# Jane Goodall's Continuing Impact on Conservation: A Comprehensive Report for Educators

## Introduction

Jane Goodall's influence on conservation extends far beyond her groundbreaking research with chimpanzees in Tanzania.

As one of the world's most respected conservationists, her continuing impact on global environmental issues remains profound and relevant for today's students who will inherit these challenges.

## Current Conservation Impact

### The Roots & Shoots Program

Goodall's most significant ongoing contribution to conservation is the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots program, established in 1991.

This global youth-led community action program now operates in over 100 countries with thousands of groups working on conservation projects.

The program empowers young people to identify problems in their communities and take action, embodying Goodall's belief that individual actions can create meaningful change.

Roots & Shoots groups focus on three core areas:
- Conservation of animals and their habitats
- Protection of the environment
- Service to human

# Jane Goodall's Continuing Impact on Conservation: A Comprehensive Report for Educators

## Introduction

Jane Goodall's influence on conservation extends far beyond her groundbreaking research with chimpanzees in Tanzania.

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Each spring, the mountains near the Las Vegas Valley melt snow or light rain, and a tributary flows through the Pittman Wash to Lake Mead, a reservoir surrounded by Hoover Dam.
Water drips on the journey, bringing warm moisture to nourish the animals and plants along the coast.
Our backyard is close to the Pittman Wash flood diversion road, and we walk along the river bank every day. Although we are in the Mojave Desert, we can also enjoy the smell of bird-language flowers.
One day, on a tree trunk by the side of the road, I saw a note saying, "Welcome to the free Pittman Wash Bird Walk," and marked that a number of biologists would lead us to bird watching.
At 9: 00 a.m. on March 26, she and her daughter arrived at the meeting place on time.
This is a joint initiative of the Nevada Department of Wildlife and the Pittman Wash Project GREEN. The flora and fauna surrounding the channel are precious natural resources in the Mojave Desert, and the purpose of the green plan is to protect the wildlife and habitat of the entire watershed.
The organizer prepared a bird hunting manual and gave each person a bird watching telescope to teach them how to focus and use it.
My daughter brought her own telescope, and I expected a camera for the telescope, so we all took a bird finder ’ s manual.
Although I often photograph birds along the channel, there are many birds that I can only smell and see but do not know their names.
Usually used to walk the embankment walk, this time it is to walk into the river, and a short walk through the creek, which is the clear flow of snow melting in the distant mountains. Follow the footsteps of biologists and learn to recognize the sounds and characteristics of birds along the way.
In the open river, close your eyes and listen to the sound of the birds, and feel the inner clarity. In just a few minutes, we have heard at least six different birds, and we always take notes and circle the birds we see on the column.
We first see a group of red-headed American vultures (Turkey vultures) soar in the sky, circling with the low air currents, acting slowly and slowly, in order to save energy.
Their red heads can be clearly seen swaying left and right, looking down at the ground, looking for food. Condors feed on dead bodies and are scavengers of nature.
Most birds have sharp eyes, and it is not surprising that vultures can see prey on the ground in the air, but I wonder how they can tell whether an animal is dead or alive.
Before long, a few birds of the tongue and hummingbird, which had stopped in the branches, beckoned to us, and not far away, the black bellied quail and the cuckoo hastily hid themselves in the bushes.
Spring breeze, clear, listening to the biologist chatter, intoxicated in the world of birds.
Cooper's hawk
As early as the dead branches had not yet germinated, they found a large nest on a tree near their home.
The tree is tall, the nest is large, and it is suspected that it may be a squirrel's nest
One day, when passing by, I heard a bird whistling, and I saw an eagle on a pine tree not far away, and then it spread its wings and flew to the edge of the nest, and it was determined that it was an eagle ’ s nest, and quickly pressed the shutter to leave a beautiful figure for it.
According to the bird search manual, it is known that this is a Cooper Eagle, and the Cooper Eagle male is smaller than the female. In mid-March, another larger eagle was photographed on the same pine tree; if they are a pair, the one standing next to the nest should be a male, and the larger one is a female.
The Cooper Eagle, also known as the Chicken Eagle, is a diurnal medium-sized eagle that is native to North America and can be found from southern Canada to northern Mexico.
Cooper Eagle's wings are short and rounded, with a dark striped tail long and wide, with a distinct white stripe at the end of the tail.
Like most predatory birds, the eagle has a good sense of depth when flying at high speeds. The hooked beak is suitable for tearing the meat of prey and feeding on birds and small mammals.
In addition to the Cooper hawk and the red-headed American eagle, the common hawk on the trail are the marsh hawk and the red-tailed hawk.
Every time I see eagles flying in the air, I always think of Taiwan ’ s national day bird, the “grey-faced buzzard ”, which migrates from the north to the Philippines every October to spend the winter, passing through Taiwan and inhabiting the Pingtung area.
When returning from the Philippines in the spring of the following year, they will cross the border to Baguashan District in Changhua. Because they come from the south, the Changhua people call the grey-faced hawk the "South Road Eagle", and because the transit period is about before and after the Qing Ming Dynasty, it is also known as the "Qingming Bird" or "Tomb-sweeping Bird". South Road Eagle transit, very much want to accompany, but unfortunately did not go, after all, the time to return to Changhua is too short.
Another cousin, who lives in Taichung and loves photography, took a spectacular picture of a whole flock of grey-faced buzzards flying over Taichung.
The Greater Roadrunner
The rhododendron is the proud of the river and lake, and the personality is my own way.
Often encountered on the trail, they never look at people in the eye, occasionally see two, they are not like lovers, but like each other have deep hatred, either fighting for life, or fighting hard to chase, have to drive each other out of the field.
When the cuckoo comes out, it is like a catwalk model, the discharge eyes are particularly charming, they are also good at dressing up, the deep blue and orange red on the eyelids, like a beautiful eye shadow, with a fashionable punk head, standing on the stage, instantly become a fan.
The rhododendron, also known as the bush chicken, is a native resident bird of the azaleidae family, found in the desert regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is the largest rhododendron bird in North America. It nests in cactus or bush and usually lays three to six eggs per nest, similar to some other rhododendrons.
They feed on insects, lizards, frogs, rats and snakes.
Although the cuckoo is not good at flying, but has a pair of flying legs, is a runner, can run 500 meters per minute.
The temperature difference between day and night in the desert area is large. The azaleas have a unique way to maintain their body temperature. When the temperature drops at night, the body temperature of the azaleas will also decrease.
Some Native American tribes believe that the rhododendron can resist evil spirits and protect their people; in Mexico, some people believe that the rhododendron is a bird that gives children and can prosper families; some people say that the rhododendron will lead the lost people back to the right path.
According to legend, if you encounter a cuckoo on your journey, the journey will be smooth, and the cuckoo is an auspicious bird.
Costa ’ s hummingbird
The hummingbird is the most common bird on the trail and is a small elf in the Mojave Desert.
The shrubs near streams are the favorite habitat of the hummingbirds. They can live in the high temperatures of the desert and in the cool areas of the coast. Hummingbirds seem weak, but they are particularly resilient to the climate.
In spring, summer, autumn and winter, you can see the beautiful hummingbirds almost every day, they are dressed in fashionable green feathers, shuttling through the flowers.
Hummingbirds use nectar as a staple food, and are omnivorous birds.
The nectar provides the water, sugar, vitamins, and minerals they need in their bodies, but they also eat small insects to supplement their protein. Hummingbirds are particularly active and have a particularly good digestive system, which is almost always hungry.
Their greed and attachment to flowers comes from a constant need in the body, and because of their small size, they have to eat constantly in order to maintain their body temperature.
I like to see the beautiful hummingbirds suck nectar with their sickle-like pointed mouths, and say goodbye with a gentle kiss. They are passionate kissing florists, pollinating desert plants and cactuses, spreading love everywhere, and even I am electrified.
The sound of "squeak! squeak! squeak!" has long been familiar, and occasionally you will see small hummingbirds flying in the air, facing the sun, and their necks shiny, like a purple scarf, beautiful. Their flying skills are also very unusual among birds.
The average bird can only fly forward, but the hummingbird can fly forward, backward, left, right, and even make a backflip in the air.
Whenever they raise the camera, they hide and seek, and they love to play hide and seek with me.
The hummingbird breeds in arid areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
Once in the back yard of the home saw the plum hummingbird bite from the corner of the wall full of spider silk, it can be seen that the small architect is looking for building materials to build a nest, in addition to the spider web, it also needs lichen, moss and plant fiber, I do not know which road its mansion to build?
Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, with more than 320 species, with an average size of only a human thumb. It is a bird of the Western Hemisphere and ranges from the southern tip of Chile in South America to the southern tip of Alaska in North America.
There are two types of hummingbirds that are commonly found near the flood dredging road, Anna ’ s hummingbird and Leopard Hummingbird.
He once chatted with his cousin and told him that he had seen a very small hummingbird in the garden of Changhua Christian Hospital. He said that there were no hummingbirds in Taiwan, and said that what I saw should be the "long-beaked moths."
The moth, also known as the "hummingbird moth", has a long beak tube and a large tentacle on the tip of its head. It is a very large moth, but not a hummingbird.
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Content: Is the issue of the environment important in the Arab world despite wars and tragedies?
“My friend, we have turned the forest into a wasteland, so how will we answer Enlil in Nippur? ”
The hero of the “Epic of Gilgamesh ” – the oldest recorded epic of Sumerian poetry and one of the most ancient works of literature in human history – wonders how dangerous the environment can be as a result of logging.
These ancient words epitomize human concern for thousands of years about environmental issues, which remain one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in modern times.
Environmental crises equal to the risk of war
Despite the wars and tragedies suffered by our Arab world, the issue of the environment remains of great importance, as it interferes with all aspects of daily life, from food and water security to public health and economic stability.
This importance is also reflected by alarming data showing serious environmental consequences for the region.
Air pollution causes millions of deaths annually and contributes to cancer rates, with 99% of the world ’ s population breathing unhealthy air, according to the World Health Organization.
WHO estimates that about 37% of premature deaths from outdoor air pollution in 2019 were attributed to ischemic heart disease and stroke, while 18% and 23% were attributed to chronic obstructive lung disease and acute lower respiratory infection respectively.
Respiratory cancer also occurs in 11% of cases.
Exposure to PM2.5 particles increases the risk of lung cancer.
In addition, “nearly 50 million people in the Arab world face severe shortages of basic drinking water, while 390 million people, nearly 90% of the total population, live in water-scarce countries. ”
5 Biggest Environmental Problems
In recent years, the world has witnessed a dramatic increase in negative environmental impacts affecting our planet, among the most serious of which are five problems that threaten the environment and humans alike:
1- Water Scarcity and Contamination:
Many Arab countries suffer from the problem of scarcity of fresh water, and there are many reasons for this: lack of rainfall, exploitation of underground resources, which leads to low levels, and inefficient irrigation practices.
Desertification and loss of agricultural land:
Desertification is a serious threat to the global environment, annually causing the degradation of 12 million hectares of land.
This deterioration directly affects about 40% of the world ’ s population, posing enormous challenges to food, economic and social security.
(c) Air pollution:
Major cities in the Arab world are exposed to high levels of air pollution due to industrial emissions, transportation and fossil fuels.
This pollution affects human health and increases rates of respiratory and heart diseases.
Climate change and increasing temperatures:
Climate change has a significant impact on the Arab region, increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as heat waves, droughts and floods, as well as the economic impact on tourism and agriculture.
5. Waste management:
Poor waste management pollutes land and water, and increases health risks.
Failure to dispose of hazardous wastes results in contamination of groundwater and soil.
These problems require sustainable and practical actions to conserve natural resources and ecosystems, on which human life and wildlife depend.
Hence the importance of having a World Awareness Day to raise awareness, stimulate collective action to protect the planet, and ensure the sustainability of resources for future generations.
Memories of the early days
On 5 June 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Environment, the first of its kind to discuss environmental issues on a global scale, was held in Stockholm, Sweden.
The conference resulted in the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the launch of World Environment Day as a platform to raise environmental awareness and mobilize global efforts to protect and preserve our environment.
Each year, a host country and a different theme are chosen to highlight pressing environmental issues and catalyse concrete actions to address specific environmental problems.
Some of the past topics have included climate change, biodiversity, and reducing plastic pollution.
This year ’ s theme, hosted by Saudi Arabia, is “Our Land, Our Future – Together We Restore Our Planet, ” with a focus on land restoration, desertification and drought resistance.
This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), one of the three major environmental treaties known as the Rio Conventions.
On this day, governments, institutions and individuals are called upon to take effective steps, towards addressing the environmental problems facing our world today, with the aim of creating a global awareness of environmental risks, and promoting initiatives that contribute to the preservation of the environment through education and awareness.
These initiatives aim to unite the forces of bodies, institutions and citizens in order to change the way of life.
In some countries, the event is integrated into the curriculum and daily activities to focus on the importance of environmental conservation and pollution control.
Schools are also keen to attract the attention of their students to this day by organizing many activities and events.
Initiatives Themes
Land rehabilitation, desertification and drought resilience are the main focus of the planned discussions and initiatives.
The land also faces serious environmental challenges, related to land degradation and desertification.
According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, “40% of the planet ’ s land area is degraded, directly affecting half of the world ’ s population and threatening about $44 trillion of global GDP.
Beginning in 2000, the frequency and severity of droughts increased by 29%, and if urgent action is not taken, more than three-quarters of the world ’ s population could be affected by drought by 2050, observers say.
Despite the great environmental challenges we face, World Environment Day is an important occasion to unite global efforts to protect our planet.
Let us join hands under the slogan: “Together we restore our planet ”, and let us begin today to change towards a more sustainable and secure future for all.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial position of Al Jazeera.

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The commitment of companies to report and discuss ESG compliance measures is just as important, responsible and valuable as what is currently being applied to their financial results, according to many specialists.
Some politicians have sought to make ESG considerations a partisan issue, but it is truly a humanitarian and global one.
Leading investors argue that the plethora of prescriptive ESG standards proposals in the agency ’ s season of annual shareholder meetings this year demonstrate that the sustainable investment movement has gone too far.
In a tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently expressed his objection to the concept after the electric car manufacturer was removed from the S & P 500 ESG index.
Yet capital can still act as a decisive lever for positive global change – but perhaps not in the way one might think.
In the face of any major threat, people usually turn to religion or the government for help.
Today, the climate crisis is accelerating, part of Europe is at war, the United States is deeply polarized and surrounded by escalating gun violence.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague us, and advanced economies face the prospect of stagflation.
But as millions of people around the world suffer economically and emotionally, religion has largely lost its moral authority and practical influence, and many governments are either powerless or controlled by autocrats.
Of course, the private sector cannot solve all these problems on its own.
But would the world be a better place, at least if companies and investors regularly commit to environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards?
It is the flow of capital through private markets globally – not public exchanges – that can play the key role in mainstreaming environmental, social, and governance standards.
In any case, nine out of ten people employed in the corporate sector globally work for private companies.
For every publicly traded company, there are 200 private companies.
Private companies are the core of capitalism.
The main artery through which the most important companies obtain growth resources is in private markets – especially private equity.
To be sure, private equity has not traditionally been the first thing people think about when discussing how to improve the world.
But even though the industry has only existed in its current form since the 1980s, today it manages more than $9 trillion in assets and owns many of the companies we rely on in our daily lives.
Moreover, it is about to undergo a historic transformation, with the founders of several leading private equity firms retiring and a younger generation taking over.
The league, now in their 30s and 40s, is acutely aware of the failures of the Jordon-inspired baby boom investors and the limitations imposed by Milton Friedman ’ s view that the only social responsibility of business leaders is to maximize value for shareholders.
Those in the new wave of private equity leaders fundamentally believe that capitalism can produce lasting shared prosperity.
They believe that achieving good financial returns entails recognizing that sustainability, the environment and the dignity of workers are at the core of permanent institutions.
Understanding this viewpoint is the ideal purpose: to believe that successful organizations create a mutually positive dynamic between their owners, employees, customers, suppliers, and the communities in which they operate.
In this environment of multidimensional returns, the development of non-financial, yet physical, key metrics and the establishment of foundation and performance standards are essential.
Perhaps management expert Peter Drucker never said, “If you can ’ t measure it, you can ’ t manage it. ”
But that doesn ’ t make it any less honest.
The choice of environmental, community, and governance standards may vary, depending on the region, industry, company size, and owners ’ objectives.
But that is no reason to abandon the establishment of norms.
There are many important indicators that every company can measure regularly to turn the talk of doing the right thing into reality.
For example, all companies should track their freshwater use, waste generation, direct and indirect gas emissions, and monitor whether any of their activities are causing soil surface coverage.
Other key metrics include diversity of management teams and boards, staff attrition, work-related injuries, and data breaches.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to collecting ESG data, but there is a one-size-fits-all threshold.
We commend the work of the ESG Data Convergence Initiative to develop baseline reporting metrics, as well as the efforts of the International Sustainability Standards Board to modernize and globalize industry-based standards.
This information should be subject to tracking now.
Globally, there are more than 8,000 investment firms operating in private markets, the vast majority of which have yet to adopt environmental, social and governance standards.
This has to change.
Regulators will soon demand this, as rules and standards such as regulations for disclosure of sustainable finance and those recommended by the Climate Financial Disclosure Task Force come into effect.
Investors will demand it too – and it is already happening, as the dramatic rise in climate-related proposals in the agency ’ s season this year demonstrates.
Society needs investors to pay more attention to environment, society and governance in the face of rising social tensions and unprecedented environmental instability.
Simply put, we have to move from a “trust me ” mindset to an“ show me ” mindset.
Nearly 90 years ago in the United States, Congress established the Securities and Exchange Commission and the accounting industry established GAAP.
Today, companies whose financial disclosures have been uneven and intermittent are reporting regularly and transparently.
In contrast, capital markets have been boosted by broader investor participation and the emergence of shareholder democracy.
We now need to do the same with environmental, community, governance and stakeholder democracy compliance reports.
A new generation of private market players could lead the way.
Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Px3 Partners.
* * Former CFO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, co-founder and CEO of Novata.
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Environmental Education for a Sustainable Future
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In recent decades, the concept of the environment has expanded from pollution control to natural resource management.
The growth of the world ’ s population from 1.5 billion at the beginning of the 20th century to more than 8 billion today, with a dramatic shift in production and consumption patterns, has doubled the demand for resources.
This calls for their proper and balanced management and equitable distribution, ensuring that these multibillion people have access to their basic needs.
In parallel, pollution has increased in intensity and diversity, with the expansion of uncontrolled use of types of toxic synthetic products that not only harm human health but also limit the abundance of consumable resources.
Defining environmental concerns was at the heart of discussions at the World Environmental Education Conference, hosted this week by the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi.
While the subject of the environment in education systems was limited to the cleanliness and beauty of nature, today it has become a wider area of   everything that affects life on Earth.
This does not mean underestimating the importance of keeping public spaces clean and green, but going beyond the concept of integrated waste management and planting trees not just for beautification, but to preserve natural balance and biodiversity.
Therefore, it is no longer enough to organize campaigns to clean the streets and beaches and plant trees, if they are not part of an integrated educational plan.
Waste returns to the streets and beaches the day after the ad hoc clean-up campaigns, and trees die after a short period of thirst and lack of care.
The introduction of waste management in education should be based on the concept of mitigation, reuse and recycling, with practical programs to train students.
The starting point is to reduce waste at the source, by adjusting production and consumption patterns to become less wasteful and produce less waste.
The second stage involves reusing what we no longer need, such as clothes, books and electronic devices, after using them for as long as possible.
This also includes repairing clothes and appliances rather than replacing them with new ones.
It follows the recycling phase, that is, the reuse of components of a device, machine, piece of clothing or building debris, to make new products.
The introduction of these concepts as a scientific subject in the educational curricula is accompanied by the organization of extracurricular training activities, such as sorting waste, making a list of its components and determining what is recyclable.
It is also possible to establish a fixed center in the school to collect paper, clothes and used tools, from students and their parents as well as from the residents of the neighborhood, for reuse, restoration and recycling.
Afforestation campaigns should be part of an educational program on the importance of forests in the natural system.
Instead of planting seedlings in remote areas that are difficult for students to care for, they can be planted on the school campus, with care responsibility distributed among the classes.
A side of the classroom near the windows can also be dedicated to planting seeds in small pots, each in the name of a student, which he takes care of to become a sapling that can be planted in his school garden or home.
It may be useful to have a contest between students and classes to choose the best seedling and the best garden.
He pointed out at the conference a presentation by an American NGO about a program it is implementing in hundreds of schools to produce varieties of vegetables in nurseries that use hydroponics technology that does not need soil.
Thus, students are trained to produce food themselves in their schools within the cities.
A modern environmental education programme must include themes that reflect integration in resource management.
The environmental information and activities guide entitled "Environment in School", issued by the magazine "Environment and Development" in several editions starting in 1998, was used as a reference to introduce the environment in educational programs in several Arab countries, starting with the UAE, through which initiatives such as "Nursery for Every School", "Environmental Parliament for Youth", and "Every Drop counts" were launched.
The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) recently released new content focusing on the role of education in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Following developments in the last decade, green economy, climate change, environmental footprint and sustainable consumption, as well as air pollution, energy, water, agriculture, biodiversity, seas, land degradation, desertification, waste management and noise, have been added to the guide.
It is available on a special website.
However, some of the interventions at the beginning of the last environmental education conference were characterized by pessimistic warnings of “woe, woe and great things, ” contrary to the concepts of modern education.
A paper warned that “the world has gone beyond the limits of survival, putting the Earth beyond the realm of safe human life. ”
Some have spoken of a “cosmic catastrophe that has reached red lines, ” as if we had reached the point of irreversibility.
But as the discussions diverged, practical solutions were put forward, with participants from dozens of countries sharing experiences.
Pessimism, albeit based on correct information, threatens to overshadow the positive achievements of humanity in recent decades, including a decline in extreme poverty, an increase in the number of people with access to safe water and electricity, a decrease in child mortality, a rise in literacy and a decline in illiteracy.
There are fewer victims of natural disasters than a hundred years ago, carbon dioxide emissions, measured in per capita terms, and the use of renewable and clean energies, while their cost, has doubled.
In the face of these facts, why not start from the positive, by modifying consumption patterns starting with the rich countries, and helping the poor countries to benefit from the fruits of development and distribute them fairly, rather than imposing restrictions and sanctions on them?
We need creative solutions outside the traditional rules.
Personal work alone will not save the environment.
But it is a first stage, aimed at spreading environmental awareness among students, and through them, parents and the wider community, forming pressure groups on officials to make the right decisions, and preparing the new generation to shoulder the burden of responsibility in the future.
Major changes can only take place through responsible governance institutions, within the framework of integrated policies that ensure the implementation of a range of deterrents and incentives, especially taxes and exemptions.
Instead of warning of the end of the world and creating a climate of terror, environmental education should focus on the positive, encouraging today ’ s students to seek out how they can be the first generation to succeed in building a sustainable future, not the threat that they will be the last generation on the planet.
* Quoted from "Middle East" newspaper.
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Space regulation requires intergovernmental cooperation
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We need Greta for space.
This was a bona fide comment by a British official at a summit in New York on sustainability in space in the summer of 2023.
The official was referring to Greta Thunberg, an activist who inspired climate change protests around the world.
This statement highlights humanity ’ s need for attention and awareness as it continues to expand into its last frontier.
"If anyone wants to be a space Greta, stand up now.
Oh, please.
This appeal from Rebecca Evernden, director of the UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology ’ s space division, underscores just how badly governments mismanage the space assets that so many aspects of our modern lives depend on, such as global communications.
Six decades of launches have enveloped the Earth with an aura but space junk, threatening critical satellites and degrading the extraterrestrial environment.
This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), for the first time, penalized and fined Dish Networks $150,000 for failing to responsibly dispose of a decommissioned satellite, but the fine looks pathetic when compared to Dish ’ s revenue of about $16.7 billion a year.
With the exception of the ban on testing nuclear weapons in space, the obligations of companies and governments with respect to the beyond Earth ’ s orbit remain vague and non-binding under the Outer Space Conventions.
This ambiguity now appears to be complacent given the insane and renewed interest in space on the part of States alike.
Any effort to protect the universe, whether from overcrowding by satellites or winner-takes-all mining on the moon, requires a serious process of diplomatic and legal negotiation, not just a single voice of protest echoing in the vacuum.
Next year ’ s United Nations Future Summit in Indonesia, which is scheduled to discuss space governance, should be a practical focus of restoration.
As the prices of satellites have fallen, their numbers have increased dramatically, due to lower prices, including the large interconnected constellations of satellites.
At the end of their operational life, many of them spontaneously fall into the Earth's atmosphere where they burn, while very few remaining satellites are dropped or converted into "cemetery orbits."
Since Russia launched Sputnik in 1957 and 2012, about 150 satellites have been put into space annually, and the number has risen to 600 in 2019, 1,200 the following year, and nearly 2,500 in 2022.
Of the roughly 11,000 satellites launched into orbit, about 60 percent remain and only 35 percent are operational, NASA said.
Pieces of these satellites may fall, leaving debris moving at about 10 to 15 kilometers per second, and each falling part can trigger cascades, forcing active satellites to perform maneuvers to avoid collisions.
The International Space Station has had to dodge this debris more than 30 times.
Some countries have also blown up their satellites as a way of warning their rivals.
There is no agreed mechanism to regulate satellite traffic or remove debris, even after countries such as Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have launched their own space programs.
The European Space Agency stated: “Our behavior seems unsustainable in the long run.
While congested orbits and space debris are one of the governance problems, the problems are exacerbated by the growing desire for plunder and manned exploration of deep space.
NASA, China, India, Russia and others are hoping to extract precious metals from the moon, such as rare earth metals or helium 3, which is a counterpart that can power nuclear reactors without producing waste.
But so far there are no agreed-upon rules on the mining of minerals from the Moon.
As for future, catastrophic exploration, extraterrestrial colonization has become routine talk for billionaires whose private space companies serve national agencies.
Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX is a NASA contractor, dreams of a Martian colony with a population of one million.
To make it habitable, he proposed destroying its ice sheets.
Jeff Bezos, who owns rival Blue Origin, has also envisioned human colonies inside giant metal cylinders that orbit and float through space.
This utopian technological agenda, which usually triggers public debates about extraterrestrial exploration, was criticized last year in the book Astrotopia.
The Dangerous Doctrine of the Corporate Space Race for Companies, authored by Mary Jane Rubinstein, Professor of Doctrine and Science at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
He points to the quasi-religious fervor of Musk and his followers: in which the richest man in the world cries out that the planet is doomed, promising believers salvation elsewhere.
And it's not the only voice that matters here, so what about the Navajo people who consider other worlds sacred?
So we don ’ t have to wait for the sacrifice of space runs, for social media trolls to argue for the lottery, but rather for governments brave enough to create new rules for space that respect and benefit everyone.
* Scientific writer and commentator
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The Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 Course is based on a clear vision: imagine best practice farming for 2050, start to implement these strategies now, all the while making sure it will still be profitable. At UWA we're doing just that with the Future Farm 2050 Project, set on a mixed-enterprise farm in Western Australia and we want you to learn how it can be done in your part of the world. Although this course is based on agriculture, it's not only about farming. It is a multi-disciplinary course that addresses a wide range of issues confronting the industry, including rural communities, rural infrastructure and conservation of biodiversity in agriculture. By completing this course you will understand that feeding and clothing the planet requires a multi-disciplinary approach and upon completion you will be able to explain best practices of sustainable farming and apply them in new contexts....

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BO

Oct 9, 2019

Friendly class for new college students. Easy to follow lectures and important materials makes the class great. I would love to see the farm in person, or make a small scale one on my own property.

KR

Dec 18, 2020

It was a little hard for me, because it is in English.. especially for some quizzes.. But Its very useful course to take, with very helpful information and ideas.\n\nThanks for this opportunity ♡

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By Alfonso M

Mar 18, 2019

Thank you for giving me a vision of what agriculture will (or should) look like in 2050. Content, presentation and curriculum are fantastic. Thank you!

By Jessica M

Jan 21, 2018

I felt a lot of the information was repetitive, and that overall we didn't go into great detail over any one subject. I understand the time of each course had to be convenient for students. However, having optional reading timed at 10 minutes was a time wasted that could be used for further instruction given to us and teaching time. Many of the reading sources were extremely lengthy, or were not accessible online.

I expected to come out of this course with a clear understanding of very specific steps that can be made to manage Best Practice Farming through out the entire world (e.g. specific water conservation solutions, specific soil preparation steps, specific seasonal planning, going into detail on subjects not just mentioning them). I guess I was expecting the course to be more scientifically based, not so much an over view of activities of the farm.

I do feel OF COURSE that I have gained new knowledge, and a better understanding of certain procedures. I do now have an overall understanding of better ways of running an operation. Seeing as I am a small scale operator, I already enact most of these steps in my daily activity.. so it was more of a refresher course for me than anything else.

I do truly appreciate having this information made available globally, and I thank all of the staff at UWA very very very much for their efforts in educating the outside communities.

By Natalia G C

Jul 9, 2020

It is not a sustainable system if it requieres herbicides that on the long run are going to kill the soil, and use products from big companies that the only thing they do is make the farmers dependant. And also... monocrops??? I think in the Agriculutral part, yoi guys should take a more organica approach and really empower the peoplle by giving solutions you can do and find in your own farm.

By Bettina A O

Oct 10, 2019

Friendly class for new college students. Easy to follow lectures and important materials makes the class great. I would love to see the farm in person, or make a small scale one on my own property.

By Mandappa K

Aug 22, 2019

Highly educative and useful. Though now I wish there were modules that spell out details for each geographic region of the Future Farm project.

Over all, engaging and thorough yet concise with enough additional reading material, thereby respecting my time.

By Kasun S

Jun 2, 2019

This course was a very wonderful, practical and updated lecture series. Thank you UWA Future Farm Project team for offering this wonderful lecture series for the students whom learning from all around the world.

By Casey T

Jun 19, 2020

Loved the course. Was a great and sometimes challenging overview of sustainable practices in farming. I hope to someday visit the Future Farm in Western Australia! Thank you!

By Juergen R

Jan 11, 2018

Different subjects related to sustainable farming are well presented highlighting many interesting aspects in general and illustrated by local examples

By VIVEK K

Sep 24, 2019

this course is one of best course i have seen it is free..i have learned many things with the help of this course

By Michael G L

Aug 6, 2020

Sorry. I can't get past the first quiz. I have a doctorate and am a full professor at a university. I took this course for personal enrichment. However, the first quiz is impossible to navigate. I did my studying and no luck on the tricky multiple option test even having to revert to guessing eventually. This might make for a fair doctoral comp exam but not for the purpose of a MOOC. I am giving up. I hope this course is relaunched with better learner quizzes included that match this course format.

By Yusuf T

Nov 15, 2018

This is an excellent course. I highly recommend. I have improved my knowledge of agriculture and farming in this course. I have worked in my family agribusiness more than 20 years. We used shrubs to feed our cattle and sheep in winter times when we had dry summers. I am a senior agrifood consultant and I will use this valuable information in my agrifood consulting business (www.agrofoodconsulting.com) . Thank you, Prof. Graeme Martin, his colleagues and University of Western Australia.

By Dingiswayo J

Jan 18, 2018

Thank you for all this knowledge that you just added to my brains. I still think a lot of people are not aware of how their habits ruin their own precious land worldwide. It is courses like " DISCOVER BEST PRACTICE FARMING FOR A 2050 " that remind us of our global responsibilities. I did like having women and men teaching us in this course, It seems knowledge sharing needs to have both sexes in it. Well done to all the People here !

By DEMATAGOLLE W O J A

May 9, 2020

It's really good. I really enjoy the course. The reading materials and other stuff was really helpful not only pass the assessment but also for the life. I, as an Agricultural undergraduate in one of the leading Universities In Sri Lanka (University of Peradeniya) would like to recommend this course as a beneficial one.

By Zohran

Jan 24, 2021

A great course which will give you a great understanding of the aspect of future farming. Its a must for those who want to work in the field of agriculture especially in sustainable agriculture.

By Katherine r

Dec 19, 2020

It was a little hard for me, because it is in English.. especially for some quizzes.. But Its very useful course to take, with very helpful information and ideas.

Thanks for this opportunity ♡

By Jenycar G

Aug 30, 2020

Thank you coursera for this amazing experience. Got many ideas on this area which is very much applicable to my present job. Looking forward to take another courses here.

By Richa K

Jan 28, 2020

one of the best learning experiences, i have ever had.

Thank you entire team of instructors and also to coursera for providing this opportunity to me...

By Abhishek A

Jul 4, 2019

The lectures could have been more descriptive in the sense of technicalities and depth.

By Rupinder S

Apr 12, 2021

Just a brief Snapshot of 'Discover best practice farming for a sustainable 2050' . Dr Graeme Martin Prof. UWA who introduces best farming practices for a sustainable 2050 covering the ecological cropping, CGE livestock, restoration of ecosystem and biodiversity and the last one about we the people covering two important aspects of self reliant i.e., farm water by harvesting and electricity via solar energy. Snapshot of Ridgefield farm by Mr Steven Wainewright was quite interesting and learning experience. Infrastructure by Prof. Patrick, Eco social Work by Dr Susan, Praiseworthy work of Dr Anne Smith for Greening Australia, Ruminant production by Dr P Vercoe, my favourite Plant breeding by Dr Wallace Cowling, Learning experience from Shauna who manages 1300 Ha of her farm profitably and sustainably, Dr Ken Flower knowledge & expertise on No-Till farming sustem and there are many other who actually delivered their lectures very effectively and efficiently and I am happy to share that this course is worth doing and a great platform for learning from progressive farmers and experts from University of Western Australia. I am also thankful to Cousera for giving this great platform.. thanks

By Harsh D

Aug 8, 2020

I have studied in agriculture field. And I'm aware about the importance of sustainable agriculture, the dire need of food and food safety. It has been seen that the population is increasing rapidly so that we will require more food to feed humans. This course provided me a fundamental understanding of sustainability. And how can we mitigate some obstacles by taking remedial solutions. Apparently, this course is pertinent for those who belong to agriculture sector and willing to assist farmers. I learned a substantial topics which are indispensable to work on sustainable development.

By Marina M

Feb 3, 2021

The videos/lectures are great. I enjoyed every minute of this course, except quizzes. It is so obvious that the quizzes/tests were not done attentively. Some questions are too simple (making them useless), some appeal to relatively insignificant facts, some are controversial. When done well, a test can help learners to understand the materials better/deeper. Instead, this course's quizzes bring frustration because of their quality. If quizzes are improved, I would definitely consider this course one of the best I ever participated in.

By Kudzayi M

Aug 21, 2020

This course gave me a new perspective on the multi-disciplinary issues that need to be considered in designing future farms that are profitable, productive, environmentally friendly, and conserve biodiversity. The model farm in this project is for large scale farms in Western Australia. However, the challenge is how to develop a Future Farm Model for small scale farmers (2 hectares or less) in Africa that contribute up to 90% of agricultural production according to FAO reports.

By Jennifer A

Mar 4, 2021

This course was not only informative but also really enjoyable to move through. The practices, philosophies, methodologies and tools seem to be applicable anywhere, not just rural Western Australia. I also really enjoyed the references and reading material which I will be revisiting again and again. Thank you for putting together such a wonderful and inspiring course. I plan to take the information I've learned and apply it to my future research.

By Fazla Z A

Apr 29, 2021

A great course which will give you a great understanding of the aspect of future farming. Its a must for those who want to work in the field of agriculture especially in sustainable agriculture. A great insight into building sustainable farms. Some of the materials need to be updated though. Also no one seems to be monitoring the forums. Other than that, the course itself is quite useful.

By Elisha S

Feb 1, 2021

i loved learning.. although i haven't passed one of the weeks, and i am really not worried that i haven't, as i got some valuable information about farming for our future, that will be quite valuable for us, as we are about to step into farming in the hunter valley, gave us some good thinking material, and hopefully help step out on the right foot.

Thankyou for the experience

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Content: Silent Spring, Climate Risks and Threat to Humanity ’ s Future
Rachel Carson, author of the book “Silent Spring ” published in 1962, did not expect even for a moment that the climate conditions in the world to reach such a threat to human life, especially after the rise of temperatures around the world this crazy, where it reached fifty and even sixty degrees Celsius in some places, to the degree of fire in Europe, and other continents are exposed to great risks as well. Fearing that there will be no spring season and the disappearance of the sound of birds during this season due to the wrong practices of humans towards the environment, endangering the lives of all living beings on the face of the earth, and perhaps the extinction of some birds and animals, as well as human life, which has become in the crosshairs of these dangers as well, especially in recent years, which confirmed what is stated in the book Scream and issued more than sixty years.
Carson's in the line of fire.
The author of the book has come under intense attack from business owners and businessmen, and certainly chemical and energy companies, especially oil and other types of energy, with fossil fuels at the heart.
Her 1951 book The Sea About the United States describes the chemistry, geography and history of the sea, and her 1962 book Silent Spring drew public attention to the harmful and destructive use of pesticides.
Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist at the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, becoming a full-time writer in the 1950s, winning the United States National Book Award for her 1951 book, The Sea Around Us, which made her a popular and economically safe author, and writing her second book, The Edge of the Sea, in 1955, and reissuing her first book in a new version, Under the Wind of the Sea.
Carson warned of environmental problems she believed to be caused by pesticides, which prompted her to write Silent Spring in 1962, a book that drew American attention to the subject, and met with great opposition from chemical companies, but changed the way national policies dealt with pesticides.
Carson contributed to restrictions on the use of insecticides in many parts of the world, and was involved in an environmental movement that led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Murderous vanity.
In the second half of the twentieth century, man was struck by pride through technological achievements, computers, jumping phones, televisions became thin by high definition, devices of looters that cut the body into strips that facilitate reading diseases, trips to space and countless other things, but pride revealed that the water we drink is contaminated with minerals, asbestos and microorganisms, and the air we breathe. It is contaminated with plankton emitted from chimneys and car exits, cluster bombs, nuclear waste, industrial waste thrown into the seas and oceans, and the food we eat in this advanced modern age is food loaded with carcinogenic chemicals.
When humanity woke up to Carson ’ s horrifying cry, it was decided to hold several international conferences to confront the dangers of climate and environmental aggression, the first international conference in this context was held in Stockholm in 1972, RdioJanuary 1992, New York 1997, New York 2000, Johannesburg 2002, New York 2005, New York 2008, New York 2010, Rio 2012, New York 2013, New York 2015, Stockholm 2022.
The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was the first major United Nations conference on the issue of the environment, and adopted the Stockholm Declaration and Plan of Action which set out principles for the preservation and promotion of the human environment with recommendations for international environmental action.
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Twenty years later, at the historic Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, the United Nations sought to help governments rethink economic development and find ways to stop polluting the planet and depleting its natural resources.
The two-week Earth Summit was the culmination of a process that began in December 1989, of planning, education and negotiations among all UN member states, leading to the adoption of Agenda 21, a formal global consensus on development and environmental cooperation.
Agenda 21 was meant to reflect an international consensus to support and complement national strategies and plans for sustainable development, and called on all States to participate in the improvement, protection and better management of ecosystems, and to take responsibility for the future with a participatory approach.
The Rio Declaration, which included 27 principles on new and equitable partnerships and development through cooperation between States, social sectors and individuals, reflected the responsibility of human beings for sustainable development, the right of States to use their own resources for their environmental and development policies, and the need for state cooperation in eradicating poverty and protecting the environment.
At the historic Rio Conference, the 172 governments (108 represented by Heads of State or Government) adopted three major conventions to guide future approaches to development: Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration, as well as the Statement of Forest Principles, a set of principles to support sustainable forest management worldwide. The Rio Conference was distinguished from other United Nations conferences by its scale and set of problems discussed, and the United Nations worked in Rio de Janeiro to help governments think about economic development, find ways to end the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources, and pollute the planet.
Government and Corporate Summit
The Climate Action Summit, held in 2019, brought together government, business and civil society representatives that resulted in a range of initiatives to promote climate action, and these initiatives, composed of coalitions of participants from the public and private sectors, are moving forward and bearing some fruit.
At COP21 in Paris, 12 December 2015, parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reached a landmark agreement to combat climate change and accelerate and intensify actions and investments needed for a sustainable low-carbon future....
Conferences for begging and not keeping promises
Several other conferences were held in Glasgow 2022, Sharm El Sheikh 2022 and Dubai 2023 in order to activate the previous decisions and recommendations and take serious measures, but some of these conferences turned into conferences to beg and blackmail rich countries, and despite the great momentum, things did not happen new. These companies refused to provide adequate support and compensation despite the intervention of the United Nations and some major countries, but did not result in great results, and companies and some countries insisted on their practices towards the environment until the earth reached this hellish circle that we live now, and threatens the future of humanity with extinction.
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The draft law on platform employment in the near future should be submitted to the State Duma, such an order was given by the Chairman of United Russia Dmitry Medvedev.
According to his estimates, currently hundreds of thousands of people turn to the services of digital platforms in search of work: these are tutors, couriers, taxi drivers, representatives of the creative industry and others.
In total, over the past year, employment through aggregators has increased 2-3 times.
Innovations should contribute to an increase in voluntary insurance and pension contributions to the state budget, reduce the shadow employment market.
The Association of Digital Platforms expects that the changes will also help in the field of migration control - the platforms will monitor the registration of cooperation with performers.
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Chairman of the All-Russian political party “United Russia ”, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting on improving labor legislation proposed to streamline the work with platform services.
According to him, there should not be a mosaic picture in which a person employed through aggregators who has concluded an employment contract will be in more favorable conditions in relation to those who work under a contract or as a self-employed.
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“From the point of view of legal guarantees, the Labor Code is much stricter than the Civil Code, which protects both the customer and the contractor equally.
All this should receive additional regulation, ” Dmitry Medvedev said (quoted from the press release of “United Russia ”).
The law should be adopted as a comprehensive document, Medvedev insists.
Currently, it is being finalized together with relevant ministries and parties to social partnership.
The initiative complements the law on employment, which entered into force in early 2024 and increased the number of citizens who can use services in this area.
It also opened up additional employment opportunities for young people.
Earlier, amendments to the Labor Code regulating remote employment were adopted, as well as a number of other adjustments.
The Association of Digital Platforms (ADC) explained that the new bill proposes several measures that will significantly affect the whitewashing of the field of platform employment.
— First of all, the services will become tax agents of performers and will be responsible for the transfer of taxes on income and the transfer of data on employees.
The same applies to migration control: the platforms will monitor the process of registration of cooperation with performers, — noted in the ADC.
In addition, the platforms will give preferences, including material ones, to those performers who want to participate in insurance programs.
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The association added that some services already provide performers with these opportunities, but now they will be fixed by law.
Thanks to advanced technologies and experience in working with big data, the platforms have already developed mechanisms that allow you to quickly collect and verify official information about performers.
Izvestia sent requests to the Ministry of Labor, All-Russian Research Institute of Labor, Social Fund of Russia, NARK.
As for voluntary insurance and pension contributions to the budgets, currently the Accounts Chamber is conducting an expert-analytical event designed to analyze the effectiveness of the special tax regime “Tax on professional income ”, the joint venture reported.
As part of this event, a survey of the self-employed was organized about the favorability of this tax regime.
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Platform employment is a special type of employment that closely intersects with self-employment, says Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation Ilya Zubkov.
In his opinion, this type of employment is very difficult to bring out of the shadows and, like other types of employment, to fully control the state.
But, since platform employment is actively present and is developing very quickly, it is necessary to adopt a regulatory act, the expert emphasizes.
— If we talk about state control and taxation, then maybe these functions should be transferred to the platforms themselves.
For example, they can deduct contributions for employees, — said Ilya Zubkov.
In his opinion, it will be easier to control employees.
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But there may be some difficulties here too.
For example, a self-employed person works through a platform, but already pays professional income tax.
If he also pays for work through the service, it will be unprofitable.
In addition, it turns out double taxation, said the Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
The project allows the platforms to voluntarily co-finance the expenses of employees on social security and pensions.
The next step may be mandatory co-financing by platforms of such expenses of employees (which, for example, is implemented in India and South Korea), admits Deputy General Director of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) Ekaterina Papchenkova.
In her opinion, the main task of regulation is to prevent the substitution of concepts, when platform employment and self-employment are called in fact labor relations.
This can be done through a clearer formulation of the criteria and requirements for platform employment and the monitoring of compliance with them by the platforms.
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The new regulation will increase the transparency of interaction with platforms and the degree of social protection of performers, said Papchenkova.
Part of the platform employment in fact can be labor relations, says the head of the operational headquarters of the Independent Trade Union "New Labor" Alexei Nezhivaya.
However, there are many forms that cannot be regulated by the Labor Code due to the nature of the performance of the functional - episodic custom type of work, individuality of the schedule, etc.
Moreover, it can be predicted that as platform types of economic activity develop, the process of relations between the contractor and the customer will move further and further away from classical labor relations, the expert believes.
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Platform employment can indeed become an alternative to employment without replacing labor relations, says Ekaterina Avdeeva, a member of the General Council of Business Russia, First Vice President of the Internet Trade Union.
According to her, some companies do not need to hire a courier, driver, lawyer and other employees whose services are not needed in a permanent presence.
For example, large companies fairly take on a permanent job with a good salary of lawyers, accountants and system administrators.
And small and micro businesses need the services of such qualified specialists only for a certain period.
The problem most often is that both sides are afraid to use this status.
The employee does not fully understand all its legal aspects, and the employer does not fully understand the peculiarities of relations with self-employed workers, ” says Ekaterina Avdeeva.
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According to her, most often situations in which employment is not formalized at all are found in the field of microbusiness.
Therefore, clear rules are needed that do not leave legal uncertainty: they will stimulate microbusiness and self-employed to enter into official relationships without fear, the expert explained.
- And after the appearance of such rules, it will be possible to introduce criteria for determining when relationships with self-employed replace labor, - explains Ekaterina Avdeeva.
Separately, there is a question of pension contributions, since we are talking about voluntary payment of insurance premiums.
The decision to provide a choice is the right one, but more explanatory material about the consequences needs to be provided, experts note.
If self-employed do not independently and regularly make pension contributions, then later they will be able to receive only a social pension, because they do not have accumulated work experience, adds Ekaterina Avdeeva.
In general, the self-employed have the most preferential conditions: they receive in fact the most "hands" for their work and pay the least taxes (4-6%).
At the same time, platform employment is a fairly effective way for a freelancer to ensure a regular income, while maintaining maximum freedom: you can do the work in a convenient place and at a convenient time.
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According to the expert, since there is already a decision on the experimental regime of self-employed until 2028, during which they are not touched, it is necessary for this period to create conditions for the maximum number of people to leave the “gray ” zone.
At the same time, Ekaterina Avdeeva draws attention to the fact that the reverse side of the platform employment market carries a number of risks:
– without a system of advanced training and certification, the professionalism of the self-employed can decrease;
– workers may be removed from state social guarantees;
– there is a threat of unequal conditions of competition for employers who prefer to work with self-employed, and those who continue to work with employees under a traditional employment contract;
– risks of reducing the general level of health of the able-bodied population due to the lack of social guarantees during illness remain
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Hard look back: Author Doug Peacock asks 'Was It Worth It?' in new book

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Finding the words “Was it worth it?” etched on a desert rock forces an odd perspective on effort.

Doug Peacock, who’s spent a life pursuing wild, odd and frequently dangerous goals, came across that phrase twice while rambling around the mountains of Arizona. In his latest book, the advocate for grizzly bears and threatened landscapes uses it to sum up his experience. Subtitled “A Wilderness Warrior’s Long Trail Home,” the volume compiles adventures his questing ambition has opened for him, from memorials to mentors to encounters with desert jaguars and island tortoises.

While best known for books and films advocating for grizzly bear preservation, Peacock has also defended protection of wild places and ways of life. With new efforts by the governors of Montana and Wyoming to delist the grizzly and open trophy hunting seasons, he has reason to wonder about his progress.

"I've questioned whether I've been shouting into the wind," Peacock said in an interview. "I've rolled this boulder up this mountain for so long, hammered at this rock for so long, I might ask, 'Was it worth it?'''

But his answer also comes from the grizzlies he's fought for.

"I've chosen to champion grizzlies and wild habitat because it's the same habitat that humans need," Peacock said. "Grizzly bears' and humans' fate have always been mingled. Once a species loses its habitat, it goes extinct. And that habitat, where grizzlies live and where humans live, is exactly the same habitat."

"Was It Worth It?" explores not just the country currently occupied by grizzlies, but that of arctic whales, tropical fish, Siberian tigers and desert sheep. Along the way, readers meet the wide circle of friends who’ve influenced Peacock’s writings, including authors Ed Abby, Terry Tempest Williams, Rick Bass, Jim Crumley and David Quammen. He joins trips into the Siberian tiger lands with journalists Tom Brokaw and Rick Ridgeway and polar bear country with Yvon Chouinard.

Publishers Weekly gave “Was It Worth It” a starred review, noting, “This passionate work is a welcome and worthy addition to the growing canon of environmental literature.” It particularly liked Peacock’s “madcap yet reverential takes on nature,” using an encounter with a huge snake as an example.

In the chapter “Headwaters,” Peacock recounted floating solo 16 days along Missouri River tributaries while waiting out some unpleasantness involving the FBI. While eddied against a 4-foot-high riverbank, he poked his head over the grass and came “face-to-face with a huge hissing snake.”

“I figured to take the prairie rattlesnake bite right on the nose,” Peacock writes. “It would leave an ugly scar; my nose might have to be amputated. The big snake’s tail vibrated rapidly in the leaves. But the sound was not a rattle because this snake didn’t have rattles: it was a bull snake. I started to breathe again. I lay on the bank and looked up through the summer-green hawthorn and cottonwood to the blue sky beyond. The sweet babble of river laughed at me.

“The close encounter with the nonpoisonous snake brought me a heightened awareness of the beauty all around me. It was good to have dangerous wild neighbors. Living among grizzly bears had made a similar impression on me. Sharing the habitat with animals that sometimes kill or eat humans was the most direct route I knew toward a non-anthropocentric cosmology. How the hell could anyone believe humans were the center of the world when facing poisonous reptiles, grizzlies, tigers, lions, jaguars, or polar bears on equal terms and neutral turf.

“It would also be useful to retain one’s humility during more or less normal daily situations, I thought, conditions only slightly less banal than run-ins with rent-a-cops in shopping malls or a domestic spat. Something to keep in mind the next time I ran into a snake.”

Peacock started his writing career with stories about confronting the trauma of his military service in Vietnam as an Army Green Beret medic by seeking out grizzly bears in Glacier and Yellowstone national parks. “Grizzly Years: In Search of The American Wilderness” and “Walking It Off: A Veteran’s Chronicle of War and Wilderness” established him as a voice for conservation in the 1990s.

Yet for all his time in the jungles, woods and tundra, Peacock repeatedly downplays his experience and qualifications. On a trip north of the Arctic Circle as the designated “polar bear guy,” he admits to knowing next to nothing about the species. He also knows little about sea kayaking, despite inviting North Face founder and kayaking enthusiast Doug Tompkins on the trip. After displaying less-than-adequate boating technique on a rainy day, he does manage to get a good campfire going: “I am trying to show my new friend that I am worth something after he’s discovered that I don’t know s---- about kayaking.”

In other stories, Peacock recounts his equally limited skill at bonefishing off Belize, bird-watching in the Galapagos and following rules. He lets his anti-authoritarian streak push him into novel solutions. On the Arctic trip, he rejects Canadian law requiring travelers in polar bear country to carry large caliber firearms. Instead, he brings a pike with a forged iron spearhead.

“The usual advice, which is law in most quarters, is to carry a big-bore firearm for bear,” he writes. “I disagree. I was recruited for this trip because of my expertise with wild bears and I had experienced dozens of close calls with grizzlies, too many to buy into this fatuity about guns. None of these bears had touched me. Furthermore, I consider it unethical for us to voluntarily invade the last homeland of wild polar bears and then kill them if events do not unfold to our advantage. At the same time, I hate being defenseless.

“The argument about guns and bears lies perilously close to the cherished and near-religious beliefs concerning the roots of dominion and masculinity in America. When is it OK to take another life in defense of your own life, your family, or your property? When do you know that others are true threats? Does this include killing a thief stealing your hubcaps? Or just in defense of life? Or when we feel we’re being threatened?

“Today, humans in the so-called civilized world tend to fear all that is unknown, which increasingly encompasses much of the natural world, including animals like bears. There are two basic camps: Either you believe that human life has more intrinsic value than the bear’s life or you do not. If you think it’s OK to kill any bear you think might possibly be a threat or danger, the discussion is over.”

Such debates sort of pop into otherwise detailed rambling about the sights, smells and sensations of floating down rivers, wandering through forests or otherwise getting enmeshed in nature. The rough-and-tumble gets leavened with regular literary touchstones. For example, a trip to Siberia to explore ancient forests and tiger habitat starts with recollections of a rare book by Russian geographer V.K. Arseniev called “Dersu the Trapper,” which explored tiger lore at the turn of the 20th century.

“On the coarse upper beach of the bay we find the tracks of the young female tiger that had walked south the morning before. (Tom) Brokaw and I find the much larger tracks of a male tiger that passed that way a week or so ago. I feel a tingling up my spine as I remember that Dersu and Arseniev walked this beach. An ancient connection draws me closer to Dersu’s world; inspiration from literature can propel actual adventure trips halfway around the world.”

That trip was the first time Peacock had been back to Asia since his Vietnam service. In the book, he noted that he felt impelled to visit before he lost the ability to get there. But as he expanded his travels, he also saw the need to alert others to impending change.

"Every place I've been, I've noticed the effects of climate change," Peacock said. "Climate change is such a threat, I don't think anybody's left off the endangered species list anymore. And there's so much beauty in the world. That's reason enough to fight to the end of your life."

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