However, we have already entered an epoch that is unlike any in human history - The
Anthropocene, an age where human activity has a direct impact on the geological sphere.
Human activity has been responsible for substantial declines in biodiversity at the global level, to such an extent that there are calls to describe the modern epoch as 'The
Anthropocene'.
The arrival of the
Anthropocene may lead to a global tipping point
Counter-Desecration: A Glossary for Writing in the
Anthropocene, edited by Linda Russo and Marthe Reed (2018), a collective glossary of terms, both invented and redefined, offers that, as well as a model for literary cooperative action."
Since The Economist declared 'Welcome to the
Anthropocene' on its cover in May 2011, the concept has steadily crept into mainstream discourse.
Among his topics are landscaping the continent: the Holocene and
Anthropocene, freezing the continent: Pleistocene glaciation of the Great Lakes region, rifting the continent: the Mesoproterozoic midcontinent rift and Grenville Province, making the crust: solidification of the Hadean Magma Ocean, and sustaining the continent: our geologic future.
The SoCA Armouries is the setting of a free public screening March 19 of the 2018 documentary
Anthropocene: the Human Epoch, a cinematic meditation on humanitys massive reengineering of the planet.
ANTHROPOCENE A group of 20 pupils enjoyed an evening at the opera on Thursday night.
The End of Sustainability: Resilience and the Future of Environmental Governance in the
Anthropocene. By Melinda Harm Benson 6c Robin Kundis Craig.
In order to meet the daunting challenges of environmental sustainability in this epoch of human domination -- known as the
Anthropocene -- ecologists have begun to think differently about the interdependencies between humans and the natural world.
This is surely the case for the most influential environmental policy concept of our time: the "
Anthropocene".
Summary: We have entered a new geological epoch, the
Anthropocene, in which human activity - in particular, economic activity - has been the dominant...
