Wisdom/Education

There is both wisdom and foolishness on our present planet. On our future planet, will we be wiser?

"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it" - George Santayana

In 1992, over 1,500 scientists signed a Warning to Humanity. 17 years later, it is clear that humans have not used this wisdom. Are humans wise enough to use it during the next 17 years?

This warning included a majority of the Nobel laureates in the sciences. 69 nations from all parts of Earth were represented, including each of the 12 most populous nations and 19 of the largest economic powers.

They said "human beings and the natural world are on a collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damage on the environment and on critical resources. If not checked, many of our current practices put at serious risk the future that we wish for human society and the plant and animal kingdoms, and may so alter the living world that it will be unable to sustain life in the manner that we know. Fundamental changes are urgent if we are to avoid the collision our present course will bring about."

View the World Scientists' Warning to Humanity

"There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking" - Alfred Korzybski

Reports: 
Evidence of Impact of Sustainable Schools; Department, Children, Schools and Families Evidence of the impact of sustainable schools is supported by growing research, policy, and practitioner literature, in the main from the UK but also internationally. Multiple sources of evidence now show that being a sustainable school raises standards and enhances well-being.

Earth Survey Report: Executive Summary by Peter Forrest CEO, The Holistic Education Foundation Co. Ltd. http://www.tgl.tv/
Earth Survey Report