https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-to-save-planet-earth
"Wildcat says this is not a new idea, but one that many people have forgotten.
His book
Red Alert! shares how Indigenous knowledge could inform how we save
the planet today, on both a personal and systemic level. He proposes that the
term natural resources drives overconsumption, inequality and imbalance in the
natural world. Instead, he teaches a kin-centric worldview in light of the
Anthropocene — our current geological age, defined by humans being the dominant
force on Earth.
Viewing land as kin, he says, generates respect and sustainability, where
humans are more open to learn from the natural world, rather than dominate it.
“I don’t think there’s anything romantic about that. It fits very nicely with
evolutionary theory and the science of ecology,” Wildcat says. “With rights
comes inalienable responsibility. Now we start thinking of our relationships in
the ecosystems in which we function as part of a moral and ethical universe.”
Put another way: What’s downstream from you, and how are you honoring that
life? Schlossberg also named responsibility when asked how humans should manage
the eco-stential crisis before them. “I don’t think people should feel
individually guilty for climate change,” she says. “But we should all feel
collectively responsible for building a better world.”"
Via
libramoon@pluspora.com.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
