This website has introduced a process to discover and present objectives, focusing on the public sector agencies, and also on climate, biodiversity, and agriculture in particular. It asserts that only a comprehensive, all-sector approach can succeed – the solutions must be considered together. And to some extent, the process must happen at all scales, fromContinue reading “Appendix 3: Sustainable Ecosystems”
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Appendix 2 The Interview Process 
Talking to government — Understanding an ORG This section will explain some of the characteristics of public sector orgs, and in many ways will also apply to corporations, Non-Profits, and other types of organizations. The purpose is to show some of the groundwork that will help to gain access to personnel who may help answerContinue reading “Appendix 2 The Interview Process ”
Appendix 1 – Mobilization
The process of Mobilization I moved this tedious sounding text to an appendix, for those who might be interested in how systems can get better coordinated, and don’t mind the bureaucratic details. Mobilization is related to the currently popular (Google, Amazon, Uber….) concept called OKR, for Objectives and Key Results. In that respect, it isContinue reading “Appendix 1 – Mobilization”
Chapter 8 — The Time Frame
Major changes can happen quickly, if intelligent choices are formulated under a collective decision-making process. This is the message constructed in previous chapters of this website. It has also suggested that the focus should be on agriculture, due to the immense scale of the overall food system, but also because the AG sector is wellContinue reading “Chapter 8 — The Time Frame”
Chapter 7 – The Numbers
How fast can things change? The previous section described some of the major changes that could take place as conventional agronomic crops shift to more sustainable and regenerative practices. But this conversion is only one part of the picture. Other rural land uses that could convert towards sustainable methods include: pasture and dairy; forestry –Continue reading “Chapter 7 – The Numbers”
Chapter 6 – The changes
Switching from Conventional to Sustainable Agriculture appears to be undergoing a serious transformation – a new paradigm, sometimes called ‘Regenerative Agriculture’, or ‘Agro-ecology’, is turning conventional (aka: ‘industrial’) agriculture upside down. At the same time, the Green New thinking and Climate Change are rapidly reaching a crescendo in public awareness. But few people are awareContinue reading “Chapter 6 – The changes”
Chapter 5 – The Environment
Climate Change and Ecosystems: A Collective Approach for a Global Crisis Climate Change is widely perceived as Global Concern #1. But it is only important due to the impacts that it causes. Of these, the apocalyptic loss of biodiversity must be Impact #1. These are massive and complex problems, that will require holistic and collectiveContinue reading “Chapter 5 – The Environment”
Chapter 4 – How to do it
What would it be like if every agency’s basic objectives were transparent, and could all be accessed in one place, online? Many organizations already have such a system in place internally, with very good results (ie Google, Amazon). Could it be applied and accessed externally as well? Could there be such a database of objectivesContinue reading “Chapter 4 – How to do it”
Chapter 3 – Re-alignment
GRAP Basics 2022: Even before Ukraine, there was a widespread consensus that our challenges need to be faced with a new clarity, urgency and collaboration – clearly, the current rate of progress is too slow. There appears to be a very wide gap between policies, plans and implementation. This paper takes a quick look atContinue reading “Chapter 3 – Re-alignment”
Chapter 2 – All In
Closing the Implementation Gap by facilitating collaboration Why is it easy to make world-order-changing responses to a military event, but impossible to stop burning down tropical forests or poisoning ecosystems? Sometimes the power of the ‘Status Quo’ is amazing. What does it take to get a reaction? One might advocate for an exciting new methodology,Continue reading “Chapter 2 – All In “
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