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Regenerating Life: A Film by John Feldman and Hummingbird Films

...she is now working with… Speaker Judith Schwartz speaking at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Floods & Droughts Judith Schwartz is a longtime freelance writer...
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Reforestation Solution: Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration

...in the process, restoring hope. Environmental journalist and author Judith D. Schwartz joined Tony to discuss the powerful potential of ecosystem restoration. Receive a free download on 10 ways you...
Announcement

Reforestation Solution: Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration

On Wednesday, August 17 at 6pm ET, agronomist Tony Rinaudo joined environmental journalist Judy Schwartz in conversation to share about a reforestation method called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). More...
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Regenerating Soil And Water Landscapes with Judith Schwartz

...2021-2030 the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration presents the opportunity for a global focus on regenerating natural systems. Journalist and author Judith D. Schwartz has travelled widely to find people who...

Storytelling

...Camps, and on the Advisory Board of EcoFlix, a streaming service available for free to educators, and soon to feature ERA content. Judith Schwartz, author of numerous articles and three...
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Reindeer, Beaver, And Healing Nature With Nature with Judith Schwartz & Ben Goldfarb

...Livable Climate hosts authors Judith D. Schwartz and Ben Goldfarb as they talk about regenerating landscapes—and the pivotal role of animals in earth healing. Judith’s book: “The Reindeer Chronicles and...

Featured Creature: Reindeer

...to adapt to the changing climate. Read more on the Sámi and reindeer on the frontlines of climate change here, and check out Judy Schwartz’s excellent book The Reindeer Chronicles – Chapter 4 goes into detail about...
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A Montage of Words and Images

...Louie Schwartzberg. I first heard this quote by prolific filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg during Bill Moyers’s interview with him and Lynn Davis Lear when discussing their film What’s Possible, made for the...
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Judith Schwartz

speaking at Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming
Judith Schwartz is a longtime freelance writer and author of several books. Over the last several years she has written about the juncture of economics and the environment for such publications as...

Speakers – Tufts 2015

...15 years, he has been studying and writing about Holistic Management since 2007. His primary goal is regeneration of biodiversity and a livable planet. Judith Schwartz is a longtime freelance...

Speakers – Oceans 2016

...7 billion cousins. Adam’s other interests include art, classical piano, anthropology and the practice of science in the twenty-first century. Judith Schwartz is a longtime freelance writer and author of several books....
Speaker

Judith Schwartz

speaking at Restoring Water Cycles to Reverse Global Warming, Tufts 2015
Judith Schwartz is a longtime freelance writer and author of several books. Over the last several years she has written about the juncture of economics and the environment for such...
Speaker

Judith Schwartz

speaking at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Floods & Droughts
Judith Schwartz is a longtime freelance writer and author of several books. Over the last several years she has written about the juncture of economics and the environment for such publications as...

A Montage of Words and Images

...topsoil, encouraging the growth of deep-rooted plants, and increasing biodiversity.” – Judith D. Schwartz, Author of Cows Save the Planet “The Process that actually removes CO2 from atmospheric circulation is...

Jim Laurie’s Class – Fall 2020

...choice. You might want to team up for sharing & book reports. 1. The Reindeer Chronicles: and Other Inspiring Stories by Judy Schwartz, Chelsea Green, White River Junction, Vermont, 20202....
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Reindeer, Beaver, and Healing Nature With Nature

Thursday, August 13, 2020
First talk in our GBH Forum Network series, Life Saves the Planet, with author Judy Schwartz discussing her new book, Reindeer Chronicles. Watch the video. Share this: Click to share...
Compendium Article

Compendium Vol. 4 No. 1: Approaches to ecosystem restoration

...should be viewed as a strategy that “seeks to advance conservation by rebuilding nature” [Young & Schwartz 2019: 1]. Many restoration projects achieve only partial recovery during relevant time periods,...

Jim Laurie’s Class – Summer 2020

...D. Schwartz, Chelsea Green, White River Junction, VT 2013 The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA 1955 Share this: Click to share on Twitter...
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Judith Schwartz & Nicola Williams: The Curious Person’s Guide to Earth Repair

Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Regenerating Soil and Water Landscapes Judy Schwartz, author of Cows Save the Planet,...

September 2019 Newsletter

Walter Jehne talk; Afforestt, Ungardening Movement in America, Small-scale Farmers in Brazil; Judy Schwartz, Compendium Notes: Restoration of living environment based on vegetation ecology: theory and practice, Miyawaki 2004 Share...
Compendium Article

Grasslands

...reducing the carbon footprint of beef cattle, while lowering overall atmospheric CO2 concentrations. [Rowntree 2016:36] Schwartz 2013. Cows Save the Planet was a landmark book that helped launch the regenerative...
Compendium Article

Water

...the largest hydroelectric plant in the world, Itaipus, which generates 14 GW of electricity, 30% of Brazil’s power.  The Amazon does this with no technology, at no cost. Schwartz 2016. ...
Compendium Article

Forests

...et al. 2005, Schwartz et al. 2005, Dyer et al. 2010, Gronewold et al. 2012, Chen et al. 2015). Silvicultural treatments can effectively integrate both carbon and late-successional biodiversity objectives...
Compendium Article

Compendium Vol. 1 No. 1: COMPILATION OF STUDIES AND FINDINGS

...with no technology, at no cost. Schwartz 2016.  Judith Schwartz once again travels the world to collect stories of lands restored, of lives revived, this time to glean insight from...
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An End to Floods, Droughts and Other Aqueous Misdirections with Judith Schwartz

Judith D. Schwartz, Author of Water in Plain Sight, Cows Save the Planet, and The Reindeer Chronicles, discusses solutions to today’s increasingly severe disasters. She emphasizes the connections between land...
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Protecting the Oceans to Protect Ourselves

Presenters answer questions regarding the oceans and our connection to them. Randi Rotjan: Researcher at the New England Aquarium and professor in Boston University’s Marine Program Judith Schwartz: Freelance writer...

Oceans 2016 Program

...and Other Aqueous Misdirections Judy Schwartz, Author of Water in Plain Sight and Cows Save the Planet Video In a healthy ecosystem, when water falls on land it stays in...
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Judith Schwartz: Water and Climate- An Overview

Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Journalist Judith Schwartz, author of the groundbreaking book, Cows Save the Planet, gives...

Sponsors and Partners

...is the publisher of Judith Schwartz’s landmark book, Cows Save the Planet. Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a 7-year old, nonprofit, grassroots volunteer organization focused exclusively on passing a revenue-neutral...

Program, Videos, Slides – Tufts 2015

...and potential of water cycles to transform the biosphere and the climate. Video [15:10] Water and Climate: An Overview 6:15 Journalist Judy Schwartz, author of the groundbreaking book, Cows Save...

Resources

...Mule Deers & Paradigms (flip directly to page 4). Books *Jan Lambert, Water, Land and Climate: The Critical Connection *Judith D. Schwartz, 2013, Cows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of...
Conference

Restoring Water Cycles to Reverse Global Warming, Tufts 2015

...CEO of Carbon Drawdown Solutions, an entrepreneuer and pyrolysis and biomass expert who has worked for years with many varieties of bamboo. Judith Schwartz, longtime freelance writer and author of...

Speakers & Books – Bristol 2015

...Agriculture by Mark Shepard (Acres USA, 2013) Cows Save the Planet by Judy Schwartz (Chelsea Green, 2013) Grass, Soil, Hope by Courtney White (Chelsea Green, 2014) Teaming with Microbes by...
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Water Follows Carbon Follows Water with Judith Schwartz & Thomas Goreau

Judith Schwartz will tell stories from around the world about the transformations resulting from different approaches to water management, and the effects on local climate. With the ongoing drought in...
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Thomas Goreau, Seth Itzkan, & Judith Schwartz: Eco-restoration success stories

Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ There are eco-restoration successes all over the world, in many different ecosystems. Here...

Program, Videos, Slides – Tufts 2014 Restore Eco, Reverse GW

...Panel: Success Stories           Video Slides – Tom Goreau Slides – Judith Schwartz Tom Goreau, Global Coral Reef Alliance Seth Itzkan, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate, Planet-TECH...

Speakers – Tufts 2014

...time between Somerville, Massachusetts and Strafford, Vermont, where she lives with her two children. Judith Schwartz is a longtime freelance writer and author of several books. Over the last several years...
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Won’t End Global Warming

...Schwartz 2013). While biochar production currently remains an experimental strategy for global carbon sequestration, when applied responsibly it appears to have potential for aiding in efforts to enhance the long-term...

Solutions

...turn a desert green again (left). A good introduction is Judith Schwartz’s landmark book, Cows Save the Planet. Beavers, the Master Water Engineers Climate Restoration Solutions – Leave it to...
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Cool It! Water and the Climate Crisis

...Healthy Soils Australia puts it: Water is not a secondary feedback; it can be used as a primary vehicle of climate relief. By Judith Schwartz, Advisory Board Member and author of...

Events

...Network series, Life Saves the Planet, with author Judy Schwartz discussing her new book, Reindeer Chronicles. Watch the video. Summer 2020 – Our Crowdfunder, Saving Life on Earth Is Our...

Advisory Board

...throughout Europe and North America including Harvard, MIT, Princeton and UPenn. Judith Schwartz Judith D. Schwartz is a longtime freelance writer and author of several books. Over the last several years...

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