Environmental Awareness Plus Global Action Could Lead To Change
Sydney Cohen – It is important to be aware of how your actions affect the environment, but it isn’t always easy. The good news is that there are some simple steps you can take to help protect the planet and make a difference.
Understanding Ecology and The Environment
Sydney Cohen – The word ecology is derived from the Greek “oikos” which means home. Ecology, then, is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment in order to maintain a stable system.
Daoism and the Construction of Sustainable Societies
Clara Calabuig – According to Dr. Sarah Flavel, scholar from the Bath Spa University, the environmental problems that we face today can be explained by the Daoist principle of yin-yang, and thus are a result of a loss of balance in the human-nature relationship: “We have gone too far in exploiting the environment, to the extent that if we do not retreat from this path, we will lose balance completely”.