Terra Preta, or Amazonian Dark Earth, has long been known for its remarkable biodiversity and fertility. Now a new study by a team of scientists in Brazil has identified what it is that makes Terra Preta so special, and they've also shown that it can be replicated in laboratories to create a restorative additive that could turbocharge the worlds reforestation initiative.
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In this profoundly hopeful talk, Diné musician, scholar, and cultural historian Lyla June outlines a series of timeless human success stories focusing on Native American food and land management techniques and strategies. Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages.
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In this Quick Learner, we give a brief overview of the Environmental Justice movement, its history and its future.
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Brown University Professor of Modern Culture and Media Macarena Gómez-Barris explains “extractive zones” and ways that local communities and artists work to heal the harm caused by extraction across Latin America.
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This talk focused on Anna Arabindan-Kesson’s new book, Black Bodies, White Gold. It examines the visual relationship between the cotton trade and the representation of the Black body in American culture, using historical case studies and contemporary art.
