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06-06-2009, 02:09 PM
Why do we like nature?
The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book entitled Biophilia.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StP4697Rtaw
Only through understanding diversity and the factors that promote it will we be able to mount an effective response to the challenges facing the environment in the 21st century. Many significant questions remain unanswered:
How many species are there?
How sensitive are ecosystems to disruption?
How will climate change affect biodiversity?
Can we devise sustainable means of feeding the expanding human population while still retaining extensive natural areas?
The answer to these, and other, questions is an all-embracing scientific enterprise. It involves experts in universities and museums, amateur enthusiasts, and interested and alert naturalists the world over.
http://www.eowilson.org/images/thumbnails/sections/science/science_land_brookesia_600_49a3e2a57de2a7209c5d48c 4adb37b8a.jpg
The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book entitled Biophilia.
http://www.eowilson.org/templates/eowilson_frontpage_template/images/main_panel_gazelle_menu.jpg (http://www.eowilson.org/)
http://www.eowilson.org/ (http://www.eowilson.org/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StP4697Rtaw
Only through understanding diversity and the factors that promote it will we be able to mount an effective response to the challenges facing the environment in the 21st century. Many significant questions remain unanswered:
How many species are there?
How sensitive are ecosystems to disruption?
How will climate change affect biodiversity?
Can we devise sustainable means of feeding the expanding human population while still retaining extensive natural areas?
The answer to these, and other, questions is an all-embracing scientific enterprise. It involves experts in universities and museums, amateur enthusiasts, and interested and alert naturalists the world over.
http://www.eowilson.org/images/thumbnails/sections/science/science_land_brookesia_600_49a3e2a57de2a7209c5d48c 4adb37b8a.jpg