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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

My most recent video…
How our Darkening (Lower Albedo) Earth is Accelerating Climate Mayhem
https://youtu.be/o3PDZZJioaU?si=tVkMg_O05eXY8p-z

#climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #weather #sunlight #albedo #globalwarming #ecosphere #oceans #clouds #atmosphere #humanity

A quotation from Victor Hugo

In the relations of man with the animals, with the flowers, with the objects of creation, there is a great ethic, scarcely perceived as yet, which will at length break forth into light and which will be the corollary and compliment to human ethics.

[Il y a dans les rapports de l’homme avec les bêtes, avec les fleurs, avec les objets de la création, toute une grande morale à peine entrevue encore, mais qui finira par se faire jour et qui sera le corollaire et le complément de la morale humaine.]

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
The Alps and Pyrenees [Alpes et Pyrénées], “The Pyrenees,” ch. 11 “Pampeluna,” 1843-08-11 (1867) [tr. Manson (1898)]

More info about this quote: wist.info/hugo-victor/9634/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #victorhugo #nature #ecosphere #plants #animalrights #animals #creation #ethics #humanity #humaneness

Wie können Grundbedürfnisse wie Nahrung, Wohnraum und Gemeinschaft gestillt werden – und dabei Natur gestärkt werden? 🌍
Das Projekt Ecosphere in Rietberg-Westerwiehe zeigt, wie das gehen kann. Besonders beeindruckt hat uns der „Living Forest“ – ein essbares, lebendiges Ökosystem. 🌳
Ein inspirierender Ort für eine lebenswerte und regenerative Zukunft. 💚

https://ecosphere-owl.com/index.html

#Ecosphere #LivingForest #GrüneVerl #Nachhaltigkeit #Verl #Rietberg

Eine Bildcollage zeigt verschiedene Stationen des Besuchs: Eine Führung über das Gelände, ein Naturteich mit Erläuterungen, Gespräche unter Bäumen und ein Gruppenfoto im Grünen.

Ein Bienenstock aus Holz mit zahlreichen ein- und ausfliegenden Bienen. Im Hintergrund dichtes Grün.

Eine Gruppe steht im Grünen um eine Pflanzstelle im Boden. Ein Dominik Schlüter von Ecosphere erklärt das Konzept des „Living Forest“.

A Planetary Boundary For Geological Resources - Exploring The Limits Of Regional Water Availability
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https://phys.org/news/2025-03-planetary-boundary-geological-resources-exploring.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk5318 <-- shared paper
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https://im-mining.com/2023/04/26/united-thinking-on-mining-water-solutions-can-save-money-and-protect-the-environment-worley-says/ <-- shared industry article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #global #regional #water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #mine #mining #processing #minerals #criticalmetals #energy #products #services #surfacewater #groundwater #naturalresources #resources #geology #ecosphere #technosphere #watermanagement #sustainability #sustainableuselimit #waterconsumption #industry #production #constraints #mineralproduction #economy #economics #model #modeling #coal #iron #copper #gold

Inspired by https://www.youtube.com/@LifeinJars I took my kid to create a pond ecosphere in a jar. It was fun and just by scooping a bit of sediment and some fiddling, we got a lot of small animal life in there (snails - probably Bithynia tentaculata, unknown small beetles, nematodes, tubifex and other worms, a bunch of larvae). Hope they'll all be doing well in there. #LifeInJars #Ecosphere

A glass jar with water, water grass, sediment and small animal life.

(similar to previous photo) A glass jar with water, water grass, sediment and small animal life.

#Louisiana ’s newly released #draft of the state’s 2023 #CoastalMasterPlan proposes to spend $16 billion on construction new #TidalMarshes as a key #strategy to #combat #coastal #LandLoss.
A new study published in journal #Ecosphere & funded by the #NOAA RESTORE #Science Program addresses this issue, and the results provide #PositiveNews for the state’s plans to #rebuild the #coastline .

https://www.lsu.edu/cce/mediacenter/news/2023/3/if_you_build_it.php

#ecological #marshes #Wetlands #ecosystems #environmental

Shrimpi update: high humidity today, the ecosystem is doing its thing #ecosphere

Small glass sphere with one small pink shrimp inside

Biosphere, the biotic and abiotic ecosphere.

These are the voyages of the planet Earth.

Its continuing orbit around a bright yellow dwarf star, to evolve new life forms and new civilizations, to "boldly" go around where it.........? erm? went around before.

#space #Biosphere #ecosphere #ecology #biotic #abiotic #cosmos #cosmology #EarthShip #starship #stars #earth #planet #evolution #civilisation #species #music #startrek #comedy #education

A photo of planet Earth from one million miles away (NASA)

For the visually impaired. From space, planet earth looks like a spherical ball. Though technically the shape is an oblate ellipsoid. The predominant colors are the blues of the oceans, the whites and greys of the clouds, and the greens, browns, greys, and whites among others, of the land masses.

Because light and sound are part of the electromagnetic spectrum - someone could imagine that the difference between, for example, white and blue, is similar to the difference between a harmonic set of pitches (musical chords)

It far as we know - Planet Earth may be one of a kind. And yet, the probabilities suggest that somewhere out there in the vastness of space - could be another Earth-like planet that harbors life.

If humans learn to mitigate their intraspecies conflicts, maybe, just maybe, the day will come when we make first contact with whomever "they" are.

Or perhaps humans are alone, or rather that is simply not true - as we have recorded more than 2.13 million species on the planet Earth. https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-species-are-there

But, (some) human activities are driving many species to extinction. https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/summary-statistics

There is good news. Some thoughtful people have saved many species from the brink of extinction https://www.wechoosenature.org/inspire/10-animals-saved-extinction

Photo. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-captures-epic-earth-image

I'm going to make this my #introduction Toot. My name is Matthew and I was born and live in England, though I've also lived in #France and traveled widely.

I'm an #Anarchist #Buddhist - two things that might not seem obviously related, yet in truth they are. I care deeply for people and planet: #inequality and #ClimateJustice are two sides of one coin. We must find a new narrative, a new social contract. We have to learn to live in #peace.

We must engage with current #social, #economic, and #political paradigms and seek to reimagine them to be fit for purpose, because currently they are not.

Extractive patriarchal capitalism is destroying the #ecosphere, and our communities. #ClimateChange is a symptom, not the problem. The symptom will only alleviate when the problem is addressed.

#introduction since I never made one.

I'm Laurent 👋

Currently CEO of a small startup. I'm a graphic designer by trade, who learned #UI and #UX on the field while working for big tech companies.

Narrowly escaping Apple's claws, I now swear by open formats, particularly #plainText. #linux, #gnome and #fedora lover.

When not designing, I play #valheim and take care of my #terrarium and #ecosphere. I just discovered #dungeonSynth I've been searching for this genre forever, without even knowing.