Brief nterview of Maude Barlow by Amy Goodman on the progress of the Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth within the United Nations, and the resolution addressing harmony with nature, EarthDay 2011.  She also references the book, The Rights of Nature: The Case for the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Nature.

Mari Margil, Associate Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), talks about the founding of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature in the Fall of 2010. The mission of CELDF is "Building sustainable communities by assisting people to assert their right to local self-government and the rights of nature." She was interviewed by Barry Heidt of SustainableTV at the Bioneers 2010 Conference in San Rafael, California. Edited and curated by Ruth Ann Barrett, January 2013.

Ken Blanchard Dr. Ken Blanchard is a noted author, a prominent speaker and a highly sought-after business consultant. He currently serves as the Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international training and consulting firm he co-founded with his wife, Dr. Margie Blanchard, in 1979 in San Diego, California. Ken Blanchard has authored or co-authored almost forty books, including the best-seller The One Minute Manager.

Watch as Marcin (bio) explains the connection between artificial material scarcity, a decent economy, and autonomy. Part of a longer speech published in segments on the Marion Institute's YouTube channel here.  His TED talk on a civilization starter kit, part of Open  Source Ecology, is here on Earthsayers.tv.

The Marion Institute is a member based non-profit that acts as an incubator for a diverse array of programs and projects that delve into the root cause of an issue and seeks to create deep and positive change.

With glaciers melting away, climate change already has become a fact of life for the poorest. Scientist use satellite technology to find ways to deal with dramatic water shortages in the Andean region. A slow and silent disaster that has started to affect millions.

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Lisa Kristine, a fine arts photographer, talks about how her childhood led to seeking out indigenous knowledge through her photography of people, interconnected as we are, and all sharing the gift of our first breadthe. She has documented indigenous cultures all over the world. You may also want to view her presentation on "Illuminating the World on Modern Day Slavery" here on EarthSayers.

TEDx presentation by CalicoCanyan.

John Elkington is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Volans, co-founder and Non-Executive Director at the consulting company, SustainAbility. His twitter is @volandia. He talks about those leaders waking up to the sustainability agenda, although noting that they may not realize yet the scale of what is coming.

Conscious Global Leadership was founded by Tara Sheahan as a way to engage leaders in acting not out of fear, but engaging best "innter" practices and mentoring others for heart-centered living and leadership.

Rudy Vandamme is a self-employed researcher and teacher, living in Oostende, Belgium (EU). As a psychologist he contributes to the ecologization of our present worldview, lifestyle and professional activity. His passion is to design communicative methods that help professionals to emancipate and educate their clients. He created the fork model as method to help professionals in this endeavor. He wrote eleven books, from which three text books are translated in English. He also contributes to the professional development domain by creating soulful businesses.

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