Thanks for this response. I’m not involved with the telegram chat and have no contact with the people there; I heard about it from someone else online, and then I thought of your post and had this idea. Even if I were to get the Matrix equivalent up and running, someone else would need to contact the people on telegram to let them know about it.

I’ve heard of there being a “telegram” chat thing for the vegan communities in Ecuador, and I wonder if that could be moved to the Matrix space somehow. I’m not so familiar with how Matrix works, but if the vegan space could allow private or invite-only rooms, then it should work, right? I don’t have any contact with the people using the telegram chat, but if anyone else does, maybe suggest that they make the switch?

I obviously do not support or condone the activities of the “poor, local artisan fishermen” mentioned in this documentary, nor do I support or condone the activities of governments, police, military, or “environmentalist” organisations claiming to protect the ocean.

With virtually no marine protected areas that didn’t allow fishing, and global fish populations on the brink of collapse, I began to question whether sustainable seafood could even exist.

For people living in Japan, kombu grown along the coast of Hokkaido is probably as sustainable as it gets. For people elsewhere… grow your own?

Prevention. The fewer people coming through the hospital, the less waste generated.

If someone comes in with a problem that can be solved permanently (e.g. type 2 diabetes), solve it the first time so that they won’t be back.

EDIT: Anyone on the hospital staff, nurse or receptionist or janitor, can share information that could help someone to avoid repeat hospital visits. Just give a disclaimer like “I’m not a doctor, so don’t take this as medical advice, but…” and then tell the patient with diabetes or atherosclerosis about the benefits of a low-fat plant-based diet (and maybe give them a simple link like pcrm.org), or direct the biker with the fractured skull to a source of quality motorcycle helmets, or provide the addict who overdosed with the contact information of a local support group… We never really know how big a difference our actions can make.

Of course forests are not the only “natural” ecosystems, but many of the non-forest ecosystems in the world today only exist due to human intervention / deforestation.

I posted this some time ago: https://slrpnk.net/post/20461336

Amazon Restore also has a Resources section and posts regularly on their Pixelfed account.

There are other projects listed here that may be of interest.

@iaudi@piefed.zip

Yields begin to decline at temperatures above 30C for most agricultural crops, with damage including weakened cell walls and the production of toxins. The yields of maize in some areas have declined by about 10%. Wheat has fallen by nearly as much, and is projected to decline further as temperatures rise to more than 1.5C above preindustrial levels.

development of a more diverse food system, better equipped to withstand shocks, and a reversal of trends in intensive agriculture that have robbed farms of trees, shade and mixtures of crops

With each new article like this that gets published, it’s ever more obvious that biodiverse food forests are the solution.

Kill grass, plant trees?

Or all of the above.

For those who read this and aren’t sure what to do, living vegan and planting fruit trees are very effective steps toward uprooting the capitalist system that’s wreaking havoc in the world.

vegan please

If I put Aloe vera on the wood, these termites would laugh at me. It’s useful for many things, but insects are not deterred by it.

Pretty sure that is the neem doing the work, but thank you for all of this information! You have gone above and beyond to answer this question for a stranger on the internet.

Not with that attitude.

I agree with you that there are people who will read news like this and use it as an excuse to continue with destructive practices and that we should exercise caution in sharing such “good news” for that reason… but also, a little resilience means that there is still a chance to do something before it’s too late.

painkillers

paracetamol and ibuprofen

…Call me when they discover an opium tree.

Back in my day, the Tesla Model S was the best of the best. It doesn’t seem so long ago…

For anyone interested, the folks at Amazon Restore seem very much aligned with the ideas of ecological sustainability and personal freedom and how these two things support each other. (I am too, of course.)

Cooking your food is bad for you. Kills nearly all the nutrients in your food. Haven’t done so in years and don’t miss it. Many other ways to process your food that improves flavor and texture. And it’s healthier.