13 videos tagged cooperation
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James Leape
Can global agreements and governance work?
Many new global governance bodies, for example the UN or World Bank, have been developed over the past decades. However, as the world community begins to face challenges on a truly…
Recorded: 23 January 2008
Hans-Peter Dürr
Are humans essentially good?
Dr Hans-Peter Dürr believes that humans are essentially good and desire world peace. Mankind needs the background security that peace provides to offset the inevitable insecurities…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Karl-Henrik Robèrt
How does the Natural Step approach work? (Part 1)
Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt says The Natural Step provides an overarching framework for achieving sustainability – one that encompasses other leading concepts such as ecological…
Recorded: 21 April 2006
Karl-Henrik Robèrt
How does the Natural Step approach work? (Part 2)
Karl-Henrik Robèrt’s greatest concern is what he calls ‘social unsustainability.’ He observes that there has been a steady erosion of trust between cultures,…
Recorded: 21 April 2006
Richard Heinberg
how can humanity best cope with increasing oil scarcity? (Part 2)
Given its finite nature, oil has rapidly become a vital strategic resource. Wars have already been fought over it and we are likely to see more as the years pass. Conflict over…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Julia Butterfly Hill
How can we make sustainability mainstream?
Campaigner and environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill reflects on the concept of sustainability and what it will take to make it mainstream. She talks about the power of individual…
Recorded: 22 April 2005
John Cavanagh
What does it mean to be a consumer?
John Cavanagh highlights the power that individuals possess as consumers, workers, investors and citizens by the choices that they make. He points to the success of the fair trade…
Recorded: 13 April 2005
Tony Juniper
What might a sustainable society look like?
Tony Juniper talks about the relentless pursuit of economic growth at any cost. He then suggests ways in which new economic paradigms and new kinds of globalization can help meet…
Recorded: 8 December 2004
Lynne Franks
What is the role of women in the 21st Century?
Lynne Franks discusses the role of women in society and in the workplace. Women, she says, often have to adapt to a masculine work environment. The result is that many leave their…
Recorded: 2 October 2004
Elisabet Sahtouris
Should spirituality and science be unified? (part 1)
In this two-part series Dr. Sahtouris talks about reuniting spirituality with science in order to form a new world view – a world view that shows how humanity is still evolving…
Recorded: 1 September 2003
Elisabet Sahtouris
Should spirituality and science be unified? (part 2)
In this two-part series Dr. Sahtouris talks about reuniting spirituality with science in order to form a new world view – a world view that shows how humanity is still evolving…
Recorded: 1 September 2003
Mark Halle
How do environmental problems affect global security?
Halle talks about how environmental decline represents the most pressing security threat to all nations, North and South. He warns that if governments around the world do not act…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
Wally N'Dow
What would sustainable communities look like?
Speaking at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002, Dr N’Dow talks about the need to reduce the ecological footprint of the world’s cities.…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
