Mother Earth Research Articles

What is Mother Earth?

A rich appreciation of Mother Earth—in the entwined contexts of Native American, Australian Aboriginal, Western intellectual, and contemporary ecological movements—is accomplished in this paper using new perspectives and strategies: Mother Earth as name, meme, and conspiracy. This approach is developed and illustrated to offer insight into the dynamics of identity formation of individual cultures, amalgams of cultures, academic approaches, and ecological movements that span the globe, always occurring in the context of threatening, yet creative, encounters. Projecting beyond the Mother Earth example, the paper proposes a vision of the academic study of cultures and religions that focuses on gesture and repetition demonstrating that conditions of coherence, in the presence of the constant threat of incoherence, may be more valuable than discerning meaning.

‘Mother Earth’ is an Ancient Meme in the Global North

‘Mother Earth’ is an Ancient Meme in the Global North

Mother Earth, Cultural Authenticity, and Canadian Law

Mother Earth, Cultural Authenticity, and Canadian Law

Comments on Responses to ‘What is Mother Earth?’

Comments on Responses to ‘What is Mother Earth?’

Response to Sam Gill’s Article ‘What is Mother Earth? A Name, A Meme, A Conspiracy’

Response to Sam Gill’s Article ‘What is Mother Earth? A Name, A Meme, A Conspiracy’

Review on Design and Development of Eco-Friendly Road Sweeper Machine

This project is related to design and development of most effective machine that is manually operated mechanical pollution free road cleaner. The Road cleaner is used to keep our mother earth clean. So that we feel fresh while walking on streets. Generally, in era of modern technology, different devices such as electric motors, diesel engines and robots are being used to clean floor, road. These methods make much pollution, maintenance and very tough to carry out. The main objective of this paper is to spread this idea of our prototype road cleaner to each one which aims to. Hence, the present work is aimed to design and develop a manually operated road cleaning machine which is eco-friendly, cost effective, portable and less maintenance. Cleaning has become a basic need for all human beings and it is unavoidable in our daily routine process. The conventional floor/road cleaning machine is most widely used in railway stations, airports, hospitals, Bus stands, colleges etc. also this machine needs electrical energy for its operation. It is not user friendly as well as ecofriendly. In summer time there is power crisis and most of the floor/roads cleaning machines are not used effectively due to this problem particularly. In our project we are using easily available materials with low cost. It is the better alternative for conventional machine. Hence this project is very useful in our day to day life. Keywords: eco-friendly, floor clean, sweeper roller, effortless, manually operated, eco-friendly, human powered etc.

The Disproportionate Effect of Climate Change on Women

While many hormonal or socio-economic factors impact woman’s health, there is a new addition of “Climate Change”, which is adding this list of threats to her overall wellbeing. Surprisingly, women are disproportionately affected by this “already existed” but newly talked about “environmental change”. While numerous scientific studies and observations from around the world have already provided enough evidence of the mother earth changing climate, primarily due to human activities; it is thought-provoking to see the dimension of its negative effect in human’s life.

Climate Change in the Context of World Christianity: Listening to African Voices

Although the planet is inhabited by diverse species, the one that generates the greatest amount of environmental degradation is the human species. For many decades, this has continued unabated until we are getting to tipping points in so far as the dangers of climate change are being experienced. This is contrary to the creation mandate where humans are given the responsibility of stewardship of the universe. Many conversations have been held on what can be done to reverse the trend of earth degradation and its various effects. This paper presents the voice of the discipline of World Christianity in the ongoing discourse. By use of predominantly Kenyan examples, the paper employs the African category of ubuntu and a decolonial perspective to retrieve submerged voices to aid the practice of African Christianity in the efforts to hold humanity accountable for the preservation of the earth. Towards this end, this paper decolonises hegemonic discourse on climate change mitigation by introducing African Christian perspectives and placing them at the centre of climate change discourse. It therefore in a representative way presents Kenyan voices in five categories that also show the effects of climate change in a continent that may arguably be seen as not yet in the state of experiencing the effects of climate change. Ultimately, the paper presents some theological proposals of ways in which the African church can add its voice toward saving our common home – Mother Earth.

Unlawful acts against the rights of nature and environmental impact

The evolution of mankind, driven by developments in society, science, and technology, has had a significant impact on Mother Earth or nature, resulting in serious effects on the environment, ecosystems, and biodiversity. This research critically analyses illicit acts that violate the rights of nature and assesses their environmental impact. To achieve this, we employed an approach that incorporates inductive, dogmatic, historical-logical, and descriptive legal methods through a non-experimental design. The research results show a concerning lack of respect for the rights of nature in Ecuador. Furthermore, the inadequate control of illegal acts, including the endorsement of deforestation and the illegal and irresponsible extraction of natural resources, are causing a substantial negative impact on the environment, ecosystems, flora, and fauna.

Freedom Fighters: An Ecowomanist Reading of the Female Figures in Moses's Life

Abstract: This article underscores how intersectional female collaboration—across ethnicity, age, gender, and class—is supported by the forces of Mother Earth. It posits that the female collective in the book of Exodus both resists the oppressive Pharaonic regime and violence enacted by the deity. It also illuminates that girls and women offer effective models for addressing systemic violence against marginalized and vulnerable people through collective action and wisdom, which shift physical, social, economic, and political realities, enabling life and justice to thrive over killing and oppression.

Her Parasites: A poetic ecospiritual perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and nature's intelligence

In this transdisciplinary perspective, I present my initial ecospiritual thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic in a poem, titled Her Parasites. I identify with other thinkers – both those in science and not – who articulated ecophilosophical musings about the pandemic in various ways, some of whom were met with mockery and censure. In the hope that it will inspire openness and a sense of curiosity, I draw on metaphysical insights from Vedic treatises and the literature on environmental decline, zoonotic epidemiology, health science, animal agriculture, animal ethics, and animal sentience to explain my poem’s philosophical and ecological framework. I focus on the scientific knowledge of epidemics caused by viruses that transcend species boundaries, why cross-species hopping occurs, and the nature (and incredible intelligence) of such viruses. I invite readers to consider ancient Vedic principles that articulate the rationale for living harmoniously with other sentient beings and entities. Considering the unseen metaphysical association between the pandemic and animal cruelty explained through the Vedic laws of Karmā, I present the possibility that one of the lessons Mother Earth might have wanted the Homo sapiens species to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic is its need to alter its diet. I end with a discussion on the possibility and value of this change. The downplaying or denial of animal sentience (strategies to overcome the psychological discomfort of incongruence between loving animals and eating them, as described in social psychology), is a barrier to this change. However, observed through a Vedic lens, this cognitive dissonance suggests that the Homo sapiens species is innately humane, the realisation of which might hold the key to this dietary change.

A concert by Theresa “Bear” Fox

Theresa “Bear” Fox is a prolific singer and songwriter from the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne. During this concert, she will present songs from her eight CD albums highlighting Akwesasne culture. The ancestral land of the Akwesasne community of about 12,000 people spreads across both banks of the St. Lawrence River and intersects Quebec, Ontario, and New York State. Bear Fox's music is deeply rooted in her living indigenous tradition. Following Akwesasne culture, Bear Fox's songs often have a specific function. Some songs are healing songs, and others are provided as gifts to family members. Bear Fox writes her lyrics in both Mohawk language and English, which will give the audience the opportunity to listen to the authentic sound of the Akwesasne music tradition and directly experience the meaning of words in the larger context of Native American songs. During the concert, Bear Fox will explain how each song has a story that is grown from a planted seed. Songs are often written to honor Mother Earth, mothers, water, wind, Grandmother Moon, and our newborns. Bear Fox believes in the positive message that can come from songs, which is a central part of the Mohawk culture.

NATURE CONSCIOUSNESS AND REPRESENTATION OF FOREST IN BENGALI LITERATURE

Industrial development along with growing anthropogenic activities have been posing a grave challenge against the very existence of mother earth and human civilization in the current decade. The greed of man for better and better living are costing dearly in terms of vanishing natural wealth. It is not a matter of concern only for the scientists and environmental activists for envisaging proper action plan to protect our nature, but sensible minds in the field of art and culture have also expressed great care for nature and prudence that would be the source of abiding inspiration for the future generations. The Bengali literature is a treasure trove of wonderful portrayal of the natural world and the richness of forest in our country. Strating from Rabindranath, Bibhutibhushan, Manik Bandyopadhyay to Buddhadeb Guha, Sunil Gangopadhyay, we find profound consciousness for natural world and the theme of forest depicted as the principal elements in their creative arc. The present article delves deep into the history of Bengali Literature to explore the unfettered bondage of those masterminds with nature and its impact on human relation.

Sakta Cult through Art and Literature in Tamil Country

In the Sakta conception, the Mother Goddess is represented as Adisakti, the primordial energy, and the Supreme Being to who even the great gods like Brahma, Vishnu and Siva owe their origin, survival and destruction. This cosmic conception of the Mother Goddess is nothing but a development of the idea of a Mother deity who is supposed to represent the forces that stimulate the generative powers of nature. And again, the conception of a mother deity as the source of universal fecundity is also a development of an empiric notion which personifies the Mother Earth, the upholder of the human, animal and vegetable life which rests on her surface, into a benign goddess who is supposed to look over everything of this phenomenal world with motherly care and affection. Tamil society in the pre-modern period reveals interesting insights into the cult of Sakta and its historical information through an interrogation of the rich literary, inscriptional, art and architectural evidences.

From Textile Waste to Fashion: A Study on Reusing Textile Waste for Promoting Sustainable Fashion for its Prospects

Abstract: This research paper explores the imperative shift towards eco-friendly waste fabric management, emphasizing sustainable and recycle as key elements in environmental impacts. This survey investigates the perspectives of tailors and youngsters regarding sustainable practices in textile industry. By collecting responses from a diverse group of tailors and youngsters the study aims to understand their adoption and challenges related to eco-friendly materials, recycling methods, and sustainable techniques. The main purpose of this investigation was to promote awareness regarding sustainability and reuse of textile waste. During this study, the primary research from the tailors was done at (T- Nagar Tailors Street in Chennai) and youngsters were collected with the help of written questionnaire as well as personal interviews at Saveetha College of Architecture and Design in Chennai. This paper emphasizes more on eco-friendly environment and less wastage of textile fabric. Altogether of 20 respondents as youngsters and tailors were taken and their responses in terms of questionnaire and personal interviews were noted. This paper aims to contribute to eco-friendlier and more circular zero waste fashion industry addressing both environmental concerns and fostering a more sustainable future and know about the things that can possibly be reused and what they are making and understand the youngster’s perception about reusing waste & promoting the use of eco-friendly materials and encouraging consumers to adopt a more mindful approach to fabric consumption. By identifying the areas for improvement and reusing textile waste materials we not only can help the fashion industry but also our mother earth for future prospects.

Insurgent Practices of Restoring the Commons: Cases from Bolivia

This article offers a problematisation of the concept of the commons through an analysis of Indigenous ways of theoretically and practically expressing a communal way of relating to the environment. The article focuses on the political and social implications of conceptualising a pluralised idea of the commons through practices of restoration. It contends that, to go beyond singularised and romanticised definitions, the commons are better understood as a clash of different temporalities which ends up displaying plural forms of alternative communal ownership. It does so by proposing a de-romanticised notion of restoration through the analysis of two events that occurred in Bolivia between 1999 and 2010. It maintains that claims to restore harmony with Mother Earth, far from turning to a romanticised lost past, display the possibility to reconfigure traditional forms of communal ownership within the contingency of the present struggles. This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ .

Ecoliteracy to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

All living organisms cannot live in isolation as they are dependent on each other to maintain the conditions that make life worth living. Hence, sustainability involves a whole community and is not an individual property. One should always remember that ‘the whole is more than the sum of its parts’, which means that all the important living systems depend on connections among the system’s components. Thus to support each other and make others live comfortably, each one should know about the environment they live in. In the billions of years of Earth’s evolution, the ecosystems have developed specific standards to sustain life. Understanding this is called as ‘ecoliteracy’. By becoming ecologically literate, one will be able to identify the patterns that help to sustain life and the ways in which these patterns were ignored by the previous generations. This literacy has to be arrived at an early stage by introducing interactive learning programs that allow children to participate in these initiatives. This will also encourage healthy habits and healthy lifestyle. The UN has propounded the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which pave the way for living a peaceful and healthy life. This paper demonstrates how Eco literacy can contribute towards the SDGs and how ecoliteracy could be a blessing for the Mother Earth and what are the challenges in implementing ecoliteracy.

Building the Future with Earth – Herbarium CSEB as a Modern Self-Insulative, Eco-Friendly Material

Many types of analysis were undertaken in sustainability and passive energy, Reduction in Carbon emission and cost-effective style in summer cooling, it’s like rather than the usage of AC these days because of climate weather modification even this year and in coming years I needed to visualize whether or not the CSEB material is actually replacing AC system for a sustainable future. the rise of a movement against non-eco-friendly practices nowadays has woke up us to adapt to and incorporate practices that are pro-earth. we've got realized that the smaller steps taken nowadays, have a larger impact on our tomorrow. green practices within the housing industry will contribute towards a more robust and greener tomorrow. Construction using CSEBs is one in every of the various ways in which we are able to resort cut back the negative impact on mother earth. In this study, the effect of bulk viscosity and cement content on the thermal conductivity of cement- stabilized earth block CSEB is delved . Experimental results show that thermal conductivity increases with bulk viscosity. Changing the cement content slightly changes the thermal conductivity of CSEB at a specific bulk viscosity. No clear direct relationship was observed between thermal conductivity and cement content in CSEB. still, the CSEB compressive strength increased significantly with cement addition. Also, the compressive strength of CSEB increases as the cement content increases. CSEB shows pledge in earthen structures due to its increased compressive strength and reduced thermal conductivity. Keyword: Eco-friendly, Herbarium CSEB, Effective thermal comfort, Indoor thermal conductivity, passive material making, Herbs – Henna, Traditional techniques, Adobe earth blocks, Natural material.

Balancing food security and environmental safety: rethinking modern agricultural practices

Agriculture has played an important role in human life, both for sustaining life and livelihood. The population explosion has necessitated huge agricultural production. Consequently, there has been modernisation of agriculture not only in farming practices, but also in introducing improved agricultural implements, irrigation, chemical fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, and high-yielding seeds. Agricultural intensification and monoculture make it possible to increase crop production, to a large extent gaining food security, but paying no or little attention to environmental well-being. Intensive tillage leads to soil erosion, nutrient loss, and soil organic carbon loss, which affects the soil biota. Extraction of underground water for irrigation causes groundwater levels to drop and hinders aquifer recharge. Monoculture and the cultivation of high-yielding crops lead to the loss of many indigenous crop varieties and the prevalence of pests and pathogens. Extensive chemical fertiliser application can cause soil acidification, eutrophication, and nitrate contamination in groundwater through leaching. Indiscriminate use of pesticides is a potential threat for non-target organisms, including humans. The agriculture sector contributes a considerable portion of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Therefore, the only way to protect our mother earth and create a healthy environment is through sustainable agriculture to ensure food safety and security.

Following Indigeneity to unbuild inequities in teaching for multilingualism: restoring relationship with the Land

ABSTRACT This theoretical article explores how Land-based education could help decolonize language education, starting from the case of dual language bilingual education (DLBE) in the United States. We invoke other scholars’ metaphor of basements versus boutiques to understand how such programs have often either been colonially marginalized into basements or colonially gentrified by middle-class White students. We extend this DLBE problematic beyond and beneath the human-made buildings implied in the basements and boutiques metaphor toward the decolonizing potential Land offers. We analyzed relevant literature on Indigenous language and culture revitalization programs in North America, calling on their expertise and leadership in how to center Land-based thinking and ways of knowing across DLBE. We argue that Land-based pedagogy’s critiques of settler colonialism and Mother Earth’s destruction by humans can help DLBE expand its equity focus toward societal transformation that goes beyond human-centered and language-centered thinking. We theorize what it would mean to bring Land to the heart of non-Indigenous DLBE programs, including six actionable recommendations for a Land-based reframing of DLBE that can further unbuild the coloniality of basements and boutiques.