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WW1 for the aristocrats colonial Empires, WW2 for the plutocrats corporations and WW3 for the oligarchs fascist cults? And finally the end for the transhumanists Alien destruction of Earth. The wars for and by those against the people; the democratic rights of their diverse interests to secure and protect the hegemony of Hydra’s totalitarian world order and its programme of ecocide! #Parasites #Symbiosis #losers #Winners #Biosphere

In an epic three-part documentary series, Frontline investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry.

Part One charts the fossil fuel industry’s early research on climate change and investigates industry efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the science.

Part Two explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium. And as leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change.

Part Three examines how the fossil fuel industry worked to delay the transition to renewable energy sources — including by promoting natural gas as a cleaner alternative.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-power-of-big-oil/

#EarthDay #Energy #Solar #FossilFuels #Exxon #Chevron #Shell #BP #Koch #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #EarthDay2026 #ClimateDiary #GlobalWarming #SolarEnegy #GreenEnergy #Ocean #Science #Nature#CO2 #GreenhouseGases #Biosphere #Earth

In an epic three-part documentary series, Frontline investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry.

Part One charts the fossil fuel industry’s early research on climate change and investigates industry efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the science.

Part Two explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium. And as leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change.

Part Three examines how the fossil fuel industry worked to delay the transition to renewable energy sources — including by promoting natural gas as a cleaner alternative.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-power-of-big-oil/

#EarthDay #Energy #Solar #FossilFuels #Exxon #Chevron #Shell #BP #Koch #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #EarthDay2026 #ClimateDiary #GlobalWarming #SolarEnegy #GreenEnergy #Ocean #Science #Nature#CO2 #GreenhouseGases #Biosphere #Earth

In an epic three-part documentary series, Frontline investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry.

Part One charts the fossil fuel industry’s early research on climate change and investigates industry efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the science.

Part Two explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium. And as leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change.

Part Three examines how the fossil fuel industry worked to delay the transition to renewable energy sources — including by promoting natural gas as a cleaner alternative.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-power-of-big-oil/

#EarthDay #Energy #Solar #FossilFuels #Exxon #Chevron #Shell #BP #Koch #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #EarthDay2026 #ClimateDiary #GlobalWarming #SolarEnegy #GreenEnergy #Ocean #Science #Nature#CO2 #GreenhouseGases #Biosphere #Earth

In an epic three-part documentary series, Frontline investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry.

Part One charts the fossil fuel industry’s early research on climate change and investigates industry efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the science.

Part Two explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium. And as leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change.

Part Three examines how the fossil fuel industry worked to delay the transition to renewable energy sources — including by promoting natural gas as a cleaner alternative.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-power-of-big-oil/

#EarthDay #Energy #Solar #FossilFuels #Exxon #Chevron #Shell #BP #Koch #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #EarthDay2026 #ClimateDiary #GlobalWarming #SolarEnegy #GreenEnergy #Ocean #Science #Nature#CO2 #GreenhouseGases #Biosphere #Earth

In an epic three-part documentary series, Frontline investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry.

Part One charts the fossil fuel industry’s early research on climate change and investigates industry efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the science.

Part Two explores the industry’s efforts to stall climate policy, even as evidence about climate change grew more certain in the new millennium. And as leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change.

Part Three examines how the fossil fuel industry worked to delay the transition to renewable energy sources — including by promoting natural gas as a cleaner alternative.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-power-of-big-oil/

#EarthDay #Energy #Solar #FossilFuels #Exxon #Chevron #Shell #BP #Koch #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #EarthDay2026 #ClimateDiary #GlobalWarming #SolarEnegy #GreenEnergy #Ocean #Science #Nature#CO2 #GreenhouseGases #Biosphere #Earth

@madeindex If we want to keep OURSELVES alive, never mind #aquatic #megafauna! The #biosphere is an integrated whole.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/14/african-scientists-fungal-conservation-movement-aoe. The #biosphere is fully integrated & inter-dependent. Take out one part of an #ecosystem & the rest of it collapses - & the same is true of the biosphere as a whole. If all #fungi were to become #extinct, the #extinction of other #eukaryotic life-forms, including #humans, would follow, & very rapidly.

When will YOU say "STOP"
@EUCommission @Bundesregierung ??

#StopTrump #Iran #Israel #US #EU #warcrimes #biosphere #GretaThunberg

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW1rOY5jDBu/?igsh=dTQyMGRyaXFkbjQ2

Significant Mission Milestones in OSIRIS-REx Journey to Bennu and Back ✨

#Asteroid #Astrophysics #AtmosphericComposition #Bennu #Biosphere #CarbonDioxide #EarthInformationCenter #EarthScience

⏩ 7 new pictures and 8 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=85&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260121201514

Significant Mission Milestones in OSIRIS-REx Journey to Bennu and Back ✨

#Asteroid #Astrophysics #AtmosphericComposition #Bennu #Biosphere #CarbonDioxide #EarthInformationCenter #EarthScience

⏩ 7 new pictures and 8 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=85&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260121201514

Significant Mission Milestones in OSIRIS-REx Journey to Bennu and Back ✨

#Asteroid #Astrophysics #AtmosphericComposition #Bennu #Biosphere #CarbonDioxide #EarthInformationCenter #EarthScience

⏩ 7 new pictures and 8 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=85&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260121201514

@DoomsdaysCW

Re (1/2)

Of course not, that was half a century ago and they could hardly have known back then what #BigOilKnew:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110680669265721701

However, all I've said above, just scratches important parts of the surface.

I haven't even mentioned the biggest threat to our current #Biosphere and the "#Humanophile" present climate, the at least 5 major climate #TippingPoints:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/111541294917227129

Also, and this might be something for a future blend of #QuantumComputing and...

The Living Coast is a UNESCO World Biosphere that encompasses the chalk block of the South Downs, stretching from the River Adur in the west to the River Ouse in the East, and with the city of Brighton & Hove at its heart.
https://thelivingcoastbybike.co.uk/

#SolarPunkSunday #Cycling #Rivers #Bike #Coasts #LandScapes #UNESCO #TheLivingCoast #Sussex #Brighton #Hove #Biosphere #SouthDowns

#PNUE #Annihilation #Biosphère

Transition dites-vous ; quelle transition ?

https://youtube.com/shorts/-pk2AyJeMKk?si=8aPekq29JCSLXEBY

Programme des Nations Unies pour l’environnement du jeudi 22 janvier 2026 : pour chaque dollar investi dans la protection de la nature, 30 dollars sont dépensés pour la détruire.

https://reporterre.net/pour-chaque-dollar-investi-dans-la-protection-de-la-nature-30-dollars-sont-depenses-pour-la-detruire

#Environnement #Ecologie #Planète

Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture Can Capture Dynamics Relevant To Plant Water Uptake
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033814 <-- shared (2023) paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #global #soil #moisture #earthobservation #Lband #satellite #landsurface #landuse #biosphere #hydrosphere #microwave #vegetation #botany #roots #agriculture #pluvial #rainfall #taproot #planthealth #foodsecurity #production #rootzones #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #grasslands #croplands #shrubs #trees #seasonal #water #hydrology #wateruptake #SMAP
@nasa @nasa Goddard @AGU

Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture Can Capture Dynamics Relevant To Plant Water Uptake
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033814 <-- shared (2023) paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #global #soil #moisture #earthobservation #Lband #satellite #landsurface #landuse #biosphere #hydrosphere #microwave #vegetation #botany #roots #agriculture #pluvial #rainfall #taproot #planthealth #foodsecurity #production #rootzones #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #grasslands #croplands #shrubs #trees #seasonal #water #hydrology #wateruptake #SMAP
@nasa @nasa Goddard @AGU

Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture Can Capture Dynamics Relevant To Plant Water Uptake
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033814 <-- shared (2023) paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #global #soil #moisture #earthobservation #Lband #satellite #landsurface #landuse #biosphere #hydrosphere #microwave #vegetation #botany #roots #agriculture #pluvial #rainfall #taproot #planthealth #foodsecurity #production #rootzones #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #grasslands #croplands #shrubs #trees #seasonal #water #hydrology #wateruptake #SMAP
@nasa @nasa Goddard @AGU

Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture Can Capture Dynamics Relevant To Plant Water Uptake
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033814 <-- shared (2023) paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #global #soil #moisture #earthobservation #Lband #satellite #landsurface #landuse #biosphere #hydrosphere #microwave #vegetation #botany #roots #agriculture #pluvial #rainfall #taproot #planthealth #foodsecurity #production #rootzones #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #grasslands #croplands #shrubs #trees #seasonal #water #hydrology #wateruptake #SMAP
@nasa @nasa Goddard @AGU

The #Poaceae family is called “#Süssgräser” in German. They have been our source of #sugar and #carbohydrates for over 10’000 years, and basis of the #Neolithic Revolution: rice, maize, wheat, millet, barley… And later #sugarcane,, with 2025.8 Megatons of harvested biomass per year!

▶ See the "sweet grasses" in the Tree of life: https://ourednik.info/OuroborosTree/app/visualization/index_tree3D.html?taxon=4479

#OuroborosTree

#biosphere #taxonomy #food #nutrition #sustainability #dataviz #threejs #pixijs #d3

#OuroborosTree

Visual Data Exploration for Biosphere-Conscious Nutrion

#biosphere #taxonomy #food #nutrition #sustainability #dataviz #threejs #pixijs #d3

https://ourednik.info/maps/2026/01/03/ouroborostree-visual-data-exploration-for-biosphere-conscious-nutrion/

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This is equally true in the #biotic environment (the “#biosphere”), consisting of microorganisms, plants, animals, and the human body; in #abiotic (lifeless) environments, such as the #geosphere, the #lithosphere, the #hydrosphere, and the #atmosphere; and in the entire #ecosphere, comprising ecosystems composed of biotic and abiotic elements in complex interrelationships. Such ecosystems, large and small, for all their components, also interact in intricate mutual relationships.

#ecology

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This is equally true in the #biotic environment (the “#biosphere”), consisting of microorganisms, plants, animals, and the human body; in #abiotic (lifeless) environments, such as the #geosphere, the #lithosphere, the #hydrosphere, and the #atmosphere; and in the entire #ecosphere, comprising ecosystems composed of biotic and abiotic elements in complex interrelationships. Such ecosystems, large and small, for all their components, also interact in intricate mutual relationships.

#ecology

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This is equally true in the #biotic environment (the “#biosphere”), consisting of microorganisms, plants, animals, and the human body; in #abiotic (lifeless) environments, such as the #geosphere, the #lithosphere, the #hydrosphere, and the #atmosphere; and in the entire #ecosphere, comprising ecosystems composed of biotic and abiotic elements in complex interrelationships. Such ecosystems, large and small, for all their components, also interact in intricate mutual relationships.

#ecology

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This is equally true in the #biotic environment (the “#biosphere”), consisting of microorganisms, plants, animals, and the human body; in #abiotic (lifeless) environments, such as the #geosphere, the #lithosphere, the #hydrosphere, and the #atmosphere; and in the entire #ecosphere, comprising ecosystems composed of biotic and abiotic elements in complex interrelationships. Such ecosystems, large and small, for all their components, also interact in intricate mutual relationships.

#ecology

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This is equally true in the #biotic environment (the “#biosphere”), consisting of microorganisms, plants, animals, and the human body; in #abiotic (lifeless) environments, such as the #geosphere, the #lithosphere, the #hydrosphere, and the #atmosphere; and in the entire #ecosphere, comprising ecosystems composed of biotic and abiotic elements in complex interrelationships. Such ecosystems, large and small, for all their components, also interact in intricate mutual relationships.

#ecology

While #Capitalism is the main root of the #Polycrisis since the culprit behind it all is the simple fact that we have exceeded the sustainable planetary growth limits of Earth, as already outlined in the 1972 MIT computer model simulation study Limits of Growth, Capitalism is not the whole problem, and 19th century ideas of proletarian revolutions won't solve it. There are other roots that need to get ripped out along with the capitalist world economy. The 20th century showed us that a Soviet style socialist regime is even worse in terms of sustainability, and that our entire Industrial Age is basically unsustainable, which means it _will_ end no matter what we do. No reform or revolution can stop the already ongoing collapse because we're deep in overshoot, the global economy _will_ shrink, many systems are already beginning to unravel, our civilisation won't last for very much longer.

A #SocialistWorldRevolution would help a lot, but it wouldn't be enough. A #GreenWorldRevolution would help a lot, but it wouldn't be enough. A #GreenSocialistWorldRevolution would get us on the best of all possible trajectories, but it would still lead into a slow #decline and eventual #collapse at some point in the next few centuries. A shrinking economy is no fun at all, therefore it is wrong to think of #degrowth as something we can decide to do or not; the economy will shrink no matter what we do, and degrowth is an attempt at achieving a controlled economic contraction instead of an uncontrollable chaotic breakdown.

The real problem us that all of our modern industrial cultures, no matter whether Western or Eastern, rooted in European or Asian thinking, are about to end. Our ways of thinking about the world, about the role and place of humanity within that world, about the might and importance of the human race, are completely out of touch with the real, living planet. We live in landscapes that have been raped and dismembered by our machines since before we were born, we live in a dead world where most of the few remaining living things are humans, and we don't even remember what it feels like to participate in a living ecosystem as an animal among others.

We are part of the ecosystems in which we live, whether we like it or not. And there is no way to keep producing and using our modern technology. I don't say we should just stop using our technology, I say we should steel ourselves and enjoy our time as long as it lasts, because 60 years from now, computers will be something rare and expensive very people ever get to touch, just like they were 60 years ago. The Industrial Age is close to its peak, it's probably already behind us. We're in the plateau phase of our growth now, and we don't know how soon we will drop over the edge, and how steep it will be. We need to be ready.

The Polycrisis is not just a series of crises and catastrophes, that's just how it is presented to us in the media, usually paired with suggestions for technical solutions to each particular problem, but that's not how it works. #ClimateChange escalating into #ClimateChaos , #BiodiversityCollapse aka the #SixthExtinction , #war and #hunger and #Fascism and all those things, #inflation and #recession etc., they are all just symptoms, and the disease is our industrial civilisation itself. We think we can solve everything with machines, but the machines are eating the world, and we are part of the world they're eating. It just doesn't work. The future will have much fewer humans and not very much technological complexity, there's no way to avoid that. There won't be any people building cities on Mars, there will be people moving across the planet on foot and in carts drawn by horses and donkeys, nomadic post-collapse tribes on a broken planet that probably won't support more than a few hundred million humans anymore. If there is any kind of Mad Max warriors riding motorbikes and driving cars and tanks, it won't last for very long, that period will peter out as it runs out of fuel, and the fewer survivors remain, the more likely they are to cooperate instead of killing one another. When there aren't many humans left, you cannot afford to kill anybody who might otherwise help everyone survive a little longer. Even if they can't work very much, they can still think about things and perhaps come up with important ideas.

Today we need to resist the Fascists and oligarchs that are trying to use the chaos for their power grabs, and a who are accelerating the breakdown of the #biosphere as if they weren't part of it. (They're rich and stupid but consider themselves smart, and because they're too important to die, they think their plans will work). Tomorrow we need to cooperate in our struggle to survive the escalating chaos. The future will be ugly, but we can still survive. We might have to #EatTheRich and #BashTheFash though.

Five Stars for Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions: A Critical Call for Change

The core truth of our time is stark: “Our planet’s life-support system, the biosphere, is in a state of severe and irreversible decline”. This thesis, presented in the new book Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions , has just received a major validation, earning a coveted five-star review from Dr. Paul Knobloch at Reader Views.

The review confirms that the book is an essential, timely, and credible contribution to the global conversation on humanity’s future.

The Core Message: A Shift in Worldview

Knobloch immediately recognized the uncompromising nature of the book’s premise. However, the reviewer highlights that this is not a message of “doom and gloom”. Instead, it is a plan for transformation, offering a clear “path forward”.

The book’s blueprint for survival involves a “hierarchy of transformation difficulty” consisting of four critical levels of change:

• Level 1: Limiting Direct Extraction. These are the most technically straightforward changes, aimed at curbing activities like hunting and fishing.
• Level 2: Transforming Production. This requires restructuring entire global sectors like agriculture and energy.
• Level 3: Changing Systemic Drivers. This involves coordinating action across multiple institutions and scales to tackle root problems such as urbanization and deforestation.
• Level 4: Shifting Core Beliefs. The final and most difficult step requires fundamentally rethinking our beliefs about economic growth, consumption, and humanity’s place in nature.

Beyond Human-Centric Solutions

The review emphasizes that a truly effective solution must move past theories focused strictly on human activity. This is the essence of the book’s call for Ecocentrism. Knobloch quotes the book’s direct definition: “Earth’s biosphere is a complex, interconnected system in which all species play a role, making their existence valuable beyond their utility to humans”.

Ultimately, survival requires accepting that we are merely “one ingredient in a bigger ecological and even cosmic network”.

Rigor and Accessibility

The comprehensive 5-star rating confirms that the book successfully navigates the complex space between rigorous science and accessible prose. The overall program evaluation for the book awarded the highest rating of 5 for:

• Clarity and Organization: The central idea is clearly introduced, and the structure is organized logically.
• Credibility: The information is backed by “credible sources, research, or the author’s firsthand experience”.
• Readability and Style: The prose is “clean, jargon-free (or defines technical terms), and easy to digest”.

The book offers both an exhaustive review of existing literature and a decisive plan for action. As the reviewer concludes, this is a much-needed addition to the critical issues surrounding climate disaster and planetary health.

Read more about the ideas presented in the book and the ongoing work to address global environmental challenges on the Biosphere Collapse book page.

Rate this:

#adaptingToClimateChange #biosphere #bookReview #books2 #climateChange #extinction #philosophy #science

Five Stars for Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions: A Critical Call for Change

The core truth of our time is stark: “Our planet’s life-support system, the biosphere, is in a state of severe and irreversible decline”. This thesis, presented in the new book Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions , has just received a major validation, earning a coveted five-star review from Dr. Paul Knobloch at Reader Views.

The review confirms that the book is an essential, timely, and credible contribution to the global conversation on humanity’s future.

The Core Message: A Shift in Worldview

Knobloch immediately recognized the uncompromising nature of the book’s premise. However, the reviewer highlights that this is not a message of “doom and gloom”. Instead, it is a plan for transformation, offering a clear “path forward”.

The book’s blueprint for survival involves a “hierarchy of transformation difficulty” consisting of four critical levels of change:

• Level 1: Limiting Direct Extraction. These are the most technically straightforward changes, aimed at curbing activities like hunting and fishing.
• Level 2: Transforming Production. This requires restructuring entire global sectors like agriculture and energy.
• Level 3: Changing Systemic Drivers. This involves coordinating action across multiple institutions and scales to tackle root problems such as urbanization and deforestation.
• Level 4: Shifting Core Beliefs. The final and most difficult step requires fundamentally rethinking our beliefs about economic growth, consumption, and humanity’s place in nature.

Beyond Human-Centric Solutions

The review emphasizes that a truly effective solution must move past theories focused strictly on human activity. This is the essence of the book’s call for Ecocentrism. Knobloch quotes the book’s direct definition: “Earth’s biosphere is a complex, interconnected system in which all species play a role, making their existence valuable beyond their utility to humans”.

Ultimately, survival requires accepting that we are merely “one ingredient in a bigger ecological and even cosmic network”.

Rigor and Accessibility

The comprehensive 5-star rating confirms that the book successfully navigates the complex space between rigorous science and accessible prose. The overall program evaluation for the book awarded the highest rating of 5 for:

• Clarity and Organization: The central idea is clearly introduced, and the structure is organized logically.
• Credibility: The information is backed by “credible sources, research, or the author’s firsthand experience”.
• Readability and Style: The prose is “clean, jargon-free (or defines technical terms), and easy to digest”.

The book offers both an exhaustive review of existing literature and a decisive plan for action. As the reviewer concludes, this is a much-needed addition to the critical issues surrounding climate disaster and planetary health.

Read more about the ideas presented in the book and the ongoing work to address global environmental challenges on the Biosphere Collapse book page.

Rate this:

#adaptingToClimateChange #biosphere #bookReview #books2 #climateChange #extinction #philosophy #science

Five Stars for Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions: A Critical Call for Change

The core truth of our time is stark: “Our planet’s life-support system, the biosphere, is in a state of severe and irreversible decline”. This thesis, presented in the new book Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions , has just received a major validation, earning a coveted five-star review from Dr. Paul Knobloch at Reader Views.

The review confirms that the book is an essential, timely, and credible contribution to the global conversation on humanity’s future.

The Core Message: A Shift in Worldview

Knobloch immediately recognized the uncompromising nature of the book’s premise. However, the reviewer highlights that this is not a message of “doom and gloom”. Instead, it is a plan for transformation, offering a clear “path forward”.

The book’s blueprint for survival involves a “hierarchy of transformation difficulty” consisting of four critical levels of change:

• Level 1: Limiting Direct Extraction. These are the most technically straightforward changes, aimed at curbing activities like hunting and fishing.
• Level 2: Transforming Production. This requires restructuring entire global sectors like agriculture and energy.
• Level 3: Changing Systemic Drivers. This involves coordinating action across multiple institutions and scales to tackle root problems such as urbanization and deforestation.
• Level 4: Shifting Core Beliefs. The final and most difficult step requires fundamentally rethinking our beliefs about economic growth, consumption, and humanity’s place in nature.

Beyond Human-Centric Solutions

The review emphasizes that a truly effective solution must move past theories focused strictly on human activity. This is the essence of the book’s call for Ecocentrism. Knobloch quotes the book’s direct definition: “Earth’s biosphere is a complex, interconnected system in which all species play a role, making their existence valuable beyond their utility to humans”.

Ultimately, survival requires accepting that we are merely “one ingredient in a bigger ecological and even cosmic network”.

Rigor and Accessibility

The comprehensive 5-star rating confirms that the book successfully navigates the complex space between rigorous science and accessible prose. The overall program evaluation for the book awarded the highest rating of 5 for:

• Clarity and Organization: The central idea is clearly introduced, and the structure is organized logically.
• Credibility: The information is backed by “credible sources, research, or the author’s firsthand experience”.
• Readability and Style: The prose is “clean, jargon-free (or defines technical terms), and easy to digest”.

The book offers both an exhaustive review of existing literature and a decisive plan for action. As the reviewer concludes, this is a much-needed addition to the critical issues surrounding climate disaster and planetary health.

Read more about the ideas presented in the book and the ongoing work to address global environmental challenges on the Biosphere Collapse book page.

Rate this:

#adaptingToClimateChange #biosphere #bookReview #books2 #climateChange #extinction #philosophy #science

Five Stars for Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions: A Critical Call for Change

The core truth of our time is stark: “Our planet’s life-support system, the biosphere, is in a state of severe and irreversible decline”. This thesis, presented in the new book Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions , has just received a major validation, earning a coveted five-star review from Dr. Paul Knobloch at Reader Views.

The review confirms that the book is an essential, timely, and credible contribution to the global conversation on humanity’s future.

The Core Message: A Shift in Worldview

Knobloch immediately recognized the uncompromising nature of the book’s premise. However, the reviewer highlights that this is not a message of “doom and gloom”. Instead, it is a plan for transformation, offering a clear “path forward”.

The book’s blueprint for survival involves a “hierarchy of transformation difficulty” consisting of four critical levels of change:

• Level 1: Limiting Direct Extraction. These are the most technically straightforward changes, aimed at curbing activities like hunting and fishing.
• Level 2: Transforming Production. This requires restructuring entire global sectors like agriculture and energy.
• Level 3: Changing Systemic Drivers. This involves coordinating action across multiple institutions and scales to tackle root problems such as urbanization and deforestation.
• Level 4: Shifting Core Beliefs. The final and most difficult step requires fundamentally rethinking our beliefs about economic growth, consumption, and humanity’s place in nature.

Beyond Human-Centric Solutions

The review emphasizes that a truly effective solution must move past theories focused strictly on human activity. This is the essence of the book’s call for Ecocentrism. Knobloch quotes the book’s direct definition: “Earth’s biosphere is a complex, interconnected system in which all species play a role, making their existence valuable beyond their utility to humans”.

Ultimately, survival requires accepting that we are merely “one ingredient in a bigger ecological and even cosmic network”.

Rigor and Accessibility

The comprehensive 5-star rating confirms that the book successfully navigates the complex space between rigorous science and accessible prose. The overall program evaluation for the book awarded the highest rating of 5 for:

• Clarity and Organization: The central idea is clearly introduced, and the structure is organized logically.
• Credibility: The information is backed by “credible sources, research, or the author’s firsthand experience”.
• Readability and Style: The prose is “clean, jargon-free (or defines technical terms), and easy to digest”.

The book offers both an exhaustive review of existing literature and a decisive plan for action. As the reviewer concludes, this is a much-needed addition to the critical issues surrounding climate disaster and planetary health.

Read more about the ideas presented in the book and the ongoing work to address global environmental challenges on the Biosphere Collapse book page.

Rate this:

#adaptingToClimateChange #biosphere #bookReview #books2 #climateChange #extinction #philosophy #science

Painting on paper, 20 x 20 cm: Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #analogArt #painting #rubberStamp #reliefPrinting #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanRights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #gasmask #soldier #suffocate #asphyxia #atmosphere #biosphere #airPollution #toxicGas #dragonTamer #domestication #wilderness #emblematy #baroque #tobiasmagass

"Labor’s nature laws have ‘gigantic loopholes you could drive a heavy hauler through’."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/03/australia-politics-live-nationals-net-zero-liberals-labor-bulk-billing-optus-sussan-ley-anthony-albanese-question-time
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions #PayToDestroy #law #limits

"Labor’s nature laws have ‘gigantic loopholes you could drive a heavy hauler through’."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/03/australia-politics-live-nationals-net-zero-liberals-labor-bulk-billing-optus-sussan-ley-anthony-albanese-question-time
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions #PayToDestroy #law #limits

"Labor’s nature laws have ‘gigantic loopholes you could drive a heavy hauler through’."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/03/australia-politics-live-nationals-net-zero-liberals-labor-bulk-billing-optus-sussan-ley-anthony-albanese-question-time
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions #PayToDestroy #law #limits

"Labor’s nature laws have ‘gigantic loopholes you could drive a heavy hauler through’."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/03/australia-politics-live-nationals-net-zero-liberals-labor-bulk-billing-optus-sussan-ley-anthony-albanese-question-time
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions #PayToDestroy #law #limits

"Labor’s nature laws have ‘gigantic loopholes you could drive a heavy hauler through’."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."

"The laws to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act are scheduled for debate on Tuesday, with the government planning to rush them through the lower house this week."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/03/australia-politics-live-nationals-net-zero-liberals-labor-bulk-billing-optus-sussan-ley-anthony-albanese-question-time
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions #PayToDestroy #law #limits

We must stop destroying what we have

https://theconversation.com/in-2024-the-climate-crisis-worsened-in-all-ways-but-we-can-still-limit-warming-with-bold-action-268579
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #destruction #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions

We must stop destroying what we have

https://theconversation.com/in-2024-the-climate-crisis-worsened-in-all-ways-but-we-can-still-limit-warming-with-bold-action-268579
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #destruction #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions

We must stop destroying what we have

https://theconversation.com/in-2024-the-climate-crisis-worsened-in-all-ways-but-we-can-still-limit-warming-with-bold-action-268579
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #destruction #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions

We must stop destroying what we have

https://theconversation.com/in-2024-the-climate-crisis-worsened-in-all-ways-but-we-can-still-limit-warming-with-bold-action-268579
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #destruction #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions

We must stop destroying what we have

https://theconversation.com/in-2024-the-climate-crisis-worsened-in-all-ways-but-we-can-still-limit-warming-with-bold-action-268579
#biosphere #pollution #FossilFuels #climate #ExtremeHeat #Biodiversity #deforestation #destruction #harm #EPBCAct #exemptions

Humans profoundly reshaped mammal communities on a global scale.

"After farming began, just a handful of livestock species spread with humans and scrambled those natural boundaries, reshaping mammal communities worldwide...Large ungulates like horses and cows are important because they monopolize food resources wherever they are in high numbers...At the same time, many wild mammals went extinct, in each case following human arrival—not during a particular worldwide climate change episode."

"Post-extinction ecosystems have not been truly natural for the last 10,000 years or more, so national parks in the hardest-hit regions, such as Australia and the Americas, lack over half of the native large mammal species that would have been present if not for humans. Over the last 10,000 years or so, humans have overseen the wholesale replacement of native mammal communities with a very limited set of domesticated species."
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How humans reshaped the animal world: Research traces 50,000 years of change
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-humans-reshaped-animal-world-years.html

"These findings underscore how human-driven extinctions, agriculture and resource extraction profoundly reshaped mammal community structures. How we manage these interactions today will determine whether mammal communities become resilient or increasingly destabilized."
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Barry W. Brook et al, Late Pleistocene faunal community patterns disrupted by Holocene human impacts, Biology Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2025.0151
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0151
#ecosystems #biosphere #biodiversity #wildlife #nativespecies #mammals #holocene #extinctions #disruption #fauna #NovelAssemblages #NPs #nature #ungulates #livestock #HumanDriven #NicheModification #monoculture #Australia #extractivism

#Oceans just hit an ominous milestone
A new report sounds alarm on #oceanacidification as #Earth breaches the seventh of nine "#planetaryboundaries."
Relentless #acidification of the #seas that’s crossed into dangerous territory, threatening all manner of #marine life, including the organisms at the base of the #foodweb.
#Climate is changing rapidly; #humans are using too much #freshwater; we’re driving species to #extinction and transforming the #biosphere
https://grist.org/climate/the-oceans-just-hit-an-ominous-milestone/

Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #analogArt #painting #rubberStamp #reliefPrinting #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanRights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #astronaut #spaceSuit #outerSpace #innerSpace #technology #highTech #gasmask #soldier #suffocate #asphyxia #atmosphere #biosphere #airPollution #toxicGas #breath #workers #chainsaw #orders #hierachy #classism #socialClasses

Painting on paper, 20 x 20 cm: Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #analogArt #painting #rubberStamp #reliefPrinting #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanRights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #astronaut #spaceSuit #outerSpace #innerSpace #spaceTravel #universe #gasmask #soldier #suffocate #asphyxia #atmosphere #biosphere #airPollution #toxicGas #breath

Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #analogArt #painting #rubberStamp #reliefPrinting #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanRights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #protection #defence #gasmask #suffocate #asphyxia #atmosphere #biosphere #airPollution #toxicGas #littleBoy #childDrawing #emblematy #helicopter #transport #woodenTub #gardenSnails #ak47 #machinegun #astronaut #spaceSuit

Phased Out by #DavidMorley some excellent early 90s British ambient techno. Think #biosphere or #B12 https://youtu.be/JD56HEW0geA

Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #analogArt #painting #rubberStamp #reliefPrinting #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanRights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #gasmask #soldier #suffocate #asphyxia #atmosphere #biosphere #airPollution #toxicGas #frog #tinCan #flag #squirrel #skull #death #mementoMori #depression #screamingHeads #screamingMen #screamingLoud

Breaching planetary boundaries:
Over half of global land area suffers critical losses in functional biosphere integrity

"A stable Earth system requires a healthy biosphere, but many ecosystems are being pushed beyond safe limits due to human activities such as land-use change, resource extraction, or climatic changes. Several indicators exist to assess the local state of the biosphere. However, ones that can be aggregated globally and directly linked to planetary-scale thresholds for ecosystem integrity are still lacking, compromising our ability to mitigate degradation and deploy conservation strategies."
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https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(25)00219-2
Stenzel, F., Ben Uri, L., Braun, J., Breier, J., Erb, K., Gerten, D., Haberl, H., Matej, S., Milo, R., Ostberg, S., Rockström, J., Roux, N., Schaphoff, S., Lucht, W., (2025): Breaching planetary boundaries: Over half of global land area suffers critical losses in functional biosphere integrity. – One Earth 8, 101393, August 15, 2025. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101393]

https://biointegrity.pik-potsdam.de/
Biointegrity data viewer (map)

#biosphere #PlanetaryBoundaries #breaching #ecosystem #biodiversity #degradation #risks #conservation #ASafeOperatingSpaceForHumanity #wildlife