I’ve reached that point where although I have closed my second web browser the one that is open creaks and whirs my laptop so the poor thing becomes yeah non functional.
Adrienne Maree Brown my recommended discover her work if you don’t know here already – I discovered her last early 2020 when I was diversifying my social media channels as part of my #Blacklivesmatter work – ensuring I was paying attention more broadly – who I was following, listening and learning from. She was also listed in the resources for the Tools For the Regenerative Renaissance Course (deadline for the second cohort is next week, 12 May). I share her quote about only being able to ‘travel at the speed of trust’ often.
Christine Jones, PhD, Founder of Amazing Carbon (Australia) and soil ecologist speaking at the 2017 Soil & Nutrition Conference Soil Carbon: From microbes to mitigation.
Climate scientist Corinne Le Quéré Quebec-born scientist is renowned for probing how carbon cycles through the atmosphere and oceans, placing her high on the Reuters Hot List. Of the top 1,000 researchers, fewer than one in seven are women.
Why don’t more people know about Project Drawdown? Since the 2017 publication of the New York Times bestseller, Drawdown, the organization has emerged as a leading resource for information and insight about climate solutions. We continue to develop that resource by conducting rigorous review and assessment of climate solutions, creating compelling and human communication across mediums, and partnering with efforts to accelerate climate solutions globally.
Have you heard of the Sunrise Movement? In Ireland there is some incredible work being done by One Future, Stop Climate Chaos and Friends of the Earth.
For Climate Tech a global community of innovators coming together to build a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Just observing them for now.
Permaculture zones – this is invisible learning as I try to create a forest garden and learn more about plants, natural eco-systems and build soil health on our patch in Wexford.
Ask nature is a wonderful portal to the wisdom nature holds, this is what I have been reading there Mycorrhizal network sustains diversity in a forest by transporting nutrients and water. In particular after a presentation by Tijn
4 per 1,000’ initiative will boost soil carbon for climate and food security
Two great sessions on DAO’s this week thank you Anna-Marie Swan
The Rain Gardens initiative in Scotland – slow down, and use rainwater, which can help reduce flooding and stop dirty water overflowing into our rivers. You may also hear raingardens being called sustainable drainage or SuDS.
Small Farms Can Feed the World
Ok so I can’t go any further without mentioning #ENViTE Edible Network villages and towns in Eire – is up and running by Wexford Environmental Network. This is a beautiful concept where any urban area which is either abandoned or “otherwise planted” will be gradually re-planted with food or with flowers for pollinators.
ENViTE encourages a chemical free approach to growing and encourages communities to (literally!) grow together and help biodiversity along the way.
I continue my journey to understand different organisational models for business and community, potentially for a hybrid model within a circular economy as part of our COVID and Climate pivot.
Roisin Markham
Organised by FEASTA and the Cork Environmental Forum Banking on the community, investing locally for resilience includes recording from the webinar on April 14.
DAOs: A New Way of Governing Common Resources?
DAOs: Improving or Dehumanising Collaboration?
Kate Beecroft mentioned The Dissensus Protocol: governing differences in peer-to-peer online communitie. Also mentioned https://www.vita-dao.io/
Julio Holon who I know from Renaissance U and the SEEDS community is always fascinating to listen to, insightful.
https://commonsstack.org
https://centrifuge.io/
Blockchain comes of age in Africa. In partnership with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education, Input Output will create a blockchain-based digital identity for 5 million students and teachers. This is the biggest blockchain deployment anywhere in the world. Using Cardano with Atala PRISM, this technology will create a national attainment recording system; to verify grades, monitor school performance, and boost nationwide education.https://africa.cardano.org/
Look what came across my screen: https://www.coops.tech/ Co-operative Technologists (aka CoTech) is a network of co-operatives that sell tech/digital services. Creative technology companies, fully owned and controlled by the people who do the work. Cooperative ownership means tech that’s better for its workers and customers.
Terra.do spoke to one of the co-founders last week, amazing mission based work – online climate school with the aim to transition 100M people into climate work. Fully remote company hiring a PM. I wonder are they building a better version of Linkedin but for Climate!
I meet Dave from GreenActioneers last Friday at a Work on Climate TGiF event another education based climate organisation but very different to Terra.do. It had some resonance with the design thinking research and training I’m currently working on @ climate.
The verdict is our on these Impact Shakers Awards based on doughnut economics, an all female team, I shared it in the global DEAL community slack group and yeah others wondered about it too. We are all noticing doughnut washing going on. However I try to remain open minded and curious.
COVID-19 provides lessons for food systems reform, report finds… Lost income caused by lockdowns and mobility restrictions has increased global food insecurity, and the pandemic exposed drastic inequalities within food systems based on factors such as geography, gender, and socioeconomic status.
This means that simply “building back better” will not be sufficient, said report author and IFPRI Director General Johan Swinnen.
Irish Government
- Climate Action Plan which I am currently reading through as homework.
- Public Consultation on the Proposed Publication of the Circular Economy Strategy – closing deadline 11 June 2021.
- Creative Climate Action fund seeks to spark artistic imaginations
The Climate Solution Actually Adding Millions of Tons of CO2 Into the Atmosphere
Limitarianism: Rein in mega-wealthy before it’s too late and this article made me physically want to throw up – The Newest Status Symbol for High-Net Worth Homeowners: Trophy Trees.
Via Ali Hewson’s Climate podcast with Solitaire Townsend where she speaks about SCOPE X – hers her article on it We Urgently Need ‘Scope X’ Business Leadership For Climate.
SUSTAINABLE EVERYDAY LIFE from Finland Sitra The way we live, travel and eat and what we buy has a significant impact on the environment. To make sustainable everyday life easier we need more attractive products and services.
Climate Tech Guide for Designers
Skills for tomorrow Shaping a green and digital future an EU call for social enterprises innovation fund.
The Wheel Ireland Supporting Sustainable Communities.
It’s not all policy and reports around here – we’re also doing our best to make our own work environment and practices as sustainable as possible!
I have been thinking about training as a climate reality leader… but I’ve just begun the SEEDS ACADEMY Training so that’s a significant learning journey I’ve committed to. Looking forward to understanding the ecosystem and crypto currency and how I can be in community there.
Finally this article from Emergence Magazine is a worth read Turn Towards the Dark, Fear, Courage, and Surrender by Hala Alyan.
Roisin Markham 
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