This book review of Wilding by Isabella Tree is about one of the most important books I’ve ever read. Why? Because it is a wonderful feel good story for anyone …
Animal ImpactBiodiversity processesChaos reductionForestsNature-based SolutionsPest / disease reductionRewilding
Is calling deer an invasive pest, a self-defeating strategy?
What we call invasive species are often animals taking advantage of free energyThe energy of a system that is emitted as waste and is not part of ecosystem processes. There …
‘The original budget of $30 million ballooned to $200 million. In April, Bass’s bankers, accompanied by armed federal marshals and sheriff’s deputies, issued a restraining order against management … In …
VicForests just won a landmark Federal court case against the local community, throwing light on an outdated definition of sustainability. Ironically, the judge ruled in favour of over 20 individual …
Poor people who can’t feed themselves can’t afford to save wildlife. So when we talk about stopping eating fish altogether, we must clearly caveat that with some exceptions. Because eating …
Animal ImpactBiodiversity processesClimate stabilityFood securityHumans as animalsIndigenous cultureMigrationNature-based SolutionsSustainability
Will regreening deserts work to address climate change and famine?
I’ve been a bit busy the last few days but articles keep coming and in this age of “nature-based solutions” it seems everyone has an answer but animals are always …
They say a picture paints a thousand words but acoustics is more powerful than any other sense. It conveys a vast density of information that, for the most part, is …
Koala ConservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because animals are the only mechanism to create biodiversity, which is the mechanism that creates a habitable planet for humans. …
Animal ImpactAustraliaBiodiversity processesEvolutionHumans as animalsIndigenous cultureIntelligenceSustainability
How Aboriginal people made the most successful ecosystems
Humans are animals. It seems such an obvious thing to say but we don’t behave, think or talk as though we believe it. And this has a profound effect on …
There is a lovely statement in the opening paragraph of Tyson Yunkaporta’s book Sand Talk. It says that ‘fifty per cent of the echidna brain is used for some of …
