It is 7a.m. and I am here outside the just outside the main hall to reach the wiffi signal emanating from the "international hut" a hundre meters away. It is still raining, like how it did the whole day yesterday. The weather should be weather today as what, Barbara Kus, one of the organizers, told us yesterday.
We finished doing our "flying footprint," and learned that the USA and Germany has one of the highest ecological footprints. Among the participants in the youth summit, Benin and Namibia have one of the lowest. To cap off the long day, we danced our worries away to the tune of music from Latin America, Africa and Asia. Benin and Namibia participants, respectively, left us their cultural footprint as they taught us some of their traditional dance steps!
This afternoon, we are scheduled to visit a glass factory, which is one of the local industries here in Bavaria.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Preserving biodiversity
As I write this, people around me are getting busy preparing the 'flying footprint.' This is an encased exhibition of different materials found all over the globe. The participants of the youth summit had to hurdle the customs section to bring in seeds, crops, and food products to put in this time capsule. Some brought colorful cloths, stones, and what-nots.
Earlier, we had our lecture on access and benefits sharing, forests, and environmental governance. Later we will be presenting this flying footprint to the whole group, and next week, to Bonn for the whole UN CBD delegates to see.
Earlier, we had our lecture on access and benefits sharing, forests, and environmental governance. Later we will be presenting this flying footprint to the whole group, and next week, to Bonn for the whole UN CBD delegates to see.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Pinoy ethics
What is the Filipino 'world view' on the environment?
As a Filipino, I've always hoped there's a document to affirm my own theories on how we relate to the environment. I serendipitously stumbled on Environmental Ethics, Chapter 8 of Leonardo Mercado's book on The Filipino Mind.
My education and professional training in project evaluation has entailed me to think logically from a Western perspective. Do we capture the Filipino's environmental psyche as we plan and implement our projects? Do indigenous knowledge, skills, and practices fit snugly into the so-called logical framework?
As a Filipino, I've always hoped there's a document to affirm my own theories on how we relate to the environment. I serendipitously stumbled on Environmental Ethics, Chapter 8 of Leonardo Mercado's book on The Filipino Mind.
My education and professional training in project evaluation has entailed me to think logically from a Western perspective. Do we capture the Filipino's environmental psyche as we plan and implement our projects? Do indigenous knowledge, skills, and practices fit snugly into the so-called logical framework?
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