Mana Mushrooms

Carbon Sequestration turns out to be a sticky wicket whose solution is more complicated than just planting a tree. To any Frijtof Capra fans out there, and others familiar with concept of the web of life, a series of feedback loops that connect us to our environment and to each other, this will come as little surprise.

The overwhelming body of evidence from the global scientific community makes for a convincing argument that climate change is a clear and present danger to humankind. And so we find ourselves again, at the crossroads of crisis and opportunity.

All the more reason, then, to be careful abut the measures we take to 'fix' (no pun intended) the problems we've created for ourselves. Appropriately selected species of fungi have been proven to improve survival rates in large-scale reforestation projects such as Las Gaviotas, in Colombia. Such opportunities for Fungi to play a part in restoring and improving ecosystems are attractive opportunities at face value.

Experience at Bioneers revealed interesting people doing good work in rainwater harvesting, from impermeable surfaces like rooftops and roads as well as from man-made features, designed to slow the flow of water away from a given site.

Bottom-line: it seems that solutions to climate change and its symptoms will be combinations of efforts and hopefully thoughtful ones which take systems thinking and design into account.

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