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Species - The extinction crisis in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 23 2009 at 04:04AM by gquimbayo

I think that current biodiversity of any territory, space or place, is a result of a relation between human being culture and non-human ecologic dynamics. However we shouldn't see only an ambigous and simple society/nature relation on this matter. For example, the Ecosystem Approach principles can help us to understand that all biodiversity levels are important to design and may be dream, new socio-ecological places of life. In other words, not only preserve and conserve biodiversity are important. But also create, design and dream a true life unity in any place is clue to engage biodiversity on Earth.

Greetings from Colombia.

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In Reply, Mankind and Nature, In reply to Species - The extinction crisis in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 28 2009 at 03:09AM by gquimbayo

Dear Jennyjst,

Of course, I agree with all of your approaches. All of the ecology and environmental process in any place on Earth, are the product of the complex, non-human life and human dynamics in historic scales of space-time. However the cosmogony of each culture or "civilization" on the world, tends to use what we regard as "nature", "biodiversity" and so on. Use isn't bad, but we must engage more humanistic and not anthropocentric conservation values on our relation with nature and biodiversity.

Best regards!  

 

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Humanity and Biodiversity in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 28 2009 at 03:12AM by gquimbayo

I just leave a question:

¿How reduce biodiversity loss without neglecting issues such as poverty and social inequity?

Greetings!

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In Reply to AlmasL in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 29 2009 at 03:54AM by gquimbayo

Thanks for reply and share us your approach. I think that the current global economic "breakdown", suggests us another way of life. In other words a better way to reduce biodiversity loss.

Best regards!

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Edward Wilson in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 29 2009 at 04:23AM by gquimbayo

I like to share you the next link:

Edward O. Wilson Saving life on Earth.

Greetings!

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Some Comments: Humanity and Biodiversity and Breeding in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 30 2009 at 03:35AM by gquimbayo

Totally agree. Excellent words Jennyjst.
All things are "connect". ¿When the world understand that development
and conservation can go hand in hand? We can't continue thinking that
biodiversity is a luxury, is another chance to human and life
development. However, remember, development isn't equal to economic
growth.

On the other hand, Jennyjst, you must click on reply button and shows a similar message cage.

Well,
about breeding, is very important to debate this topic. But, ¿another
conservation mesures have not been controversial? For example, the
fight against alien species or the declaration of a protected area, is
not controversial in some cases?

I think that we must engage intelligent debates about this,

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Economic downturn and reducing biodiversity loss (Reply) in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Jul 31 2009 at 06:41PM by gquimbayo

Dear Plato,

The first one. The world must understand that the relation development-conservation is possible, is different to an economic model that gives priority only to capital accumulation.

Greetings. 

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In Reply to Mother of Danone in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 02 2009 at 04:05AM by gquimbayo

Thanks for your comments, reading and sharing the video. It's about "shared responsability" between people and the governments. About video, is a classical example of the social and ecological effects of what we call here in South America: "bonanzas" of resources, for example, like rubber, gold, and in the extreme cases like coca crops for making cocaine.

About this I share these links:

Canadian mining in Colombia
Crops for a illicite use and ecocide

I stress that one way to avoid the biodiversity loss, it must exist environmental justice measures for the people.

Greetings!

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Development Policies in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 02 2009 at 11:58PM by gquimbayo

Hey everyone!

Since we have been discussing about biodiversity and human development, ¿what do you think about including the concept of biodiversity into development policies? ¿It has been effective?

Greetings!

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About Biodiversity, Policies and Human Development in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 06 2009 at 04:20AM by gquimbayo

About these and in a different view, the next links to further reading:

Negotiations of the International Regime on ABS
Forest in a changing climate

Greetings!

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Thanks in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 07 2009 at 05:52PM by gquimbayo

Thanks to Jennyjst and Sarah for your comments. In my opinion the policies are important, but aren't the only one solution. All the society must encourage for: 1)know the environmental values (incluiding what we know biodiversity) of our territory

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Reply Ecosystem mistreatment and Species Extinction in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 10 2009 at 12:11PM by gquimbayo

Hi, Trajanopaiva.
I think the same, but the "mistreatment" or ignorance have the most part on the entrepeneur and industries sectors and some of politicians around the world that some have even made "conservation" laws. I'm not saying that these sectors have not taken any initiative, but many social and community groups have proposed solutions to conservation management that have not been heard enough and are unknown. The education must be concentrate on generates knowledge, not only repeating it.
Greetings!   

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Cotton-headed tamarin: endagered species in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 11 2009 at 04:38AM by gquimbayo

Hi everyone!
I want to show you an endagered species from Colombia, the Cotton-headed tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). This species can be illustrate the current condition of colombian ecosystems, product of a dynamic relation between human societies and non-human nature, but that in some cases with a nefaste impact: habitat-loss and environmental conflicts.
Saguinus oedipus: In Arkive:
http://www.arkive.org/cotton-headed-tamarin/saguinus-oedipus/
Thanks for reading! 

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Geography and Conservation in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 27 2009 at 03:59AM by gquimbayo

Hi Everyone!

I shall you to share this approach from Karl Zimmerer, an important geographer in his essay: "Cultural ecology: at the interface with political ecology – the new geographies of

environmental conservation and globalization" about the importance about conservation, protected areas and human development:

"New research in cultural and political ecology

is helping to elucidate in conceptual and

empirical terms the relative importance

and functioning of both conservation territories

and the social-environmental networks

of environmental globalization. Indeed, environmental

globalization has increased the prominence of both contiguous-style conservation

territories as well as networks. These

findings suggest that the global expansion of

conservation areas may bear resemblances

to the spatialities of globalization that thus

far have occupied attention primarily in the

terms of political, economic, and cultural

processes..." (Zimmerer, 2006:71).

What do you think?

Greetings

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Education in Species - The extinction crisis

Posted on Aug 27 2009 at 04:08AM by gquimbayo

I think that education should be a knowledge-building tool, not a doctrine about how to "manage" biodiversity. It's a cultural topic where behaviorism has been a little dangerous.

Bye!

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Another point about Geoengineering in Evidence of climate change and ideas

Posted on Sep 07 2009 at 01:01PM by gquimbayo

Hi Everyone!

Thanks to Connect2Earth for keeping this space for discussion and ideas.

I read about geoengineering in past posts. This is an approach (another point of view) from Martin Rees and that share to the world the ETC Group:

Here the link:
http://www.etcgroup.org/en/issues/geoengineering.html

¿What do you think?

Best regards!

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Climate change: ¿Competitiveness or Climate Justice? in Lifestyle and economic changes

Posted on Sep 25 2009 at 11:14AM by gquimbayo

Hi Everyone!

I just have a few questions for the discussion,

¿The climate change is only a entrepreneurship matter? ¿What about common people? ¿It is a only tecnhnology matter?

For these questions I share some links:

http://www.cleanskies.com/events/council-competitiveness

http://www.foei.org/en/what-we-do/un-climate-talks/global/2009/demand-climate-justice-in-copenhagen

Best regards!

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