An increasing body of scientific work suggests that a diverse world—what biologists call high biodiversity—is a healthier world
Category: conservation
William Schlesinger
biodiversity, climate, conservation, energy, faculty, natural habitat, population growth
biodiversity, climate, conservation, energy, faculty, natural habitat, population growth
A Vibram Sole on Nature
The rapidly growing human population and its global economy are not likely to improve matters for the rest of the biosphere.
Size Matters
The most efficient way to preserve biodiversity in North America will be to insure the preservation of large tracts of habitat
William Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, population growth, sustainability
biogeochemistry, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, population growth, sustainability
In quest of the steady-state
Sustainability will not be achieved with rising human population and increasing resource use.
Old car or new car?
Across a range of size, the energy it takes to manufacture a new car is equivalent to about one year of the energy used to power it.
Our experience with solar
You can join the movement now, or wait until the panels are even more efficient and cheaper in just a few years. Either way, you will want renewable energy in your future.
William Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, conservation, environmental economics, faculty, sustainability, waste
biogeochemistry, conservation, environmental economics, faculty, sustainability, waste
The old copper kettle
Copper has been extracted from less and less attractive ores since Biblical times, yet we have not run out.
William Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, conservation, faculty, forests, lakes and streams
biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, conservation, faculty, forests, lakes and streams
Designer Ecosystems
Global survey of restoration projects found only 25% of the ecosystem services provided by nature were found in the restored systems.
Scraping Bottom
If we are ever to see these fisheries recover, protecting rockweed will be an important foundation for the effort.
William Schlesinger
conservation, environmental economics, faculty, marine studies, population growth, sustainability
conservation, environmental economics, faculty, marine studies, population growth, sustainability
Sustainability—–not
As long as the human population on Earth is growing, nothing we are doing is particularly sustainable