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The Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, a federally recognized tribe also known as the Kashaya Pomo, resides in Sonoma County, California. Their reservation, Stewarts Point Rancheria, is located in Stewarts Point.
The tribe's success in securing a private deed and management rights to their ancestral lands may be the first such achievement by a U.S. tribe. For more information, visit [Trust for Public Lands](https://www.tpl.org/our-work/kashia-coastal-reserve).
The bull shark is a large predatory species, reaching 11 feet and nearly 700 pounds. Unique among sharks, it thrives in both coastal seas and freshwater environments like rivers and lakes. It belongs to the requiem shark family (Carcharhinidae).
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University Senior Lecturer Tyson Yunkaporta, an Indigenous person and member of the Apalech Clan, explores how Aboriginal perspectives can provide the paradigm shift needed to address global challenges. From his unique viewpoint, deeply tied to the natural and spiritual world, he raises important questions about how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation.
As an academic, arts critic, and researcher specializing in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University, Yunkaporta suggests that traditional wisdom offers crucial insights. His work demonstrates how Indigenous thinking can contribute to "saving the world" by fostering a more sustainable and connected future.
The inaugural States of Change Learning Festival opens with award-winning author and thinker Tyson Yunkaporta, joined by Angie Tangaere.
Yunkaporta, an Apalech Clan academic and senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges, will explore how Indigenous thinking embraces the world's complexity. Unlike our tendency to simplify, Indigenous perspectives communicate deep knowledge through art and stories, offering crucial insights into history, education, power, and sustainable living. Can we truly achieve sustainability without this vital knowledge?
Social Plastic® transforms ocean-bound plastic into significant environmental, social, and economic impact. This initiative offers companies a tangible way to achieve their sustainability goals.
Discover how Social Plastic® can empower your business to make a real difference today. Visit the Social Plastic® website.
Gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in Arizona's borderlands are remarkable tree-climbing canids. They possess several unique adaptations for an arboreal lifestyle, unlike most other canids.
These adaptations include flexible, primate-like wrists and cat-like paws with long, curved claws. Such features equip them to hunt and play effectively within the forest canopy.
Spotted eagle rays, reaching nearly 11 feet long, are active swimmers and one of the largest eagle rays, surpassed only by mantas.
Learn more about these fascinating creatures in our Marine Life Encyclopedia.
Ridhima, an 11-year-old climate activist, is challenging global inaction on climate change. Driven by the devastating 2013 Uttarakhand floods, she sued the Indian government for its inadequate response, escalating her case to the Supreme Court. Her fight is for her future and that of billions of children.
Ridhima's activism has gained international recognition. She was invited to the UN General Assembly's Climate Action Summit, joined Greta Thunberg's strike, and spoke at conferences in Norway. She also met Sweden's King and Queen. Watch her powerful TEDx talk, independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.
Over a billion pounds of pesticides are used in the U.S. annually, with a quarter banned in the EU due to safety concerns. Despite this, the EPA has for decades failed to assess their impacts on endangered species, human health, and pollinators, even permitting their use on public lands.
Join the Center for an hour to learn how we protect vulnerable people and wildlife from these dangerous chemicals, and discover how you can help. The presentation will feature environmental health director Lori Ann Burd and senior scientist Dr. Nate Donley.
Environmentalist and writer Jonathon Porritt discussed the evolution of green politics with John Vidal in a 2012 interview for The Guardian.
His latest book, *Hope in Hell*, published in 2020, is available from Amazon.
On World Environment Day 2020, Jojo Mehta, co-founder of the Stop Ecocide campaign, engaged in a frank yet optimistic conversation with veteran environmentalist and author Jonathon Porritt. Porritt, whose new book *Hope in Hell* was released that month, brought decades of experience addressing environmental and climate crises at NGO and government levels.
Mehta, building on the legacy of visionary lawyer Polly Higgins, discussed how activism and leadership can drive change. Their dialogue explored the crucial rules we must alter—from criminal law to state policy and everyday actions—to transform our world. Learn more about Stop Ecocide.
System transformation begins by mapping key leverage points for change. Discover how Nike and Health Care Without Harm are driving significant improvements. Nike is eliminating hazardous chemical discharge from its supply chain by 2020, while Health Care Without Harm has built a collaborative network of 450 organizations across 52 countries to transform the healthcare industry. Both initiatives aim to enhance environmental and health outcomes, alongside their bottom lines.
These insights were shared at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, which unites leading social entrepreneurs with essential partners to accelerate learning, leverage, and large-scale social change.
At COP 15 in Copenhagen, Hub Culture journalist Edie Lush interviewed Sarah Severn, Nike's Director of Stakeholder Partnerships. Severn discussed the current progress of climate legislation within the United States.
She also highlighted the BICEP partnership, a coalition of 17 global companies actively advocating for comprehensive climate change legislation.
Corporations increasingly control American life, wielding unprecedented wealth and power akin to the Gilded Age. Critics argue these multinational companies act as political entities, influencing governments and circumventing justice.
Scholar Zephyr Teachout proposes breaking up monopolies to protect democracy. In *Break 'Em Up*, she argues monopolies fuel inequality and partisanship, advocating antitrust efforts. Join Teachout and Tim Wu (Columbia Law School) for a vital discussion on consolidated private power and a path forward.
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The San Xavier talussnail, one of the world's rarest, lives exclusively on a single Sonoran Desert hill. These hermaphroditic snails can live up to 10 years, estivating for three and active only 3-4 days annually. Monsoon rains prompt their emergence from rock crevices to feed on lichen.
These unique snails are central to a major lawsuit filed by the Center against the Trump administration. The suit challenges the administration's failure to protect 241 endangered species, many facing imminent extinction.
Nurse sharks are frequently observed on coral and rocky reefs throughout the eastern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Discover more about them in our Marine Life Encyclopedia.
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Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates, part of the echinoderm family alongside sea urchins and sea stars.
Often called "edible sea cucumbers," they are a fisheries species consumed globally, particularly in Asia.
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The global commodity system, long-serving, is now vulnerable, a weakness amplified by the pandemic. Companies are urgently transforming sourcing models, simplifying and localising supply chains, and integrating purpose for resilient, sustainable procurement.
Gain insights from industry leaders, including Barry Parkin, Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer at Mars, and Terry Slavin, Editor-in-Chief – Sustainable Business at Reuters Events.
COVID-19 has profoundly impacted our food system, causing outbreaks in food markets and plants, increasing food insecurity, and straining supply chains for farmers. Meanwhile, food banks have seen a surge in demand, highlighting critical vulnerabilities.
Explore these challenges and their implications for agriculture, food supply, and diets in a conversation with Lisa Held, senior reporter at Civil Eats, and Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection
“The Thinking Game” is the inside story of DeepMind's groundbreaking AI research, culminating in the Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold breakthrough. Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind "AlphaGo," this documentary explores co-founder Demis Hassabis's lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence and the rigorous scientific journey from mastering strategy games to solving the 50-year-old protein folding problem.
Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, "The Thinking Game" is now available to watch for free. For those interested in hosting a screening for a classroom, community, or workplace, visit: rocofilms.com/films/the-thinking-game/.
