PATHWAYS TO MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
April-September 2023
This is our third collaborative inquiry aimed at learning to live for a more sustainable future. This lifelong-lifewide learning initiative is open to anyone of any age or background. Our goal is to help us learn to live lives that are more likely to help nature and the environment and contribute to a future that is more sustainable. We will do this by creating our own pathways along which we can journey with other people who also want to mitigate the damage humans have inflicted on our planet and the life it supports. Pathways to a more sustainable future is intended to demonstrate how participating in lifelong-lifewide learning that is undertaken on behalf of nature and environmental wellbeing, can be encouraged, supported and recognised. We all need to be inspired - here are two very humble men who have spent a large part of their lives helping nature - Inspiring people committed to helping nature.
INTRODUCTORY NOTES & EXPECTATIONS
Email lifewider@gmail.com to join the community - invitation ends April 30th 2023.
| pathways_to_a_more_sustainable_future.pdf |
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The UN's 17 SDGs and 169 Targets provide a framework for thinking about the needs of humanity, nature and the non-living world in order to achieve a more sustaunable future. While particular Goals address the needs of natiure half of the 169 Targets depend on nature for their achievement (1).
(1) Hole DG, Collins P, Tesfaw A, Barrera L, Mascia MB, Turner WR (2022). Make nature’s role visible to achieve the SDGs. Global Sustainability 5, e8, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2022.5 |
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Motivations & Commitment
What motivates us to commit time, effort, resources and ourselves to living for a more sustainable future is an important theme running through our inquiry. We will share the results of our surveys here.
MONTHLY ZOOM MEETINGS TO SHARE PERSPECTIVES
The views expressed by participants are personal rather than
representative of any named institution.or organisation.
The views expressed by participants are personal rather than
representative of any named institution.or organisation.
PATHWAYS #6 Wednesday September 6th
During this meeting 2 participants provided short presentations on their inquiry and Jenny provided a synthesis of our survey into how our inquiry has affected us. The collated contributions to the survey are provided in the pdf below.
During this meeting 2 participants provided short presentations on their inquiry and Jenny provided a synthesis of our survey into how our inquiry has affected us. The collated contributions to the survey are provided in the pdf below.
| collated_responses_health_and_wellbeing_survey.pdf |
PATHWAYS #5 Wednesday August 2nd
During this meeting 2 participants provided short presentations on their inquiry and Jenny provided a summary of the survey we had undertaken on motivation.
During this meeting 2 participants provided short presentations on their inquiry and Jenny provided a summary of the survey we had undertaken on motivation.
PATHWAYS #4 Monday July 3rd
During this meeting 3 participants provided short presentations on their inquiry
Dory Reeves – Scaling Down the Idea of National Park Cities to a Garden
Glynn Kirkham – Fasting to Live Healthier and More Sustainably
Eleanor Pierre – Changing Mindsets: Cleaning Up The Environment
Nb There is quite a lot of background noise as Eleanor was presenting from a restaurant
PATHWAYS #3 JUNE PART 1 Tuesday June 6th
PATHWAYS #3 PART 2 Tuesday June 6th 19.00-20.00 BST
PATHWAYS #2 Thursday May 4th
Powerpoint slides summarising each person's pathway project
| pathway_projects_may_4_2023.pdf |
PATHWAYS # 1 Monday April 3rd
| pathways_introduction.pdf |
