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Living with the Land Communities Restoring the Earth Meyer, Christine; Moosang, Faith Publisher:  New Society Publishers/New Catalyst Bioregional Series, Canada Year Published:  1992   Pages:  131pp   Price:  $9.95   ISBN:  1-55092-193-2 Resource Type:  Book A collection of stories from grassroots communities about the benefits of ecological living. Abstract:  A collection of stories from grassroots communities about the benefits of their way of living. They use their resources in a way that is sustainable both ecologically and economically. There are 18 success stories from communities all over the world from people who are satisfied with their relationship with nature. The goal is to avoid environmental crises, decrease pollution and renew resources without using them up. The book is divided into four parts: Folks in the Forest, Folks Planting Seeds, Folks in the Fields and Folks in Cities and Towns. Each section provides several specific examples and first-hand accounts from the groups who live with the land, not off it. They call it bottom-up development, where instead of assuming that development is part of economic growth, communities have control over how they use the land and water, and thus base their development on a good relationship with nature. This is a project of the British Columbia Environment and Development Working Group that seeks to re-ignite the hope that the Earth can still be restored and the damage caused by top-down development repaired. The sections of the book were written from people around the world who have been part of grassroots communities and report many benefits. [Abstract by Mia Manns] Topics Aboriginal People Argentina Brazil British Columbia Central America Clearcut Logging Communities Development Ecology Economic Alternatives Ecuador Environment Environmental Impacts Environmental Protection Environmental Responsibility Forest Ecology Gardening/Ecological Programs Honduras Horses Indigenous Peoples Indonesia Land Rights Land Stewardship Latin America Local Self-Reliance Logging Mexico Native Peoples Nicaragua Nigeria Organic Agriculture/Food Organic Farming Patents/Patenting Philippines Plant Breeders Rights Religion Seeds South America Sustainability Sustainable Communities Sustainable Forestry Thailand Vancouver, B.C.

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