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Eating Ecosystems
Framing is decisive. At every moment, we live and operate and relate to the world from inside our framing of it, our mental model of it. Relating to the world as made up of ecosystems will result in very different outcomes than relating to the world as made up of individuals, of discrete things that can be treated distinctly.
Medium • The Ecosystem Hypothesis
The climate crisis and the Anthropocene have made it clear that our old stories – often fixated on human heroes conquering nature or extracting resources – are inadequate. We need narratives that foreground entanglement: the interdependence of humans, non-human creatures, and the Earth itself.
Small actions, like learning about the ecological roles of species (such as bats or wolves), spending mindful time in nature, or exploring Indigenous perspectives, can help build this deeper philosophical connection. These inner shifts ripple outward, influencing how we view ourselves not as masters of the natural world, but as stewards and... See more
Jonathan Aronson • Restoring Respect for Nature: How Mindset Shifts Can Solve the Biodiversity Crisis
Ecology is fundamentally different to the other sciences in that it describes a scope and an attitude of study, rather than a field. There is an ecology – and ecologists – of mathematics, behaviour, economics, physics, history, art, linguistics, psychology, warfare, and almost any other discipline that you can think of.
James Bridle • Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence
In the forest, every living thing – seen and unseen – gives and takes in ways essential to the ecosystem's survival, connected by invisible channels that run deep underground. Amidst the chaos of countless species, bacteria, and intertwined habitats, a delicate but historic balance exists, each part playing a crucial role in sustaining the whole.
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