Abriendo Caminos

One of the biggest contributors to rainforest destruction is palm oil. This is closely followed by coffee plantations, cacao for chocolate, and eventually our methods for producing food including both, plant and animal agriculture. I strongly believe that we consumers must be aware of what we buy and how it is made. In our modern societies, we...

Reduced food waste is one of the top 10 solutions to global warming. This is why I decided to contribute by joining a non-profit global organization, Refood, where I've been a member for almost one year now - so much energy, teamwork and fun. How this initiative works? as a practical tool to eliminate food waste and hunger in local...

"How do we find our way back to a world interrelated and interconnected, whose priority is to thrive and evolve? What kind of belief systems are emerging now that reinforce and contribute to a world increasingly disconnected from nature? And what about the belief -my belief- in all that is wild? I return to the wilderness to remember...

I would first deeply think about whether the flight itself is necessary and think of other public modes of transport like trains or buses. I have traveled a lot and have taken a lot of flights but after learning more about the CO2 emissions, I feel guilty of flying. Unfortunately, many times, we have to go to conferences and travel for deep...

I enjoyed learning more about silvopasture and the huge impact this one solution can have. It made me realize what a massive opportunity we have here in Chile to support more progressive land management practices and try to stop the parceling and selling off of pasturelands that currently have a wide diversity of native trees growing in them....

Poor people don't always have the choice to be environmentally sustainable despite the fact their their activities might harm their health in the long term. They need to think about the food for themselves and their children so it is wrong to blame them for polluting if there children are starving. If they don't have the means to make a heavy...

wow, this is very cool to learn all of the additional things that can be done, besides all the things i do already.  i thought i was being fairly ecologically responsible and probably have been (relatively speaking), and so it's great to learn of all these other important actions.  love the learning process and the "un" learning...

This post is related to my commitment to cut more food out of my diet that is contributing to the destruction of tropical forests. I'm traveling between countries today and as I was cruising through the airport I thought I'd check on some of the snacks to see if anything surprised me related to packaged food and palm oil. One big surprise was...

As I was spending time learning about our need to phase out HFC refrigerants and responsibly dispose of our air conditioners and refrigerators, I had two big things come up:  1. I'm so happy that I don't own an air conditioner and I intend to never buy one/install one in my house (fan-power and natural home building techniques all the way!) 2....

With this challenge I'm trying to be even more intentional about ensuring I'm either reducing or cutting out consumption of food that is contributing to deforestation. I'm bringing a basic mindfulness into the process already, as I currently do have a practice of reading labels on processed foods to avoid palm oil. I don't buy peanut butter...