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Why did behaviorally modern humans and no other multicellular species in the history of the Earth gain the capacity to transform an entire planet? Biology alone cannot explain this – Homo sapiens is just another …
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Looking for a new view of an old biosphere? Now, you can buy a wall-sized version of our first Anthropogenic Biomes map over at Maps.com. The map includes pictures of different anthromes and is based …
I loved this graphic-novel-style explainer from @xulinillu on how fires work in forests, how indigenous people have mastered the art of burning, and what we need to do for the next generation: https://thenib.com/prescribed-burn-forest-fires/
I was invited to put this piece together in the Guardian. I am honored to get such an invite, but more so honored to help change the dialogue in support of indigenous Eco-Cultural Revitalization. #EndowActionNow https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/16/california-wildfires-cultural-burns-indigenous-people
Whether its California, Oregon, the Pantanal, the Amazon, Argentina, Australia, Siberia, FIRE MANAGEMENT--moving beyond essential emergency measures to manage changing fire regimes across landscapes--must become a higher priority for the scientific community and policy-makers.
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