The Plant Initiative
@Plant_Init
The Plant Initiative works to increase respect and appreciation for plants through public education, building understanding, and collaborative partnerships.
Submissions are invited for Terralingua's Langscape Magazine on the theme: “Unity in Biocultural Diversity: A Different World is Possible” Deadline: Sep 29, 2025. "Proposed stories can be in written, visual, auditory, or other media..." terralingua.org/langscape-maga…
New from @spununderground "The Underground Atlas is live - 2.8 billion fungal sequences, one global map. We are introducing a new digital tool for predicting mycorrhizal biodiversity and endemism across Earth’s underground ecosystems." spun.earth/underground-at…
Inspiring story from @guardian by Neelima Vallangi @NVallangi Meet Kerala’s [in India] ‘rainforest gardeners’ creating a Noah’s ark for endangered plants "...turned a patch of forest into a haven for orchids, ferns, succulents and carnivorous plants" theguardian.com/global-develop…
Orion Magazine's @Orion_Magazine Summer 2025 issue has the theme The Future is Fungi and contains a wide range of essays, articles, poetry, and art related to fungi, many of which are available for free access online. It's well worth checking out! orionmagazine.org/issue/summer-2…
The video recording is now posted on The Plant Initiative's YouTube channel of the online program "The Wisdom of Trees: A conversation with David Macauley and Laura Pustarfi" held July 23, 2025. Moderated by Keith Williams. youtu.be/aW8AReV76SE
Action alert from @RainforestResq Brazil: President Lula, use your veto – stop the “devastation bill” "With Bill PL 2.159/2021, the Brazilian parliament aims to drastically weaken environmental and rainforest protections." rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/1311…
Nature’s Council is a group of practitioners, researchers and activists, working within the field of Nature communication. They aim "to be an advisory council to organisations, groups and individuals who want to seek counsel from Nature..." naturescouncil.org
Action alert from @Earthjustice Protect forests from massive expansion of logging that will make fires worse "The roadless rule has protected 58 million acres of our wildest national forest lands...for more than a generation." earthjustice.org/action/protect…
Action alert from @Avaaz Brazil: Stop the 'devastation bill' "If he [President Lula] won't use his power, we lose one of the last remaining restraints on the full-scale destruction of the Amazon." secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/br…
A Re-enchanted World - new webinar series from @kerulos_center 7 weekly programs from Aug 29 - Oct 10, 2025 at 10am PT. Many excellent presenters. "...conversations with people who have shed their cultural blinkers and experience the wonder of existence." kerulos.org/a-re-enchanted…
Action alert from @amazonwatch before Aug 8, 2025 - Urge Lula To Veto the Devastation Bill and Protect the Amazon, this bill "...threatens Indigenous rights and opens the Amazon to unchecked destruction" amazonwatch.org/take-action/ur…
Botanical Revolutions: Online book talk with Giovanni Aloi, sponsored by @NYBG, Tue, Aug 12, 2025, 6-7pm EDT. $25. Art historian and plant specialist Giovanni Aloi presents his newest book, Botanical Revolutions: How Plants Changed the Course of Art nybg.org/event/botanica…
New episode from Plant Spirit Podcast from Sara Artemisia - Celebrating the Seasons with Marigold with Denai Grace Fuller and Katie Rose Molina Browning "...explore the deep wisdom of Marigold..." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cel…
Action alert from @CenterForBioDiv Give Ghost Orchids a Chance at Life "Despite their fame, the flowers are barely surviving as poaching and wetland destruction take a devastating toll on their habitat - and their future." act.biologicaldiversity.org/apJ1gpqfRUa48G…
Free, online from @theosophical The Essentials of Co-Creative Partnership with Nature, w/ Pam Montgomery @wakeup2nature. Jul 17, 2025, 7pm CT. "The conscious act of partnering with Nature brings about a union of form and spirit where all life can thrive." theosophical.org/program/lectur…
Emergency action alert from @Survival Don't evict the "kings of the forest" "Right now, forest guards and police are tearing down houses Jenu Kuruba from Karadikallu village [in India] have been rebuilding in their ancestral forest." act.survivalinternational.org/page/101892/ac…
The July issue of the Plant Initiative's free monthly e-newsletter was sent out on July 15, 2025, containing many events, resources, opportunities & action items related to the human-plant relationship. Access it at mailchi.mp/plantinitiativ… or subscribe at plantinitiative.org
