[Oz-envirolink] Australian Biosphere Volunteers Inc. Re: 'eco-fatigue' - comments

[craig forster]

Hi Everyone and thank you Hugh,
Please understand that the Australian Bosphere Volunteers Inc. has a 
direct interest in this issue and would not bother you all otherwise.
ABV Inc. is a voluntary, inclusive, grassroots association that promotes 
a national  network of sustainable communities through the UNESCO Man 
and Biosphere process.
Australia has some 16 wilderness biosphere reserves and perhaps 5 
community based biosphere reserves.
ABV Inc members has been involved in founding 3 of them over the past 7 
years- the Mornington Peninsula and Westernport Biosphere Reserve 
Foundation, the Noosa Biosphere Reserve and the proposed Canberra 
Biosphere Reserve with others  coming into the biosphere process and 
encouraging other commuities to do so.
The Mt Eliza Association for Environmenatl Care first suggested the 
MP&WP BR in 1999.
About 1.5 million people now live in australian biosphere reserves with 
awareness of that benefit growing.
The process begins with  an individual member in a community association 
suggesting the biosphere process option to sustain their community in 
these difficult times.
The effective action starts with the individual recommending the 
biosphere process at the grassroots and that generating engagement 
throughout the community's government, business, cultural, scientific, 
environmental, educational, sporting, health, communication and other 
facets.
It can be a long, difficult, analytical and time consuming process, one 
of learning for the community, but eventually an application is made to 
the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Program and a Charter between the community 
and UNESCO is approved.
The process cannot be stressful, scary, lead or owned.
But rather shared, intelligent and needs delegated.
It is then that the benefits become apparent and the strength of the 
national and international network is discovered by the individual, 
household, street and community.
It is something which you as individuals and associations may like to 
examine further on the various biosphere websites.
ABV Inc thanks you for your time and understanding.

Craig Forster,
Secretary ABV Inc.
<www.australianbiospherevolunteers.info>

hugh spencer wrote:

>This very inciteful comment by Phillip Sutton on the eco-fatigue article
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