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  Buckminster Fuller wryly commented that the earth is like a spaceship that didn’t come with an operating manual. As we come up against boundaries of our planet’s natural resources and capacity to absorb wastes, we urgently need to figure out what options will work best to manage competing uses for our global sources and […]

How can we feed a growing population without clearing the world’s remaining forests to make way for new farmland? How can we stem the tide of climate change? How can we do these things sustainably while ensuring the inclusion of women, local communities and indigenous people? How can a “landscapes approach” help address these issues? […]

Mensaje original por Michelle Kovacevic. BOGOR, Indonesia (3 de agosto de 2013) _Jean-Christophe Castella frecuentemente le pide a los aldeanos de Laos que interpreten el papel de promotores de terrenos, conservacionistas, inversionistas o agricultores mientras se agrupan alrededor de un pueblo virtual, modelado elegantemente con tiras de venda de yeso y cartón. Leer el post […]

Message original par Michelle Kovacevic. Bogor, Indonésie (30 août 2013) – Réunis autour d’un village virtuel élégamment fabriqué à partir de plâtre et de carton, Jean-Christophe Castella demande souvent à des villageois laotiens de jouer le rôle de promoteurs immobiliers, d’écologistes, d’investisseurs ou d’agriculteurs. Lire l’article complet ici.

Jean-Christophe Castella often asks Laotian villagers to play the role of developers, conservationists, investors or farmers as they huddle around a table-top virtual village elegantly crafted from plaster bandage strips and cardboard. Villagers move bits of string back and forth, negotiating where to clear forests to expand farmland, or where a proposed road would best […]