#ForestResilience – Jacko Scholten

Resilience in Climate Change

What is Resilience? It is the basic capacity of any system to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties. I have a special interest in how resilience is shaped and influenced in humans, society, and ecological systems. Since resilience is essential for survival, wellbeing and prosperity in the presence of an ever changing environment, IContinue reading “Resilience in Climate Change”

Let the Forest Grow Old! – Restoring Biodiversity in Lithuania

I am raising funds to buy forest land in Lithuania, protect it from clear-cutting, and restore damaged forests so biodiversity can return and ecosystems can grow resilient again. Lithuania’s forests are alive — but many are treated as short-term resources instead of living ecosystems.Clear-cutting, monoculture forestry, and premature harvesting destroy the complex relationships between trees,Continue reading “Let the Forest Grow Old! – Restoring Biodiversity in Lithuania”