The Future of Forests

Human communities have benefitted immensely from trees, but tree communities (i.e., forests) haven’t always fared so well in the bargain. What can we do differently to ensure a forested future?

resilience
Care for yourself.
Care for all living beings. 🌱
A major study of 1.8 million people shows vegetarian and vegan diets significantly reduces risk of several types of cancer.
Health, compassion, and sustainability are not separate goals.
They are one integrated way of living.
#Neohumanism #Prout #CompassionInAction #PlantBased #HealthAndEthics
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/27/vegetarians-have-substantially-lower-risk-of-five-types-of-cancer?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Vegetarians have ‘substantially lower risk’ of five types of cancer

Study shows lower risk for multiple myeloma as well as pancreatic, prostate, breast and kidney cancers

The Guardian
New issue now out! Neohumanism provides the philosophical foundation for economic democracy. https://theneohumanist.com/ #neohumanism #economia #humanity #ecology
Microplastics have been found in 83% of tap water samples globally and in popular seafood like oysters, shrimp and lobsters. The impact on human health is still being researched, but possibilities include cancer, reproductive issues and neurological problems. Reduce plastic use.
Advocate for legislation limiting plastic production. #microplastics #environment #Neohumanism
Solutions rooted in education and love for all creatures. Caravana Canina in Mexico.
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/how-caravana-canina-helps-mexicos-strays/ #Neohumanism #animalwelfare #Mexico #dogs
As with Earth Day, every day should be a day of celebrating biological diversity. The loss of species due to loss of habitat and climate change should be of concern to all. #biology #diversity #earth #neohumanism
Prout believes in the values of neohumanism - extending love and respect to all creation. This is the exact opposite of the values of the newly elected US president. #USAElection2024 #Trump #democracy #neohumanism https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/6/carol_anderson_michele_goodwin_2024_trump
“The Confederacy Won”: Why Donald Trump’s Reelection Is a Win for White Supremacy, Xenophobia & Hate

Donald Trump has been reelected president of the United States. Ahead of Kamala Harris’s expected concession speech, we speak to professors Carol Anderson and Michele Goodwin to discuss Harris’s historic campaign — and historic loss. “The Confederacy won,” says Anderson, a professor of African American studies at Emory University. “It paints a picture of what Americans are willing to embrace,” says Goodwin, a professor of constitutional law at Georgetown and an expert on healthcare law, who warns of the public health dangers of a second Trump administration and discusses the election’s implications for reproductive rights.

Democracy Now!
Around the world, native peoples have been oppressed and exterminated. Neohumanism calls for the recognition of one human society, in which all people are supported and celebrated. #Native #socialjustice #Neohumanism @yesmagazine https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/truth/2024/09/04/truth-and-reckoning
Truth and Reckoning

Recognizing the generational harm caused by Native “boarding schools” is just the beginning. True healing must center the Indigenous ways of being that these genocidal institutions tried to extinguish.

YES! Magazine
The more we learn about animals and their consciousness, the more our responsibility to treat them and the entire natural world with care grows. #animals #AnimalRights #neohumanism https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-push-paradigm-animal-consciousness-151744245.html
Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient

Far more animals than previously thought likely have consciousness, top scientists say in a new declaration — including fish, lobsters and octopus. Recent...

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