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Integral Ecology News & Events

	JITP Issue on Climate Change Published The Journal of Integral Theory and Practice recently published part one of a double issue devoted entirely to integral discourse on climate change. Topics covered in part one: The politicization of climate science Whether wealthy nations should shoulder the burden of curtailing emissions How/whether to more broadly implement cap-and-trade systems The role of NGOs, journalists, and ordinary citizens in the debate Policy setting and the IPCC How to balance the needs of developing nations with CO2 mitigation efforts Behavior change strategies The role of research literature in setting policy World governance The issue or a subscription to the journal can be purchased through Integral Life store. Check out the JITP website for more information.
	Day-Long Integral Ecology Workshop: Healing, Transformation and Integral Ecology: Goethe, Bach and the Unity of Nature Dr. Joel Kreisberg is offering a day-long workshop on Thursday July 29th, 2010 as pre-conference workshop for the Integral Theory Conference (ITC). Healing, Transformation and Integral Ecology is a one day workshop offering integral methodologies that explore experiences of healing, plant ecology, and cultural transformation, in a learning container for self and others. Partly held in Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley Hills, transformative aspects of nature will be encouraged through perceptual inquiries initiated by Goethe, offering glimpses of the workings of an Eco-Sage as he deepened our potential for nature mysticism. Didactic studies will examine the historical development of Goethe's phenomenological science and Bach's Flower Essence Therapy as they pertain to the experience of nature and healing the ecological self. For more information on ITC pre-conference workshops, click here. To register, click here. Dr. Joel Kreisberg, DC, MA is the Founder and Executive Director of the Teleosis Institute, an institution dedicated to reducing healthcare's footprint while broadening its ecological vision. Author of An Integral Ecology of Sudden Oak Death, Joel teaches in the School of Holistic Studies at John F. Kennedy University
	Integral Ecology and Education Seminar Next Step Integral has announced an exciting Northern California seminar for the Summer, 2010. From August 3-8 at the Mount Madonna Retreat Center, they are offering, "for the very first time, two simultaneous and interwoven integral seminars - one focusing on integral education, and one exploring integral ecology and sustainability. Integral Education and Integral Ecology/Sustainability are two fields, propelled by people who seek to push the envelope of what these important areas of engagement have to offer. This two-strand seminar will provide an inspiring environment to meet with colleagues and to network with a growing community that clearly understands that addressing a more complete spectrum of personal, cultural, and systemic realities at play in the universe is one of the most powerful ways to begin creating the changes we hope to see in the world." For more information please visit http://nextstepintegral.org/ or click here to register.
	Michael Zimmerman to Deliver Keynote on Climate Change in Germany In Berlin, on June 28, 2010 Michael E. Zimmerman will be giving a keynote address about climate change as seen from an Integral perspective. The address will be part of a conference organized by Integral Forum (Integrales Forum), which is one of the leading German organizations promoting Integral Theory and practice. For further information, see the Integral Forum website here.
	Integral Ecology Paperback Edition Published In the Spring of 2009 - after 10 years of research and writing - Sean Esbjörn-Hargens and Michael Zimmerman published the the seminal text Integral Ecology: Uniting Mulitple Perspectives on the Natural World. Weighing in at over 800-pages it is a comprehensive overview to the field of Integral Ecology. The book has been well received and is now available in paperback edition. See the Explore tab for more information on the book and activities related to it.
	Integral Sustainability in Nigeria Recently, members of Integral Institute’s Integral Without Borders received a $500,000 grant to get involved in Integral Sustainability in Nigeria. One Sky and Drishti- two Canadian NGOs - are working together to develop an integrally based leadership program to train 30 Nigerians in effective action.