Diversity: The basis of a system’s health and resilience

Diversity: The basis of a system’s health and resilience

If you were a farmer planting crops do you think it would make sense to plant all the same crops or to plant lots of different crops? Why? Well, let’s think about this. Before the Irish famine most of the people were heavily reliant on one crop: potatoes. So, what do...
What is deep ecology?

What is deep ecology?

Deep ecology is a way of looking at the world, a deep ‘ecological’ view, that sees the fundamental interdependence of all life. It sees that we humans are embedded in, and part of the natural world – a world we depend on for our existence. Fritjof Capra describes the...
Integration: The essence of health

Integration: The essence of health

How does a system thrive and flourish? What makes a system healthy? A folktale from the Philippines tells of a large family that lived in a large palm tree house. One day the different members of the family began to argue about who was the most important member. Soon...