{"id":7273,"date":"2021-10-14T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/staging\/2435\/?post_type=event&p=7273"},"modified":"2021-10-14T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T16:24:38","slug":"making-land-work-for-good","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/staging\/2435\/event\/making-land-work-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Land Work For Good"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presented by the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University, a lecture by Molly Burhans (founder and director of GoodLands), moderated by Manan Ahmed (Department of History, Columbia University)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Today, technology and science allow us to measure and track the state of our environment. We now understand the extent of damage caused by human activity and the critical situation in which we find ourselves. Civilization’s continuation will be enabled not by our collective regression but by using our best technology, most advanced science, novel collaborations, and creativity to reframe our relationship with nature.<\/p>\n

We have everything we need. We just need to be more aware of what we have, be aware of its current impact, and understand its problems and possibilities. Once we understand that, we can fully realize our property’s powerful potential to shape the landscapes of our future\u2014and our power to choose whether we will use it to create the just, flourishing future all humanity deserves. We have a choice. Choose to #MakeLandWorkForGood.<\/p>\n

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Live transcription and ASL interpretation will be provided.<\/p>\n

This event is free and open to all.\u00a0RSVP here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Molly Burhans<\/strong>\u00a0is the founder of GoodLands, is a social enterprise that helps organizations use and manage their properties to restore ecosystems and increase the wellbeing of their communities. GoodLands\u2019 integrative model has been recognized by the United Nations as one the most innovative, feasible, and scalable approaches to ecosystem restoration. It uses cutting edge technology to integrate a community\u2019s needs and ideas with a foundational understanding of their property portfolio\u2019s current and potential impacts. Our solutions incorporate emerging research from public health, environmental sciences, and economics.<\/p>\n

This event is cosponsored by the Barnard Center for Research on Women, the Barnard Religion Department, and Columbia Religious Life.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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