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Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective duration 14 minutes 35 seconds Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective	Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective In this chapter, Grand-father T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin and Grand-mother Marie-Josée Tardif discuss ethics and the connections between people and the Earth in the Anishinaabe tradition of… anishinaabe +8 More From SDG Academy 1,099 plays
Introduction to Water Ecosystems duration 8 minutes 49 seconds Introduction to Water Ecosystems Introduction to Water Ecosystems	Introduction to Water Ecosystems This video talks about the different roles water plays within the Earth system. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. water ecosystems +8 More From SDG Academy 12 plays
Development of the Sustainable Development Goals duration 13 minutes 19 seconds Development of the Sustainable Development Goals Development of the Sustainable Development Goals	Development of the Sustainable Development Goals How can the world of policy and science respond to the latest advancements in science? In the Anthropocene, we can no longer avoid catastrophic tipping points; we need a transition to a world within… anthropocene +9 More From SDG Academy 75 plays
Reconnecting Human Development to the Biosphere duration 10 minutes 33 seconds Reconnecting Human Development to the Biosphere Reconnecting Human Development to the Biosphere	Reconnecting Human Development to the Biosphere The biosphere is a thin layer around the Earth that hosts life. In the 1980s, ecological economics tried to reconnect land to economics through the creation of natural capital, the green economy, and… tipping points +8 More From SDG Academy 28 plays
Synthesis and Progress on Planetary Boundaries duration 13 minutes 18 seconds Synthesis and Progress on Planetary Boundaries Synthesis and Progress on Planetary Boundaries	Synthesis and Progress on Planetary Boundaries The planetary boundaries framework is built on our understanding of the pressures of the Earth system, along with the recognition that if we push them too far, we risk crossing tipping points. Using… tipping points +8 More From SDG Academy 104 plays
Aerosol Loading duration 6 minutes 52 seconds Aerosol Loading Aerosol Loading	Aerosol Loading This chapter explains the concern about atmospheric aerosols, which are liquid droplets or particles that are suspended in the atmosphere. They absorb and reflect light, play an important role in… tipping points +9 More From SDG Academy 78 plays
Teleconnections and Inconvenient Feedbacks duration 14 minutes 44 seconds Teleconnections and Inconvenient Feedbacks Teleconnections and Inconvenient Feedbacks	Teleconnections and Inconvenient Feedbacks In the Anthropocene, we are entering a realm where interconnectedness translates into teleconnections, in which changes in one part of the world impact other parts of the world and can trigger… anthropocene +10 More From SDG Academy 45 plays
Welcome to the Anthropocene duration 6 minutes 13 seconds Welcome to the Anthropocene Welcome to the Anthropocene	Welcome to the Anthropocene There is rising scientific evidence that humanity has now entered a new era that is defined as the Anthropocene, in which humanity is shaping the entire biosphere in a globalized phase of… anthropocene +7 More From SDG Academy 648 plays
A Hindu Approach to Environmental Care duration 14 minutes 25 seconds A Hindu Approach to Environmental Care A Hindu Approach to Environmental Care	A Hindu Approach to Environmental Care This chapter looks at the ethical contradictions with human-induced climate change through the lens of hinduism, stressing the importance of non-violence in Hinduism. This video is licensed under… morality +10 More From SDG Academy 289 plays
Threats from the Sea Bed duration 7 minutes 17 seconds Threats from the Sea Bed Threats from the Sea Bed	Threats from the Sea Bed What is a tsunami and how does it occur? 80 percent of tsunamis are produced when earthquakes displace the sea floor, and the rest are from landslides underwater. There are experiments being done now… tsunamis +7 More From SDG Academy 140 plays