The Climate Moment #222
What’s happening around the world about climate? Selected moments from the collection of Reevaluation Counseling leader Russ Vernon-Jones and shared by local Omni member Dorothy Marcy #222 Indigenous youth protecting forests in the Philippines Indigenous youth in the southern Philippines are keeping alive an ancient forest monitoring practice known as “panlaoy” to help protect ecosystems on the slopes of a biodiversity-rich mountain. Panlaoy requires immersion in the forest, where participants observe, document and assess the condition of the ecosystem and any threats to it. It includes spiritual practices and passing on traditional ecological knowledge and forest management practices from one generation […]