent poetry and fascinating facts, the book explores the range's natural history and mystical wonder, from granite to rare butterflies. The authors portray the Sierra Nevada as both earthly and transcendental, emphasizing nature's profound spiritual and physical importance.

Join Richard, Steven, and Tom Fleischner for a webinar on the book and the Sierra Nevada's beauty. Amidst environmental degradation, they advocate for "whole-minded, loving attention to place" as a path to rekindle our connection with the living world. This event is part of the Natural History Institute’s "Stories of Nature and Culture" series, exploring diverse human-nature intersections.

The Garrison Institute's first 2022 Pathways to Planetary Health (PPH) Forum, recorded on January 25, featured Dr. Haley Mellin (Art-to-Acres, Conserve.org) and Dr. Steven Brumby (Impact

The Garrison Institute's first 2022 Pathways to Planetary Health (PPH) Forum, recorded on January 25, featured Dr. Haley Mellin (Art-to-Acres, Conserve.org) and Dr. Steven Brumby (Impact Observatory). Joined by co-founder Jonathan F.P. Rose, they discussed innovative large-scale conservation, biodiversity's role in planetary health, and visualization to support these goals.

The event focused on the "Half-Earth" pathway, which emphasizes conserving 50% of terrestrial and ocean areas by 2050 in biodiversity-rich zones and connecting corridors. This aims to stabilize life and climate, though it is one necessary component of planetary health, not singularly sufficient. Learn more about all four PPH pathways and events here.

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Microbial ecologist Steven Allison explores how diverse microbiomes in soils, oceans, and air are crucial for our planet's chemical balance. He explains their potential to combat climate change,

Microbial ecologist Steven Allison explores how diverse microbiomes in soils, oceans, and air are crucial for our planet's chemical balance. He explains their potential to combat climate change, sustain agriculture, and build healthy soils.

Dr. Allison, a Professor of Ecology at UC Irvine with a PhD from Stanford, researches ecosystem responses to climate change and develops mathematical models linking microbial communities, carbon cycling, and climate. Recognized as a UC Irvine Climate Action Champion, he established the Climate Action and Ridge to Reef Training Programs.

This talk was given at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

Steven Toya, a medicine man, performer, and drum master, shares insights into the power of the drum, its Native American teachings, and its role in healing.

He crafts drums available

Steven Toya, a medicine man, performer, and drum master, shares insights into the power of the drum, its Native American teachings, and its role in healing.

He crafts drums available through Washpa Production Company in Zia Pueblo, New Mexico. His family, the Southern Slam Dancers and Singers, performed at the Seed Graduate Institute conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in September 2012.

Toya was filmed and interviewed by Barry Heidt of Sustainability Action Media (SAM).

Published by TEDxBrussels on November 3, 2013, this presentation features Dr. Steven Laureys, MD, PhD.

Dr. Laureys, who leads the Coma Science Group at the