About Us
Thank you for
your interest.
We are a mixed
group of land custodians and scientific observers who have banded together to
resist the ongoing disease of
carelessly imposed environmental man
Why “Our Land” ?
Isn’t that a bit presumptuous?
Not at all - we
as countries and communities don’t have an option but to work with and rely on “custodians” . The options put forward by some ill-informed people who
would “ leave it all to nature “ are impractical and
unworkable . The
While we
clearly recognize that not one of us actually “own the land “and its many associated
natural resources, the essential role of custodianship is being undermined by a
lot of careless talk . It is impractical and unrealistic to assume land does
not need custodians . This is the mistake many are
making in their rush to try and change areas where we still should change land
use in the long term .
We accept that
some land use changes are required and that big picture sustainability must rule . However, we disagree with the way this process is
being man
We assert , as a starting point, that cutting edge conservation
requires careful surgery . Effective surgery implies skill in cutting and context . A lot of conservation cutting is being done with minimal
skill that hurts rather than helps and heals . Custodians don’t do everything right ,so the
community needs someone to work with them ( the question is who and how) We reject the quick fix approach of many which
assumes a government officer ,or his paper policy ,can best replace a custodian
or those who can administer justice on our beh
Join in the
discussion and bookmark the websites :
http://ourland.blogspot.com
Consider
Talking
to others about what shade of green you are, and where you want the country to be
in ten years.
Support
your leaders to train and keep environmental health practitioners
in the bush .
Help
them, and you ,find ways to stay out of
court http://esda.blogspot.com
Learn
more about your own backyard about
injustice and indifference and its costs see http://nimbyism.blogspot.com
Learn
why natural disasters happen and what You can do to
help others avoid them Forest&Fire
see FIRE comments in media releases.
Be
cautious about persons seeking to rule others backyards , more on this story coming Sheepish behaviour
Use
our petitions and letters
Revisit
this site soon ( we are
still struggling to talk as well as
write )
Join
the blog groups
Cutting Edge
Conservation , Nimbyism , ABCreporting
(daily) ,
Let
us know what you are doing for the big picture discussion
Tell
us about sites organizations and other LINKS
Our Land and
Subs (eg Our Parks) are “grassroots” movements . We believe , despite
the quick fix hype in so many info areas ,that the silent majority can do
something when things are out of control
and the balance is wrong for the long term .
We fully
support democratic process, but we don’t expect governments and business to do
everything: Together is the theme.
We believe in
the power of the word
and the power of people who study and otherwise have their feet
on the ground . We believe, therefore, in the practical and reliable
sustainability for our world that comes out of the process of listening,
thinking, reacting , reflecting , reversing ,
learning, repenting, and respecting
before acting. This is what natural
system elements do
well - respond to each other .
We are
hopefully willing to see both sides .We remain positive about the future
believing that man’s capacity for evil makes democracy necessary, while man’s capacity
for good makes democracy , sound growth and response possible .
Our Land ©Ourland 2003
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