As we unveil our favorite podcasts of 2017, it is a good time to reflect on the act of listening. When we are mindfully aware of our senses, we are rarely speaking. We are present in time and space and listening. These are moments when we hear the sound in the background, find meaning in …
Poster WOTY, aka the Word of the Year, is given by various organizations and highlight language which reflect the popular discourse. While Planeta.com does not officially release a ‘Word of the Year,’ we do compile our favorites each year, part of a game we call Buzzword Bingo. Among our favorite words from 2017: Nature: EPA, Lake …
Poster: Uriel Barranc Oaxaca City, Mexico – 2017 is the 120th iteration of the annual Noche de Rábanos, aka Radish Night, which takes place on Saturday, December 23 in the downtown zócalo. This is a horticultural pageant, testimony to agriculture and folk art. Who to follow on Twitter? @cortv, @TurismoCdOax Hashtags: #120Años #EchandoRaíces #NocheDeRábanos #RaícesQueDejanHuella Livestreaming CORTV is livestreaming a three-hour recap …
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Poster The United Nations General Assembly approved the adoption of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The resolution recognizes “the importance of international tourism, and particularly of the designation of an international year of sustainable tourism for development, in fostering better understanding among peoples everywhere, in leading to a greater awareness …
Photo This year’s theme is Mountains under Pressure: climate, hunger, migration. Almost one billion people live in mountain areas, and over half the human population depends on mountains for water, food and clean energy. Yet mountains are under threat from climate change, land degradation, over exploitation and natural disasters, with potentially far-reaching and devastating consequences, …
The United Nations General Assembly approved the adoption of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. How we make the most of #IY2017 depends on what we do and how well we collaborate. The resolution, adopted on December 4, 2015, recognizes “the importance of international tourism, and particularly of the designation of …
Publisher’s Note: Developing Story to be updated during and after the event Montreal – The Twenty-first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-21) hosts more than 500 delegates from around the world meet this week. The discussion spotlights Indigenous peoples and local communities’ contributions to the Convention on Biological Diversity …
December 12, Paris, France hosts the One Planet Summit on the second anniversary of the historic Paris Agreement. The summit – by invitation only – aims to find new, concrete responses to the question: “are we capable of uniting to bring a concrete response to the climate challenge?” A main focus of this event will …
Queensland, Australia – The Biosphere Soundscapes International Workshop and Symposium “Perspectives on Listening” is streaming live today and tomorrow. Hashtag: #Bioscapes17 Key Links http://www.biospheresoundscapes.org http://www.biospheresoundscapes.org/live.html http://www.biospheresoundscapes.org/perspectives-on-listening-symposium.html YouTube Questions Are there any Google docs or wikis in which a transcript is being edited? About the event Arts Front are supporting this event through a public live stream for …