The Destruction of the Great Barrier Reef
What is interesting is that the value of the Great Barrier Reef is equated to the economics of the Tourist Industry. Yet it is the very economics which has driven the economics of demand and supply and product and service proliferation. Yet to make these products we need to convert resources into productive capital. The… Continue reading
Australia: The Great Barrier Reef
Another extraordinary place. I did scuba dive there once. I remember slipping backwards into the water and my eyes were like goldfish bowls. I was looking for sharks, serves me right for watching Jaws in the 1980’s, however once I saw no fins coming towards me I relaxed and found myself in an oversized pool… Continue reading
Australia: Daintree National Park
I am writing my life story and having a great time. I went around Australia when I was 21 and am just remembering the Daintree National Park. Perhaps my early realisations of how important nature was happened when I travelled through such extraordinary places. I am fortunate to have grown up… Continue reading
The Butterfly Effect of Peace
Here is a poem I wrote on the Butterfly Effect and the wikipedia explanation of what it means.
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT TRANSFORMS ALL LIFE
Is life chaotic or ordered?
Is it confusing or clear?
Uncontrollable or predictable?
Stable or unstable?
Under what conditions?
Is it the viewer or the object that changes?… Continue reading
Permaculture Centres Around The World
This is a great sustainability initiative that highlights what it means to act locally and think globally, to help local people to manage Permaculture Centres and receive education. Bill Mollison was the creator of Permaculture and former CSIRO Scientist who had an inspiring story of his insights into the future. He is indeed… Continue reading
Permaculture Institute: Food Forests
Years ago I visited the Permaculture Institute in Tialgum in Northern NSW. I was shown by experts what a food forest looks like and how it worked. I was fascinated by it. We had a lovely fresh, healthy meal with no chemicals in it and it tasted great. We speak of… Continue reading