13 – Not Man vs. Nature but Man WITH Nature w/ Sanjay Kabir Bavikatte

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We cover environmentalism, biocultural diversity, traditional knowledge, human rights, stewardship, martial arts, economics, and many other topics with environmental lawyer Sanjay Kabir Bavikatte.

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Things mentioned:

Darfur: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/jun/23/sudan.climatechangeSyria: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/is-a-lack-of-water-to-blame-for-the-conflict-in-syria-72513729/Tragedy of commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commonsBiocultural diversity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocultural_diversityTraditional knowledge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_knowledgeStewardship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StewardshipGoverning the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action by Elinor Ostrom https://amzn.to/2SO4YA7Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu https://amzn.to/2REPzF6Art of Peace by Morihei Ueshiba https://amzn.to/2D0ItTc

Books Sanjay recommends:

Walden (Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau https://amzn.to/2SM0l9OBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer https://amzn.to/2SUK3eA

A book recommended by Sam:

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson https://amzn.to/2FpA4dG

Sanjay movie recommendation:

James Cameron's Avatar

Sanjay's podcast recommendations:

Emergence Magazine: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/emergence-magazines-podcast/id1368790239In particular, the interview with Martin Shaw: https://emergencemagazine.org/story/mud-and-antler-bone/On Being: https://onbeing.org/programs/robin-wall-kimmerer-the-intelligence-in-all-kinds-of-life/And finally, Sanjay recommends this issue of Emergence: https://emergencemagazine.org/issue/wildness/