The "Future of Sustainability 2020" webinar, held on July 22, 2020, explored whether COVID-19 accelerated or challenged the transition to a sustainable future. The crisis, devastating lives and

The "Future of Sustainability 2020" webinar, held on July 22, 2020, explored whether COVID-19 accelerated or challenged the transition to a sustainable future. The crisis, devastating lives and economies—particularly informal ones—also presented a historic opportunity to reimagine how we rebuild.

Forum for the Future urged businesses, governments, and communities to create a more just, sustainable, and resilient world. Drawing on annual research, they highlighted the "Transform" trajectory as the sole path to achieve these systems. This approach recognizes interdependent challenges, aiming to shift political, economic, and social systems for human and planetary health, justice, and economic resilience. Now is the time for this transformative change.

In an age of climate disruption, beavers offer ancient, nature-based solutions to challenges like droughts, floods, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss. Their restoration helps heal ecosystems

In an age of climate disruption, beavers offer ancient, nature-based solutions to challenges like droughts, floods, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss. Their restoration helps heal ecosystems impacted by "global weirding," providing a natural remedy for water management issues.

Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman of the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center (OAEC) are "Beaver Believers," leading a global movement to reintroduce these rodents. They advocate for working with nature to restore watersheds, enhance water security, and build climate resilience. Explore their work and resources, including the [Beaver in California reader](https://oaec.org/publications/beaver-in-california/) and the [Bioneers radio and podcast homepage](https://bioneers.org/bioneers-radio/).

As changing weather patterns bring stronger storms and droughts, we must restore land to absorb flooding, recover hydrology, and enhance natural systems for CO2 sequestration.

The

As changing weather patterns bring stronger storms and droughts, we must restore land to absorb flooding, recover hydrology, and enhance natural systems for CO2 sequestration.

The automotive age, with its gas cars, has caused immense environmental damage from extraction to emissions. Paved surfaces destroy ecosystems and absorb heat, a problem EVs won't solve. Additionally, three-quarters of arable land converted to animal agriculture compounds this disaster.

For further insights, explore *The California Skywatcher* and visit the FacingFuture Library.

SDG Digital, held in New York on September 17, 2023, showcased digital solutions accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Presentations included Jiva, an application

SDG Digital, held in New York on September 17, 2023, showcased digital solutions accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Presentations included Jiva, an application by CEO Ram Mahadevan, empowering smallholder farmers for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger). Ola Hodne Titlestad and Monica Grace Amuha introduced DHIS2, a health information management system supporting SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being). Noémie Bürkl also highlighted a digital solution for SDG 4 (Quality Education).

Indigenous women are developing local solutions to climate change. Panelists will discuss its impacts on Indigenous women, their communities, and livelihoods, sharing experiences in implementing

Indigenous women are developing local solutions to climate change. Panelists will discuss its impacts on Indigenous women, their communities, and livelihoods, sharing experiences in implementing solutions. These include land management, resilient food systems, and innovative economic approaches that foster community and ecosystem well-being.

The panel features Martha Agbani-Barinuazor (Lokiaka Community Development Centre), Celia Nichim (YIMOM, Mujeres Sanadoras), Tania Eulalia Martínez Cruz, and Monica Coc Magnusson (Cultural Survival). Bia’ni Madsa’ Juárez López (Keepers of the Earth Fund) will moderate.

Van Jones presents a compelling social justice case against plastic pollution. He argues that plastic waste disproportionately harms impoverished communities and nations "first and worst," with

Van Jones presents a compelling social justice case against plastic pollution. He argues that plastic waste disproportionately harms impoverished communities and nations "first and worst," with far-reaching consequences for everyone, regardless of location or income.

In this powerful TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch [TEDxGP2] talk, filmed in 2010, Jones offers actionable ideas to reclaim our "throwaway planet." The event was produced by the Plastic Pollution Coalition at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, California.

Learn more at www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org

A Costa Rican environmental specialist proposes an initiative to rebuild trust and foster cooperation by redesigning cities. Following the Copenhagen experience, new alliances are crucial for the

A Costa Rican environmental specialist proposes an initiative to rebuild trust and foster cooperation by redesigning cities. Following the Copenhagen experience, new alliances are crucial for the benefit of people and the planet.

The project suggests collaboration among countries with populations around four million, specifically Costa Rica, Norway, Singapore, New Zealand, and Lebanon.

The Fall 2019 Presidio Graduate School (PGS) Capstone Showcase featured a project titled "Financing the Energy Frontier for Anchorage." A team assessed a green investment bank model to address

The Fall 2019 Presidio Graduate School (PGS) Capstone Showcase featured a project titled "Financing the Energy Frontier for Anchorage." A team assessed a green investment bank model to address Anchorage's climate goals, analyzing legal structures and leveraging multi-sector partnerships.

PGS is an accredited, nonprofit graduate school founded in 2003, offering unique sustainable MBA, MPA, and dual degree programs. Its systems-thinking methodology emphasizes that real change occurs at the intersection of private enterprise, the public sector, commerce, and the common good.

Learn more about PGS, its mission, and programs at presidio.edu or call 415-561-6555.

While Western legal systems often view nature as property, indigenous communities have long seen themselves as part of it. As environmental degradation mounts, a new legal strategy, "The Rights of

While Western legal systems often view nature as property, indigenous communities have long seen themselves as part of it. As environmental degradation mounts, a new legal strategy, "The Rights of Nature," is gaining traction globally.

This film explores the origins and implementation of this concept in Ecuador, New Zealand, and the United States. It highlights Ecuador's constitutional reforms recognizing nature as a legal entity, Māori partnerships granting personhood to natural features, and its application in urban settings like Santa Monica. The film examines the successes and challenges of these new legal structures in restoring ecosystems and achieving balance between humans and nature.