Comments on: Using Web2.0 tools for Environmental Activism

By: connor

connor — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:57:37 +0000

i think that slash and burn cropping is the best idea since farming trees for paper

By: BookMarx January 20th at 3arabawy

BookMarx January 20th at 3arabawy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:08:56 +0000

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By: kw

kw — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:19:39 +0000

I am pleased to find your socially responsible site.
I have created a site with the purpose of giving people a way to actually act on issues and organize others easily.

http://actiontrigger.no-ip.org/

I welcome your thoughts and feedback

By: Global Voices Online » Environment: Maps, Online Communities & Carbon Footprint Calculators

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:44:21 +0000

[...] this year, GV Environment listed the web2.0 tools for environment activism. Since then many more tools have been developed. This post will highlight some mashups, online [...]

By: Global Voices in Italiano » La telefonia mobile a sostegno delle battaglie ambientali

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:03:17 +0000

[...] Utile anche leggere la recente panoramica, sempre su Global Voices, sull'uso degli strumenti del web 2.0 nell'attivismo ambientale. [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Mobile Phone Technology for Environmental Activism

Global Voices Online » Mobile Phone Technology for Environmental Activism — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:52:56 +0000

[...] see our recent post on Global Voices highlighting the use of web2.0 technologies for environmental activism Posted by Juliana Rotich Share [...]

By: joepie rimbaud

joepie rimbaud — Sat, 24 May 2008 10:40:52 +0000

been traveling in North Thailand and Laos.
The Mekong river levels are steadily declining as the Himalayan snow feeder waters melt,threatening the fishing (Mekong getting dangerously overfished now) and the agricultural folks’ ability to grow basic food crops along the river and smaller tributaries. The communist Laos government keeps everyone in the dark and does very little to help eco fixing. They are more interested in mining and hydroelectricity money with the Australian, Thai and Chinese companies.
Have a coversation about this

By: Google Maps Saving the Planet | geo2web.com

Google Maps Saving the Planet | geo2web.com — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:20:01 +0000

[...] Global Voices and Programmable Web have recently looked at how environmental activists are using web 2.0 tools to [...]

By: Mary Leyser

Mary Leyser — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:57:50 +0000

Juliana — Your registration for the environmental/climate justice econf was brought to my attention — and led me here. Appreciate the article, as well as the follow-up posts. The Net, with the new generation of social networking tools and technology, holds unimaginable potential — it’s up to us to make the most of it. “The Power of One” times infinity, as it were. That’s exactly what we’re trying to accomplish with EcoRes. For years in my work with environmentally focused NGOs/CSOs I couldn’t help noticing how inequitable stakeholder representation was (and remains) in issue and policy discussion and decision-making platforms. Today, however, physical, financial, disciplinary, and political borders are truly becoming limits of the past — we can reach and accomplish as much as we believe we can, based on our own abilities to open up and step forward without fear or hesitation. No visas required, no travel necessary! I wouldn’t say that the Net is the be-all end-all solution, it does have limits, as all tools do –- but it is an immensely POWERFUL tool to add to our collective repertoire. Hence, the Forum’s objective to bring people together to share experiences and expertise, promoting networking and interactions that might otherwise never take place. The dynamic then shifts, identifying a key area for focus: We have to examine our personal paradigms that may then be the biggest self-imposed limits to our combined efforts as global society.

Welcome to the Forum — and keep up the good work — great blog!

Mary Leyser
EcoRes Forum (www.eco-res.org)

By: Tim Hurst

Tim Hurst — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:50:39 +0000

Juliana-
I actually DO mean ‘democratizing the biosphere.’ Let me expand. Knowledge and information has traditionally been spread in a top-down fashion. Whether it is from small local governments, elder family members, large corporations, or powerful NGOs. However, now it seems that knowledge is being produced by new entries into the arena. One not need be a TV anchor or a recognized leader in a specific field to distribute one’s knowledge, opinion, statistics, videos, etc.
There is still clearly a divide in who can do this, and for that reason, Susan, you are absolutely correct. That is why I wrote, “democratizING”, to emphasize that it is going on currently, and it is a work in progress. We may be a long way from a ‘democratized biosphere’ but web 2.0 and social media is helping us move in that direction.

By: Oscar

Oscar — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:52:15 +0000

http://carma.org/ provides carbon emmissions for power plants around the world. It also provides an API for making mashups, and soon will have a number of widgets people can use on their own blogs and sites.

By: Rolph

Rolph — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:33:13 +0000

I launched my blog on the 1st Jan 2008 to raise awareness of sea level rise issues from the perspective of islanders. Developing a blog that attract readers has been a challenge but thanks to Web 2.0 tools I can integrated a number of features on my blog. I load up Yuotube videos, and also use social bookmarking to share my links on climate change and sea level rise. I invite comments and ideas as to how to make our island voice reach wider into the world.

Rolph, Seychelles

By: Juliana Rotich

Juliana Rotich — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:32:53 +0000

Thanks everyone for the kind words…i might have to do a part 2 to this as more links are added.

Tim, i think in a way, web 2.0 IS democratizing the blogosphere, and i think it is part of the reason behind global voices online’s mission. Granted that net access is not ubiquitous in many parts of Africa, but as more people get online, we shall see more participation and varied voices, points of view and engagement in future.
I am assuming you meant blogosphere?

Susan, welcome to GV and thanks for reading…that is a very good point about using videos to educate. The low bandwidth areas are increasingly turning to cellular phones for net access; interesting stuff to follow. btw, thanks for the link indian wildlife club.

By: Susan Sharma

Susan Sharma — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:34:16 +0000

web 2.0 ’s full potential is probably in using videos to educate and to create awareness. Unfortunately, here the world is divided into high bandwidth and low bandwidth. So democratizing the biosphere -well, it will have to wait.

By: Tim Hurst

Tim Hurst — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:24:22 +0000

Juliana – Great post, with lots of good resources. Social media has the capacity to spread vital information about the environment so quickly.

Web 2.0 might even be democratizing the biosphere in a way, no?