08 September, 2015

Earth enters a new era - the Anthropocene


T

he Earth has unofficially entered a new epoch – the Anthropocene.

 It suggests that humans are the dominant influence on the planet’s ecosystems and biosphere - the sum total of life and non-living material on Earth.

Many ecosystems have changed so radically that it is no longer possible to restore them to what they once were, and in other situations it is not appropriate. Instead we need to look at what we can change, accept the things we can’t, and recognise that humans are now an important part of nature.

Read the views of this Charles Sturt University trio, R. Keller Kopf, Mark Finlayson and Paul Humphries on The Conversation - “Restoring and conserving nature in the Anthropocene means changing our idea of success”.

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