As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside.

Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.

The damage that climate change is causing and that will get worse if we fail to act goes beyond the hundreds of thousands of lives, homes and businesses lost, ecosystems destroyed, species driven to extinction, infrastructure smashed and people inconvenienced.

What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.

Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary.

One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.

The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.