VA 10, Ep. 5 The Power of WE; NO Technology Adequately Replaces Concerted Human Efforts
About this episode
The episode discusses the environmental crisis facing Earth, particularly the Amazon Rainforest, and emphasizes the importance of collective human action in addressing these challenges.
Our home planet, Earth, is showing signs of dis-ease. The Amazon Rainforest is becoming a hypertropical climate due to unprecedented drought and heat. At the same time, the EPA and other regulatory and safety agencies are being dismantled and co-opted. A sobering document recently released by the UN's Global Environmental Outlook asserts that unsustainable practices in food production and fossil fuel extraction are inflicting environmental harm valued at $5 billion every single hour. The report warns that without radical shifts in global governance, economics, and finance, societal collapse could become an unavoidable reality. Marina Silva, environmental minister of Brazil reminds us: "We know what is coming towards us, we know what needs to be done and we have the means to do it, yet we don’t take the necessary measures.” A minuscule new frog found in the Amazon last week heralds hope, as well as the season that celebrates rebirth. Sebastiáo Salgado once again, offers wisdom to guide our way, this time found in his majestic book "Workers". The text and images are testament to the fact that no matter how many machinations we conjure to substitute human endeavor and community…
People in this episode
Host: Lina Cuartas
Topics covered
- environmental issues
- climate change
- sustainability
- human efforts
- governance
- community action
Keywords
- Amazon Rainforest
- climate change
- sustainability
- human efforts
- environmental harm
- global governance
- Marina Silva
- UN report
- Sebastiáo Salgado
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UN's Global Environmental Outlook
Books & works: Workers
Places: Amazon Rainforest, Earth
More episodes of VictoriaAmazonica Podcast with Lina Cuartas
- VA 10, Ep. 9 GOLD ; An Amazon Fever, a Parable for Humanity’s Future
- VA 10, Ep. 8 The Other Americas, Crossing the Threshold Into the Exploration of the World as a Village
- VA 10, Ep. 7 ES ¿Cómo sobrevivir frente al Caos? Recurriendo a Una Gracia Incierta que Hallamos cuando recuperamos los recuerdos que invocan nuestra Humanidad Compartida
- VA 10, Ep. 7 Withstanding Chaos; Summoning An Uncertain Grace by Recalling our Memories of Common Humanity
- VA 10, Ep. 6 ES - EXODO Los Seres Humanos somos una Especie que Migra
- VA 10, Ep. 6 EXODUS; Human Beings are a Species That Migrates
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