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Sea level rise in Kowanyama, Cape York, Australia on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
‘Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change , Cape York, Australia
“When that whole ocean comes and rises up, where are we going to go?” ponders Inherkowinginambana, a Kunjen elder from Kowanyama, a coastal Aboriginal community in tropical Queensland, Australia.
“Every year it (the tide) comes in, it goes a bit further up….once it hits the swamps, that will kill all the plant life, and the waterways” adds an Aboriginal ranger who works with local elders to protect Aboriginal country and culture.
Read the article in Our world 2.0:
ourworld.unu.edu/en/2009/01/19/sea-level-rise-in-kowanyama/’
Remember this by Rolighetsteorin? They are back with another clever little concept: Adding some fun to your bottle bank. I seriously love these guys and their work!
Brilliant idea to promote recycling!
October 24th for 350. Find out what this means and how you can take action at 350.org.
How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic
Are you surrounded by delayers and deniers who argue against action? Read up on how to counter their lies and ignorance.
In the arid farmlands of eastern Kenya, a German NGO has been helping communities to harvest rain. Using the occasional rock features that interrupt the otherwise flat landscape, they are building simple reservoirs to catch rainwater as it runs down the rock face.
