We can use thought strategically to realize heartfelt intents or we can be used by thought to separate from the present moment, causing problems for ourselves and others.
12 Jan 2021 / 04:55 H.
By Clare Baldwin and Kate Abnett
HONG KONG/BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The environmental transformation happening in the Arctic is key to understanding the potential global impacts of climate change, an Alaska Native leader and a polar explorer told the Reuters Next conference on Monday. With climate change warming the Arctic twice as fast as the overall planet, newly possible commercial activities have also raised questions about responsibility and risk at the top of the world, an insurance expert said.
Native peoples observations of changes in the Arctic - such as diseases in fish, or shifts in the time of year when mountain snow melts - are key to understanding how climate change affects the whole ecosystem, said Ilarion Merculieff, president of the Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways.
By Ian Burrell-12 January 2021 11:25am
Virtual conferences are evolving as competition hots up / Adobe Stock
As a packed schedule of 2021 virtual conferences gets underway, Ian Burrell explores how the media world s event organisers are attempting to replicate the togetherness of in-person gatherings for online delegates dispersed by Covid-19.
In times gone by the diary of the well-connected media professional promised plentiful travel to conferences and festivals with the ensuing prospect of new contacts and fresh ideas.
June inevitably meant Cannes, and the chance to network along the Croisette or at villa after-parties. A chunk of March would be blocked off for SXSW in Austin, Texas. August offered the charms of Edinburgh and its annual TV festival. September was Dmexco in Cologne, and possibly onto the IBC Show in Amsterdam. And for anyone with an eye on the tech future, this time of the year was spent in and around the Vegas strip for CES.
The environmental transformation happening in the Arctic is key to understanding the potential global impacts of climate change, an Alaska Native leader and a polar explorer told the Reuters Next conference on Monday.