The Ecosystem Hypothesis

The key point to understand about ecosystems is that they are systems. The different parts don’t exist in isolation; they interact and interconnect in myriad ways. If we intervene in them, we can’t expect the outcomes to be predictable. We need to look at them as a whole and respect that it’s sometimes better to leave them alone than to try improvi

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Humanity is at a crossroads, will we be hoarders or healers? There is every reason to argue that history proves either. System Change is needed to find our way to another way of living that is not fed by exploitation of each other and the ecology. The change needed is not in any of the institutions, for surely they are interdependent, the change is... See more

One of the major lessons we learn from the unique complexity of life is the following: the only thing we can always expect when manipulating the living world is that there will be unexpected consequences. By definition, those consequences are rarely aligned with the initial goal of our intervention. Climate change, biodiversity loss, and our curren... See more