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"Forced to choose between limiting population or trying to increase food production, we chose the latter and ended up with starvation, warfare, and tyranny. Hunter-gatherers practiced the most successful and longest-lasting life style in human history. In contrast, we're still struggling with the mess into which agriculture has tumbled us, and it's unclear whether we can solve it." Via Scarpaci Human Geography 
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"While Germans tend to talk about privacy and how the internet takes away our freedom, chief Almir of the Surui tribe in Brazil came up with an idea when he first came in contact with Google Earth. He saw it as a great tool to visualize the devastation of the rainforest. With the help of Google providing the knowledge and equipment he started the project and provided an unfiltered perspective never seen before. This is a growing project on a growing problem that should matter to all of us. It’s never a service or product itself that matters; it’s what you do with it. Check the video and see for yourself." Globalization inherently brings serendipitous juxtapositions. In this clip we see the merger of geospatial technologies to protect indigenous cultures and their cultural ecology. Via Seth Dixon, geo-pickmeup.com
Amy Marques's curator insight,
January 29, 2014 11:03 PM
This is a great example that shows the positive and negative effects of globalization. The negative effects is that the chief Almir and the Surui tribe have changed from their original roots through contact with the outside world. Their language and clothing has been altered because we see the cheif speaking brazilian portugese and the tribe wearing western clothing. The positive aspect is that they are trying to protect their ancient rain forests by using the benefits of globalization. I think its great that Google is helping this tribe, of course Google is getting tons of recognition for this, but they are doing wonders for this group of people. With the technology provided the tribe will be able to be put on the map and educate its group. 
chris tobin's curator insight,
February 6, 2014 11:12 AM
this will help protect the forest and decrease deforestation hopefully, also protecting global climate and environment. How does this affect the large companies in paper mills, timber and especially the specialty tree plantations.........roads cutting through the rainforest ......wildlife........ 
Michael Amberg's curator insight,
March 23, 2015 10:54 PM
This is an interesting way to educate people around the world of the places that most people don't think about. its interesting to see the technology with the tribes people to see how it actually benefits their folk culture by preserving the land. |
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Pharmaceutical companies would need to compensate indigenous people for using their knowhow in creating new medicines Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
Shawn Wright's curator insight,
September 7, 2014 8:20 AM
The Nagoya protocol is an international biological diversity convention. The protocol would at it's core require permission, acknowledgment of source knowledge or practice and compensation for the use of cultural wisdom. i don't see Nagoya as a perfect solution - there is a lot of room for language interpretation so slick corporate lawyers will find ways to legally cheat indigenous peoples from their share but I do see it as at least A small step in the right direction. The World Health Organisation estimates that 4 billion people, 80% of the world's population, use herbal medicine in primary healthcare. Cherokees Believe and have practiced healing from plant and water for thousands of years. Every and any human sickness has a plant who can cure it. Every plant in the world has a purpose if we but learn to hear and understand what that is - there are no weeds to the Cherokee. Yona Shawn |
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