BRINGING ROOTS OF RESILIENCE TO ACADEMIA

ROOTS OF RESILIENCE INITIAL TEAM

ACADEMICS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE PROJECT HAND-OVER

OR IN USING R.O.R. AS A TOOL IN THE CLASSROOM

• William Rees (CANADA), retired professor at the University of British Columbia, originator of the "ecological footprint" concept – wrees@mail.ubc.ca;
• Joan Diamond (USA), executive director of MAHB at Stanford, which aims to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and policy action – diamondjm@comcast.net;
• Sean Kelly (USA), professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program at CIIS, co-translator of Edgar Morin's Homeland Earth: A manifesto for the New Millennium – skelly@ciis.edu
• Loïc Steffan (FRANCE), professor of eco-management at Institut Universitaire Champollion of Albi, co-director of OBVECO (Observatory of Collapse Awareness Reactions) –steffan.loic@gmail.com;
• Vincent Jost (FRANCE), professor of computer sciences and applied mathematics at the Institute of Engineering and Management of Grenoble, CNRS researcher at the G-SCOP lab – vincent.jost@grenoble-inp.fr
• Jonathan Mille (UK), teacher at University College of London (UCL) Hazard Center (Dept of Earth Sciences) and guest teacher at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences - jonathan.mille.14@ucl.ac.uk
• Peter Victor (CANADA), Professor Emeritus, York University, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change - peter@pvictor.com
• Kai Chan (CANADA), professor of the University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair, Rewilding and Social-Ecological Transformation, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability - kaichan@ires.ubc.ca
• Joshua Farley (USA), Ecological economist and professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration, University of Vermont - jfarley@uvm.edu

THE PROJECT IN A NUTSHELL - 5 MIN VIDEO

WHY ROOTS OF RESILIENCE?

• The 2021 documentary Once You Know charted out how we can best live with the environmental breakdown while attempting to mitigate its worst effects.
• To follow its release and amplify its message, the not-for-profit Terractiva carried out a campaign called ‘Roots of Resilience’, an international action-oriented web portal listing initiatives related to energy, climate, systemic risks, and resilience. It hosts different "Action Trees" which offer a holistic vision of change. Here is the international action-tree.
• Each tree brings together hundreds of initiatives and active organizations to help everyone take action, showing the interdependence, diversity, and progressive nature of opportunities. The goal of this online collaborative database is to become increasingly localized thanks to place-specific resources to create a forest of possibilities for all those wishing to live within planetary limits – wherever they may live.

WHAT IS ROOTS OF RESILIENCE?

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An action tree platform featuring multiple ways to build thriving communities that remain embedded within planetary limits :

pillars

areas of action

organisations referenced

• Building alternatives
• Regenerating our culture
• Standing up to activities that harm the environment

on an illustrated tree, and additional community-sourced actions listed on a dedicated online portal

From transforming mobility, to rethinking our commons, to preserving ecosystems or taking legal actions, etc.

Users can engage with them directly.

actions

WHY HANDING OVER ROOTS OF RESILIENCE?

WHY ACADEMIA AS A FUTURE PROJECT HOST?

HOW CAN ACADEMIA BECOME A FUTURE PROJECT HOST?

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT & RESOURCES OFFERED DURING HAND-OVER