Archive for November, 2009
Date: November 25th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | Comments (1) | Tags Agrarian Economy, Bioregional economy, Chesapeake Bay Economy, ecological economy, Principles of a Bioregional Economy, sustainable economy, Vision of a Bioregional Economy, Wisdom for a Bioregional Economy
In this special Thanksgiving broadcast, Dr. Ellen Davis, the Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School, discusses the principles of an agrarian, or ecological economy, as seen by biblical writers of the Old Testament. The approximately hour-long interview also discusses biological diversity, the economics of [...]
Date: November 18th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (0) | Tags Agriculture and Culture, Agriculture and Place, Christian Theology and Agriculture, Dr. Ellen Davis, Ecology and Agriculture
Just before Thanksgiving, Conserv will air an Interview with Dr. Ellen Davis, Author of the new book Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of The Bible. This book examines the theology and ethics of land use, and explores the biblical writers’ pervasive concern for the care of arable land. She creates a conversation between [...]
Date: November 14th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (0) | Tags Albemarle County Economic Development, Bioregional Markets to Restore the Chesapeake Bay, Bioregionalism, Business Development for the Chesapeake, Business Development for the Chesapeake Bay, Caroline County Economic Development, Chesapeake Bay Economic Development, Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Culpeper Economic Development, Economic Development Chesapeake Bay, Economic Development Rappahannock River, Economic Development to Restore the Chesapeake Bay, Essex County Economic Development, Fauquier County Economic Development, Fredericksburg Economic Development, King George County Economic Development, Lancaster County Economic Development, Madison County Economic Development, Middlesex County Economic Development, Montross Economic Development, Northern Neck Economic Development, Northumberland County Economic Development, Orange County Economic Development, Rappahannock County Economic Development, Rappahannock Exchange, Rappahannock River Basin Commission, Rappahannock River Economic Development, Rappahannock River Restoration, Rappahannock Symposium 2009, Sperryville Economic Development, Spotsylvania Economic Development, Stafford County Economic Development, Sustainable Development Chesapeake Bay, Sustainable Economic Development for Watermen, Tappahannock Economic Development, Virginia Ecosystem Services, Warrenton Economic Development, Westmoreland County Economic Development
In this 40 minute lively interview, Rappahannock River Basin Commission Coordinator Eldon James discusses the Commission’s new initiative to use an economic development platform to restore the Rappahannock River and the Chesapeake Bay with Conserv Executive Director Michael Collins. Details about the agenda for the December 9 Symposium, Incentivizing Restoration through a Chesapeake Bay Economy, [...]
Date: November 12th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (0) | Tags Chespeake Bay Economic Development, Rappahannock Exchange, Rappahannock River Basin Commission Podcast, Rappahannock River Basin Economic Development, Rappahannock River Basin Symposium 2009, Virginia Ecosystem Services
The upcoming economic development symposium, Incentivizing Restoration through a Chesapeake Bay Economy, is generating tremendous interest. Conserv will broadcast an interview with Rappahannock River Basin Commission staff member Eldon James on Saturday, November 14, on the symposium, the Rappahannock Exhange, and issues related to the notion of using economic development to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
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Date: November 10th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | Comments (0) | Tags Bioregional economy Virginia, Business and sustainability, Business Executives and Sustainability, Chesapeake Bay Economic Development, Chesapeake Bay Economy, Conservation economy, Economic Development to Restore the Bay, Ecosystem Services, Pillars of Bioregional Economy, Rappahannock Exchange, Rappahannock River Basin Economic Development, Social Capital and Sustainability, Sustainability watershed resilience, Systems approach sustainability
I’m amazed at the sustainability zeitgeist of our times. Thanks to Joe Starinchak for passing along some great journal articles….
From David J. Brunckhorst at the UNESCO Centre for Bioregional Resource Management in Australia….Institutions to Sustain Ecological and Social Systems, an older article (2002) that gets at the need for bioregional thinking. The article however is [...]
Date: November 9th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (2) | Tags Bioregional economy, Chesapeake Bay Economy, Chesapeake Bay TMDL, ecological economy, Rappahannock Exchange, Rappahannock River Basin Commission, Rappahannock River Water Quality, Virginia Ecosytem Services
The Steering Committee of the Rappahannock River Basin Commission’s 2009 Symposium has finalized the agenda for the December 9 event:
Incentivizing Restoration through a Chesapeake Bay Economy
A Symposium Hosted by the
Rappahannock River Basin Commission (RRBC)
December 9, 2009
University of Mary Washington
Stafford Campus, 121 University Boulevard, Fredericksburg, 22406
This groundbreaking economic development-environmental policy conference will begin with a series [...]
Date: November 2nd, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (0) | Tags Business-friendly approach to Environmental Policy, Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Conserv Bioregional Markets, Ecosystem Services, Incentivize Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Rappahannock Exchange, Rappahannock River Restoration, Rapphannock River Basin Commission, Synergize Government and Commerce, Virginia Bioregional Marketplace
Conserv, working with the Rappahannock River Basin Commission, The Virginia Department of Forestry, and Members of the Commission Non-point Source Workgroup, have completed a Prospectus of the proposed Rappahannock Exchange. The Cover Page and Table of Contents of the Exchange are provided below:
The Rappahannock Exchange
A Bioregional Marketplace to restore the Rappahannock River and [...]
Date: November 2nd, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (0) | Tags Chesapeake Bay Economy, Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Chesapeake Bay TMDL, Rappahannock Exchange, Rappahannock River Basin Commission, Rappahannock River Restoration, Virginia Bioregional Marketplace, Virginia Ecosystem Services, Virginia Watershed Restoration
Imagine a day in the not too distant future when the government and private sector work in concert to achieve Chesapeake Bay restoration. Imagine watershed-based marketplaces found in every major river basin transacting products and services, every one of which, contributes to bringing the Bay back to life. Imagine communities, businesses, and landowners interacting [...]