Tag: Local Resilience
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Barter System and Local Trade
The small-scale farmers need to sell their harvests quickly at reduced prices. The alternative is to risk losing everything if the crops spoil. Read more
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Traditional Economic Sustainability Defined
This clearly demonstrates how the need for economic sustainability, defined in any meaningful way, must start with localized, decentralized economic systems Read more
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Poverty Eradication – A Viable Approach
The only viable solution to poverty eradication is a comprehensive and systemic approach that simultaneously alleviates the immediate symptoms and the root causes of poverty Read more
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Food Forests and Large-Scale Reforestation
OPISAC has received tentative approval through stage 3 for food forest and reforestation operations in the Philippines, with both Private and Public support for expanded operations Read more
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Life Skills Training in Rural Development Centers
These life skills can help the more vulnerable populations navigate everyday challenges, secure employment, and build a foundation for future success Read more
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Power, Control, and Accountability
There seem to be many “sustainability experts” who believe that dominance over the people, forcing them to act or react in certain ways, and controlling the individual and their behavior is the best, if not the only path forward Read more