EarthCollective » Seasonal Supplement http://www.earthcollective.net Positive Ideas. Happening Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:37:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Seasonal Supplement – Issue 15, 4th Quarter 2011 http://www.earthcollective.net/seasonal-supplement-issue-15-4th-quarter-2011/ http://www.earthcollective.net/seasonal-supplement-issue-15-4th-quarter-2011/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:56:19 +0000 EarthCollective http://www.earthcollective.net/?p=4632 Fourth Quarter, Issue 15 is now online. This newsletter features: Financing Marine Managed Areas; Partnership with The Turning Wheel; Creating a Climate for Change; Partners for Water in the Kromme; Baviaanskloof Micro-Grants; PRESENCE Session at the ESP; Meaningful Nature Experiences at the ICCB;  Publication on Soil Carbon in Thicket;  and a review of recent events like the Global Presencing Forum, Thicket Forum, Wildlands Studies and a Sacred Natural Sites Workshop.

Read online:  Seasonal Supplement - Issue 15, 4th Quarter

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Read online:  Seasonal Supplement - Issue 14, 3nd Quarter

]]> http://www.earthcollective.net/seasonal-supplement-%e2%80%93-issue-14-3rd-quarter-2011/feed/ 0 Seasonal Supplement – Issue 13, 2nd Quarter 2011 http://www.earthcollective.net/seasonal-supplement-%e2%80%93-issue-13-second-quarter-2011/ http://www.earthcollective.net/seasonal-supplement-%e2%80%93-issue-13-second-quarter-2011/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:54:10 +0000 EarthCollective http://www.earthcollective.net/?p=3559 Second Quarter, Issue 13 is now online. This newsletter features: Earth actions for sustainability; PRESENCE Workshop 2011; Reconnecting with Nature Competition; Living Lands Indaba…and a diverse line-up of snippets including micro-grant recipients, wildlife assessments and various events such as environmental education workshops, community visits and the Fynbos Forum.

Read online:  Seasonal Supplement - Issue 13, 2nd Quarter

]]> http://www.earthcollective.net/seasonal-supplement-%e2%80%93-issue-13-second-quarter-2011/feed/ 0 Seasonal Supplement – Issue 12 http://www.earthcollective.net/seasonal-supplement-issue-12/ http://www.earthcollective.net/seasonal-supplement-issue-12/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:21:35 +0000 EarthCollective http://www.earthcollective.net/?p=2860 Seasonal Supplement – Issue 12 is now online. This first quarter newsletter features: Stories of sacred sites scarred in Nigeria; EarthCollective celebrations; and new CVNI directions. And of course the usual roundup of Living Lands activities and PRESENCE in the Baviaanskloof with news on the green micro grants, water for food & ecosystems, wildlife research, student workshops, sneak peak of who’s who in the Learning Village and reflections on the recent field education weekend for the Baviaanskloof Nature Awareness Group.

Seasonal Supplement – Issue 12, March 2010.

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The new-look Seasonal Supplement newsletter is now online! Issue 11 features a range of articles including: Community-based natural resource management; How the Dutch World Cup contingent greened with Elemental Equity; Green micro-grant funds for the Baviaanskloof; Growing plants & people with experiential education; Rhino tracking & habitat modelling; PRESENCE given international recognition; Global conferences attended;  Latest updates from activities in the Baviaanskloof; Poety; Pictures and more….
Seasonal Supplement – Issue 11, December 2010

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(Or go to the complete newsletter archive here)

In this 4-page edition:
-          Power & Love: Learning how to walk through living landscapes
-          New Beginnings: Student Workshop & Learning Lapa inauguration
-          PRESENCE Network Updates:
1.     Recreating a wetlands presence
2.     Helping Hands Healing Lands
3.     PRESENCE on da MAPA
4.     Living Lands refreshes vision
-          9 Questions in 99 Seconds with Jennifer, Michael & Thokozani
-          eyes4earth.org: a few months of meaningful moments
-          Revealing Research: Bird that tell people things
-          Book Launch: Sacred Natural Sites ~ Conserving Culture & Nature
-          Fotos from the Field
-          Poetry Piece:  ‘Skimming or Dipping?’
-          Quotes of the Quarter
-          News in a Nutshell
-          Agenda & Activities

This is our 10th issue of Seasonal Supplement and a good time to review progress.
Do you have feedback on the newsletter? Do you read it? Is it of interest to you? Do you learn? Is it too long? Too short? Too frequent? Too few? Easy to understand? Interesting? Boring? What are your favourite sections? Could the format be improved? How should we continue with future editions?

Please take a few minutes to let us know. Email your thoughts to: info@earthcollective.net or leave a comment below. Thanks in advance.

Best regards on behalf of the EarthCollective network,

Matthew Zylstra
Editor, Seasonal Supplement

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In this 4-page issue:
-  Hitting targets & scoring goals: How can Team Biodiversity create more chances?
-  Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve celebrates the International Day of Biodiversity
-  PRESENCE Network Updates
-  9 Questions in 99 Seconds with Yvon, Martijn & Heleen
-  eyes4earth: sharing meaningful nature experiences
-  Revealing Research: Blue Whales change frequency
-  Healthy Parks, Healthy People: a movement begins…
-  Fotos from the Field
-  Poetry Piece
-  Quotes of the Quarter
-  News in a Nutshell
-  Agenda & Activities

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Inside this issue:

  • PRESENCE Workshop 2009
  • PRESENCE Network Pages
  • 9 questions in 99 seconds
  • What’ll the Wattle say?
  • Revealing Research
  • Hishuk-Ish Tsawalk: CVNI
  • Spot the differences: Part 2
  • A Road trip with Reverence
  • News / Poetry / Pictures

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In this issue:

  • Water security: Looking down the barrel?
  • PRESENCE Online Portal: Join the Community!
  • PRESENCE Network Pages: Snippets & updates from recent activities in the Baviaanskloof and beyond…
  • New tools for integrated catchment management in the Baviaanskloof
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR) explores the perplexing thicket
  • Risks & rewards for restoration
  • 9 Questions in 99 second with: Anne Gerrit, Heleen & Odi
  • Ideas Trust: Serving up a summer of activity
  • Revealing Research: Positive thinking for a cooler world
  • A collaborative COMPAS for cultural development
  • Poetry Piece
  • Quotes of the Quarter
  • News in a Nutshell
  • Agenda & Activities
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In this issue:

  • Voluntary tourism, landscape restoration and the Baviaanskloof: A match made in heaven?
  • EarthCollective: Suspending through cycles of change
  • PRESENCE in the Baviaanskloof-Gamtoos valleys: Recent thesis and internship results
    1. Institutional feasibility for Payments for Ecosystem Services
    2. Blueprints for an Environmental Education Centre
    3. PRESENCE: A Learning Organisation?
  • 9 questions in 99 seconds with Annie Montpetit
  • Quotes of the Quarter / Poetry Piece
  • Introducing the Ideas Trust
  • Revealing Research: Synchronicity and Conservation
  • Precious Earth: Sacred Natural Sites
  • News in a Nutshell
  • Agenda & Activities
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