Tomasz B Falkowski

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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A look at life and death in the Amazon — and how we can find a new way forward

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Planet Forward led a student storytelling expedition to the Amazon. Tomasz looks at how foreigners, violence, poor soil and roads killed off 90% of the Amazon population. Can looking at the past help us find a way to better manage this ecosystem?

Learning to think like a river: Stories of the Amazon

Tomasz B Falkowski

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Planet Forward led a student storytelling expedition to the Amazon. Grad student Tomasz says the Quechua call the Amazon River 'Amaru Mayu,' which translates to 'mother serpent of the world.' What lessons can she teach us?

Cultivating a new nature: Ecological agriculture and traditional ecological knowledge

Tomasz B Falkowski

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Is agriculture inherently exploitative and destructive, or can we learn a new way from the traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous cultures?

The language of birds

Tomasz B Falkowski

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Agricultural management can destroy wildlife habitat, but ecological agriculture, like that practiced by indigenous peoples around the world, can provide both people and wildlife with the resources they need.