class 2 - sustainability & plants - Kimmer

Question 1

How does mother Kimmerer relate to the plants she interacts with
in her garden?

Answer 1

she treats her relationship with the plants like a mother would treat her daughter (love lesson)

Question 2

How does scientist and plant biologist Kimmerer tend to relate to the plants that she researches?

Answer 2

plants and humans acted as a coevolution circle.

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Question 3

Could you imagine that the plants at your home/garden love you back?

Answer 3

The shape and health of the plant can express how they feel towards you.

Question 4

if the plants that you might research love you back,
how might that change your relationship with your research? Give some examples.

Answer 4

more careful and respectful with your research

• ‘Treat the garden how you would like to be treated’

Question 5

Sustainable Development Goals

Answer 5

universal goals. Through the strategy, “Critical Path to Sustainability”, the University of
Saskatchewan is taking major steps forward to contribute to the United Nations’
SDGs

Question 6

UofS Definition of “sustainability”

Answer 6

stewardship of the natural environment in a
socially and economically responsible manner that meets the needs of both present
and future generations.

Question 7

Vision:

Answer 7

Every member of the campus community will act sustainably

Question 8

Leadership Role:

Answer 8

it is the university’s role to model sustainability

Question 9

what is Sustainable Research?

Answer 9

research that addresses the concept of sustainability.

Question 10

what are some sustainability challenges?

Answer 10

-climate change,
-global poverty and inequality,
-natural resource depletion
-environmental degradation.