“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”… ALBERT EINSTEIN
WONDERING WHAT THIS BIODIVERSITY STUFF IS ALL ABOUT?
GREAT 3-MINUTE VIDEO ANIMATION
“AWESOME: BIODIVERSITY VISUALIZED”
Vancouver Film School via The TEEB Study: UNEP @TEEB
Visit http://www.vfs.com/blog/2010/08/13/international-year-of-biodiversity/ to find out more about this video and the International Year of Biodiversity!
EarthBlog, Glen Barry, August 04, 2014
-▶ NEW SCIENCE UGGESTS MORE LAND-BASED ECOSYSTEMS LOST THAN BIOSPHERE CAN BEAR. New science finds that two-thirds of Earth’s land-based ecosystems must be protected to sustain the biosphere long-term. Yet about one-half of Earth’s natural ecosystems have already been lost. The scientific review article by Dr. Glen Barry – entitled “Terrestrial ecosystem loss and biosphere collapse” – was published today in the international journal “Management of Environmental Quality”. http://www.ecointernet.org/2014/08/04/biosphere_collapse/
VIDEOS
WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY
The Star Phoenix, February 18, 2014
-▶ THE SIXTH EXTINCTION EXPLORES HUMANITY’S ROLE IN MAKING THE PLANET LETHAL TO OTHER LIFE FORMS http://www.thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/books/Extinction+explores+humanity+role+making+planet/9522257/story.html
IMPORTANT WATCH
“A THOUSAND INVISIBLE CORDS”
University of Arizona
The Community of Genes in Ecosystems
The Greater the Biodiversity in the Ecosystem, The Greater Resilience of an ecological community and for adaption. Everything is Interconnected and interdependent. Myopic genetic engineering destroys these connections and breaks the link of naturally evolving organisms
“A Thousand Invisible Cords: Connecting Genes to Ecosystems” is a 56-minute eco-documentary that can change how we view the world. Community genetics can be used to help save and restore natural ecosystems particularly in view of Climate Change evolutionary impacts. No longer will we see species as isolated members of ecosystems but as genetically connected members of a rich interacting community. In the words of the 19th century naturalist, writer, and environmental activist John Muir: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find that it is bound fast by a thousand invisible cords that cannot be broken to everything in the universe.” http://vimeo.com/40615050
WATCH TED VIDEO
HIDDEN MIRACLES OF THE NATURAL WORLD
http://www.ted.com/talks/louie_schwartzberg_hidden_miracles_of_the_natural_world#t-15925
The Economist, November 18, 2013
-▶ BEWARE THE AGE OF LONELINESS: MAN MUST DO MORE TO PRESERVE THE REST OF LIFE ON EARTH – EDWARD O. WILSON
http://www.economist.com/news/21589083-man-must-do-more-preserve-rest-life-earth-warns-edward-o-wilson-professor-emeritus
HuffPost Green, February 17, 2014
-▶ E.O.WILSON: PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY IS AN ETHICAL IMPERATIVE http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/eo-wilson-preserving-biod_b_4803125.html
-▶ INDONESIA’S FORESTS INCREASINGLY EMPTY OF WILDLIFE http://sco.lt/6Sdg13
TerraDaily, March 18, 2014
UNDERSTANDING HOW MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS MAKE LIFE POSSIBLE http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Understanding_how_mountains_and_rivers_make_life_possible_999.htm
Mother Nature Network, May 23, 2014
11 ISLANDS WITH AMAZING BIODIVERSITY. Around the flobe, islands preserve habitats for a wealth of unique plants and animals on land and in the water http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/11-islands-with-amazing-biodiversityl
A TED VIDEO
Louie Schwartzberg: TED.com
“HIDDEN MIRACLES OF THE NATURAL WORLD”
We live in a world of unseeable beauty, so subtle and delicate that it is imperceptible to the human eye. To bring this invisible world to light, filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg bends the boundaries of time and space with high-speed cameras, time lapses and microscopes.
http://www.ted.com/talks/louie_schwartzberg_hidden_miracles_of_the_natural_world
-▶ NATURE HAS THE ANSWERS: WE ARE SURROUNDED BY GENIUS – WHOLE SYSTEMS DESIGN BY NATURE http://sco.lt/7maN5V
WATCH (10:46)
The Satoyama Initiative
SATOYAMA: TOWARD A RURAL SOCIETY IN HARMONY WITH NATURE Japan gave the name of the SATOYAMA Initiative to establishment of universal philosophy for sustainable maintenance and use of natural resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAcS6px3WEg
Guardian Environment, February 14, 2015
-▶ UP TO HALF THE WORLD’S SPECIES WILL BE GONE BY 2050. PREPARE TO BE APPALLED http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/14/sixth-extinction-unnatural-history-kolbert-review?CMP=twt_gu
SUMMARY TRANSCRIPT
NPR FreshAir, February 12, 2014
Interview With Elizabeth Kolbert, Author
▶ IN THE WORLD’S “SIXTH EXTINCTION”: ARE HUMANS THE ASTEROID? Elizabeth Kolbert is the author of the new book The Sixth Extinction. It begins with a history of the “big five” extinctions of the past, and goes on to explain how human behavior is creating this sixth one — including our use of fossil fuels and the effects of climate change.
“We are effectively undoing the beauty and the variety and the richness of the world which has taken tens of millions of years to reach,” Kolbert tells Fresh Air’s Terry Gross. “… We’re sort of unraveling that. … We’re doing, it’s often said, a massive experiment on the planet and we really don’t know what the end point is going to be.” http://www.npr.org/2014/02/12/275885377/in-the-worlds-sixth-extinction-are-humans-the-asteroid
Live Science, February 10, 2014
- ▶ LAST TIME, IT TOOK 60,000 YEARS TO KILL NEARLY EVERYTHING ON EARTH: WE’RE DOING IT IN 250 YEARS http://www.livescience.com/43245-permian-mass-extinction-duration.html
- ▶ NO TO BIODIVERSITY OFFSETTING: CONSERVING OUR BIODIVERSITY IS BECOMING DEPENDENT ON IT DESTRUCTION http://sco.lt/6ZjXGr
– ▶ WHY BIODIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT? http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/biodiversity/importance/default.aspx
VIDEO
THE IMPACT OF VANISHING BIODIVERSITY ON HUMAN HEALTH http://news.linktv.org/videos/the-impact-of-vanishing-biodiversity-on-human-health
- ▶ BIODIVERSITY IS VITAL TO MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM AND HUMAN HEALTH http://sco.lt/5gy5Q1
Conservation Magazine, University of Washington
- ▶ LETTING BIODIVERSITY GET UNDER OUR SKIN http://conservationmagazine.org/2012/09/biodiversity-under-our-skin-2/
- ▶ WHY GOOGLE AND SONY ARE TURNING TO NATURE TO INSPIRE THEIR LEADERS http://sco.lt/5SDsGH
- ▶ FINANCIALIZING NATURE COULD BANKRUPT US ALL. OLD ECONOMIC OR SUSTAINING POLICY? http://sco.lt/8Y7sK9
May 22, 2013 Mongabay
- ▶ UN INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY: Water and biodiversity pictures http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0522-water-and-biod-un.html
VIDEO
THE WISDOM OF GRANDMOTHERS
Vandana Shiva on Knowledge, Biodiversity & Sustainable Living — End Child Hunger – Gandhi For Children http://www.gandhiforchildren.org/vandana-shiva-knowledge-biodiversity-sustainable/
WATCH
CLIMATE CHANGE – A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
SECRETARY KERRY DELIVERS POWER REMARKS ON CLIMATE CHANGE http://sco.lt/8JvN3Z
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AN URGENT MEMO TO THE WORLD
The Natural Eye Project
http://thenaturaleye.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/an-urgent-memo-to-the-world/
THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION IS UPON US.
CAN HUMANS SURVIVE?
http://sco.lt/630INt
WATCH
“HOME”
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
An Exquisite Dedication To the Stewards of Our Planet
Solutions For A Sustainable Planet
http://thenaturaleye.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/home-an-exquisite-story-of-our-world/
@pdjmoo CURATING THE FOLLOWING SCOOPIT’s
▶ CLIMATE CHANGE http://www.scoop.it/t/changingplanet
▶ BIODIVERSITY http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life
▶ OUR OCEANS http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us
▶ OUR FOOD http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides
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