Saving Nature 101
Achieving change is hard, but people just like you, living ordinary lives, were at some stage compelled to act for what they believed in and learnt how to be successful in Saving Nature. Here are stories of success, case studies, inspiring moments in history and a small but growing set of resources from simple through to advanced, on the basic building blocks of how to be effective in Saving Nature.
“I’m doing the best I can. That’s all we can do. Whoever you are, wherever we are, there is something in our lives that we can do, no matter how small it is, collectively it will make a difference.”
David Attenborough on how to save our planet
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough addresses the biggest question of our times - how to save our planet.
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough addresses the biggest question of our times - how to save our planet.
How to save life on Earth
Biologist and Pulitzer winner E.O. Wilson's proposes a bold plan to preserve the world’s biodiversity: set aside half of the entire planet for natural habitats.
Biologist and Pulitzer winner E.O. Wilson's proposes a bold plan to preserve the world’s biodiversity: set aside half of the entire planet for natural habitats.
Marina Silva - champion of the Amazon
Born in the Amazon, Marina Silva has been a major figure for decades in its preservation. This film explores her life.
Born in the Amazon, Marina Silva has been a major figure for decades in its preservation. This film explores her life.
Wangari Maathai - founder of the Green Belt movement
This tribute explores the remarkable work of Professor Wangari Maathai - founder of the Green Belt movement
This tribute explores the remarkable work of Professor Wangari Maathai - founder of the Green Belt movement
Let the Franklin Flow - Saving a Wild River
In 1983 an audacious campaign to save a wild river became a defining moment in Australian environmental history
In 1983 an audacious campaign to save a wild river became a defining moment in Australian environmental history
De Fiets is Niets - The Bicycle Is Nothing
Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. This was not inevitable but the result of a long and concerted effort.
Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. This was not inevitable but the result of a long and concerted effort.
Lesson 1: Connect with your corner of Earth
Every story of success in protecting nature through human history starts with one person who felt a deep love for and connection with their corner of planet Earth.
Every story of success in protecting nature through human history starts with one person who felt a deep love for and connection with their corner of planet Earth.
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Jamie Kirkpatrick: a life for Nature
We pay our respects to Tasmanian conservation giant, Distinguished Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick, who passed away last month aged 78. Kuno's Dan Broun spoke with Jamie last year and we publish this interview to help remember him and honour his life and legacy.
Intro to Campaign Strategy: Tools to Save Nature
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Mastering Campaign Strategy: Your Power to Protect Our Planet
Here, expert campaigner Paul Oosting equips you with a powerful strategic framework for protecting the places you love and achieving lasting change.
Connection with nature turns hope into action
According to marine conservation leader Brett Fenton, hope is important, but not enough. But having a deep connection to the environment that we live in, can help us turn hope into action.
The power and purpose of photography
Photography serves many needs. It can inspire us to travel or to care for place. It can elicit emotion. A photograph can tell one story or a thousand stories. Photography has magical power when used with purpose.
How to use Kuno
Kuno is your platform to share a love of Earth. Here is a simple guide for how to use it.
Lesson 1: Connect with your corner of Earth
Every story of success in protecting nature through human history starts with one person who felt a deep love for and connection with their corner of planet Earth.
Gandhi - on non-violence
Mahatma Gandhi was a lawyer who employed the principle of nonviolent resistance to successfully lead the campaign for India's independence from British rule. In this short film he talks about the principle of non-violence.
"I have a dream" - speech by Martin Luther King
"I have a dream", is the famous speech delivered by American Civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. An inspirational moment for all interested in our common future.
Emmeline Pankhurst gives speech at Hartford
Gaining the right to vote for women took decades of dedicated effort to achieve. Here is a rendition of an electrifying speech by suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.
Walden by Henry D Thoreau
Walden or Life in the Woods, the reflections of Henry Thoreau on living simply and close to nature, is one of the most influential books in American literature.
Let the Franklin Flow - Saving a Wild River
In 1983 an audacious campaign to save a wild river became a defining moment in Australian environmental history
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