350 - South America
350 in South America!
350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth. But solutions exist. All around the world, a movement is building to take on the climate c ...learn more
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ecoliteracy
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Ecoliteracy refers to ecological literacy, the ability to understand the basic principles of life. This term was coined by Dr. Fritjof Capra.
In the world we live in, it has become a critical skill at all levels of education and for all: students, citizens, politicians, business leaders and professionals in all spheres. Being ecoliterate is to acquire the ability to understand the basic principles of ecology, the patterns of organization that eco-systems have evolved, and to live within those principles.
As a first step to make ecoliteracy a reality, F. Capra has set up the Center for Ecoliteracy, a network of educators in the US, focusing on educating educators.
The main principles of ecoliteracy can be defined as follows (in The Hidden Connections):
1. networks
all living systems communicate with one another and share resources across their boundaries
2. cycles
matter and energy cycles continually through the web of life; one species' waste is another species' food
3. solar energy
drives the ecological cycles
4. partnership
the exchanges of energy and resources are sustained by pervasive cooperation; life took over by cooperation, partnership and networking
5. diversity
resilience of ecosystems is achieved through the richness and complexity of their ecological webs
6. dynamic balance
an ecosystem is a flexible, ever-fluctuating network, no single variable is maximized, all variables fluctuate around their optimal values