I hadn't heard of silvopasture before, but it's a great concept and I shared it with my brother who is a farmer. It makes sense to have trees and animals sharing space, and mutually benefiting each other. 

If people reduced the amount of water used during summer months, all of our lawns would be dead, but there are plenty of native plants that are drought resistant and evergreen that could be planted instead of grass for beautiful landscapes. 

I grew up in a very tiny town of less than 700 people, where the wilderness edged the town & wildlife was prevalent. Living here, I never really noticed how amazing our home was. After moving to a much larger town with more than 70,000 people, I experienced a severe level of culture shock. Not merely because of the number of buildings & people, but the amount of waste & disregard for their home.

Within the urban areas, I have encountered a number of different paths of environmental thought, including: "Everything is good, so why worry?;" "Someone else will fix it;" "It's not affecting me, so it's not a problem; and "It's not that bad, we can fix it later." 

However, I have also met others who have intentionally uprooted their lives to live in locales with worse environmental conditions, because of their "I can fix this"  or "I want to help" attitudes. 

My personal commitment is to maintain the "good" and improve the "bad." 

Black carbon emissions are linked to cardiovascular disease, birth defects, & respiratory problems. I grew up in a home that was heated with a wood-stove & where some of our cooking was also done.  
I was diagnosed with asthma as a young adult, which the doctor indicated was triggered by prolonged smoke damage. I've never smoked in my life, but he said I had the lungs of someone who had smoked a pack a day for several decades. 
Therefore, these issues are very serious for me on a personal level. It breaks my heart that such a simple change in lifestyle could prevent other children from going through what I have.

Women invest more in their families and communities then men because they recognize that even small contributions close to home can make a big difference in the lives of people around them. 

Biking to work, even in the rain, is great, as I see my neighbors walking their dogs and I wave and say hi. 

My village doesn't have sidewalks on all streets and I'm not comfortable walking in the street so it limits where and how much I walk.

The drawdown article was probably the densest I've read so far in this challenge and I don't recommend it. The Solutions U piece, on the other hand, was quite accessible. I learned that separating bikes from cars increased bike trips 60% in Vancouver BC.

I think it's about being in touch with where you live, and remembering that every choice has many impacts.