Hope in a Changing Climate - Restoring South Africa's Hydrological cycles | John D. Liu - Talk at the Vineyard Hotel

Sun Jul 21, 15:00 - Sun Jul 21, 17:00

The Vineyard Hotel

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PRESENTING: JOHN D. LIU - RESTORING SOUTH AFRICA'S HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES

Join us for a talk with ecologist, filmmaker and educator John D. Liu. He’ll be discussing his work to date with a focus on what an optimally functioning ecosystem should look like. Diving deep into hydrological cycles, soil fertility, and accumulated biomass, John will also offer a window into his latest ventures: Ecosystem Restoration Camps and the recently released Holy Grail of Restoration.

This is an invitation to everyone who cares about humanity’s future on earth. Join us for a fascinating discussion that has the potential to springboard ideas, develop a collective understanding and to encourage local and large scale changes in behaviour in order to break out of the current economic stranglehold. One-fourth of the world’s land mass is seriously degraded from centuries of human activity. Liu's talk details how natural ecological systems are evolutionary systems in their scale and how we, as a common humanity, urgently need a paradigm shift from traditional economics to an economy that’s based on ecological thinking. 

To change the way we engage with global landscapes we need to fully understand ecological functions on a planetary scale. We need to evolve and act as a species to return life to desertified and degraded lands and, in turn, save our planet. Liu believes we can achieve this through building regenerative communities and kickstarting large scale ecosystem restoration - and he’s working to show the world how.  


SCHEDULE:

1:30pm (Optional)

Meet at the fountain in the Vineyard Hotel

RIVER WALK - Learn about URBAN RIVERS from specialists in river and wetland restoration, hosted by Friends of the Liesbeek River

The aim of the Friends of the Liesbeek (www.fol.org.za) is to create an awareness of the importance of the Liesbeek as a green corridor in an urban setting and to rehabilitate, enhance, and conserve it and its environs. 

3:00pm 

Meet at Conference centre foyer upstairs for tea/coffee and networking

3.30pm

Talk with John D Liu followed by interactive discussion


*Food & beverages will be on-sale at the event

**Students cards must be brought along with student tickets


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Hope in a Changing Climate - Restoring South Africa's Hydrological cycles | John D. Liu - Talk at the Vineyard Hotel
The Vineyard Hotel
Colinton Rd, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
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