Dear eco-loggers,
isn't it amazing how we pile up more and more
knowledge with more and more studies, and still,
change is so slow that it becomes less and less
likely that we will manage to turn in time before
major tipping points in the earth's system have
been transgressed. We need a Great Transition
towards a sustainable society
(<http://www.wbgu.de/en/flagship-reports/fr-2011-a-social-contract/>http://www.wbgu.de/en/flagship-reports/fr-2011-a-social-contract/).
But it is incredibly hard to motivate people to
change, especially older people that are used to
a certain way of life. Therefore, I believe one
of the most effective areas where change is
possible are young people who are not yet stuck
in a certain way of life and who are open and curious of change.
To help move this change forward I have started
my own little enterprise
(<http://www.fakt-wissen.de>www.fakt-wissen.de)
to develop programs that help students and
teachers truly understand the methods and results
of ornithology, ecology and climate science.
Of course, that idea is nothing new; but there
are still way too few of us out there to help
people truly understand the issues at hand.
Because there ARE people out there trying to do
the same thing as I, I'd love to connect with YOU.
Please become part of the facebook group FAKT and
share your ideas about science communication,
develop new programs, establish a collaborative
transcontinental research project on science
communication, find ways to truly engage people,
and become even more part of making this world a better place.
See you there, and thanks for your interest,
Maiken
--
In the end, we conserve only what we love. We
will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.
Dr. Maiken Winter
Eichbergstr. 2
82396 Pähl
08808-921632
<http://www.fakt-wissen.de>www.fakt-wissen.de
