The Great Work of Our Time

Week of March 5, 2022

The Great Work of Our Time
Over historical time human civilization has altered the surface of the Earth in many ways. Our mistakes have led to catastrophic outcomes including biodiversity loss, toxic pollution, hydrological, weather and climate disruptions and infertility of the soil.   I have witnessed that it is possible to restore degraded landscapes including those that have been damaged over vast areas and long-time frames.  Humanity is called to act as a species on a planetary scale to ensure that future generations of life will inherit a fully functional Earth. This is “The Great Work of Our Time”. 

 

Ecosystem Restoration Camps movement
International filmmaker John D. Liu explains how eco settlements can train people to regenerate landscapes and communities anywhere in the world.  https://www.academia.edu/29054691/Earth_Restoration_Peace_Camps

 

Restoration of  the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
John D. Liu’s own journey has led him to understand that it is possible to rehabilitate large-scale degraded landscapes, including restoring vast areas degraded over historical time.
https://www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/the-holy-grail-of-restoration/

 

 

John Liu is a filmmaker and an ecologist as well as Ecosystem Ambassador for the Commonland Foundation. As a journalist, ecological researcher and ecosystem ambassador John has traveled extensively throughout the world.  Many of John’s films and published works can be found at: https://knaw.academia.edu/JohnDLiu. John is the founder of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps movement: https://ecosystemrestorationcamps.org/ and an advisory board member of the UN Decade on Restoration https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/advisory-board