Caroline hosts long-time ally of all life, Tony Hiss, whose latest book, “Rescuing the Planet, protecting half the land to heal the earth,” with forward by E.O. Wilson
re the necessary miracle of half of earth’s wild habitat, protected,
humans living in altruistic ingenious harmony with our Flora Fauna kin…
Tony Hiss is the author of 15 books, including the award-winning “The Experience of Place.” And “Laughing Last.” (I must check out…Coyote and I love Laughing Last….)
He was a staff writer for the New Yorker for more than 30 years.
He lives in the same NYC apartment in which he grew up…
here be description, cause just so comprehensive…
Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth by Tony Hiss
Beginning in the vast North American Boreal Forest that stretches through Canada, and roving across the continent, from the Northern Sierra to Alabama’s Paint Rock Forest, from the Appalachian Trail to a ranch in Mexico,
Tony Hiss sets out on a journey to take stock of the “superorganism” that is the earth:
its land, its elements, its plants and animals, its greatest threats–and what we can do to keep it, and ourselves, alive.
Hiss not only invites us to understand the scope and gravity of the problems we face, but also makes the case for why protecting half the land is the way to fix those problems.
He highlights the important work of the many groups already involved in this (fight,)?
such as the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, and the global animal tracking project ICARUS.
And he introduces us to the engineers, geologists, biologists, botanists, oceanographers, ecologists, and other “Half Earthers” like Hiss himself who are allied in their dedication to the unifying, essential cause of saving our own planet from ourselves.
Tender, impassioned, curious, and above all else inspiring, Rescuing the Planet is a work that promises to make all of us better citizens of the earth.
To further encourage us all to be informed , and to spiral forth this necessary miraculous realistic vision…that so gladdens our hearts…
Tis a grand proffering of
mirror window door…
*on-going lessons of on-going pandemic- which will be over (viral storms) when the conditions that gave rise to it are resolved. And the conditions that gave rise to pandemic are – humans despoiling the earth.
is the time is now for us all to dedicate, to animate, to implement such a vision into incarnational; sensual actuality….
https://eowilsonfoundation.org/
“Unless we move quickly to protect global biodiversity, we will soon lose most of the species composing life on Earth.” —E.O. Wilson (1929–2021).
Threats to the natural world are multiplying.
Species are going extinct at an alarming rate.
There’s a solution. It’s called the Half-Earth Project®, the signature program of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. If we conserve half the land and sea, we can still safeguard the bulk of our planet’s biodiversity.
But what would Half-Earth look like? How would we get there?”
re-Wilding….
So heartening as to let our hearts relax into a sigh… whewwwww…we can do this, alleviate much cruelty with ingenious altruirstiuc collaborative mutual aid
Indigenious Wisdon as Guiding Guardians
Grandmothers as the new true custodians of police,
such a lovely prayer vision…
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and highly recommend Tony’s twitter feed
@TonyHiss: “Move over, Methuselah! At 5400 yrs., Gran Abuelo (Great Grandfather) may be even older than CA’s bristlecone pine. “There are still mysteries out there in the forest,” says a #biodiversity expert.
Is the world’s oldest tree growing in a ravine in Chile?
Love the Moon at the degree of KPFA/Pacifica’s Birth Sun, Venus, North Node,
“A woman bursting with gifts – more that she can hold.”
That’s Pacifica – the goddess of peace….
Love Tony’s Sun’s (same as Obama’s) quintile to his Uranus (& Saturn)…
His wizard self unfurled in the rhythm of the show….
Opening portals betwixt our ingenious dedication to the Earth, via his Leonine dedicated creativity…
and EO Wilson’s Jupiter on Toby’s Uranus…
And Tony’s Jupiter (one air planet) on Wilson’s Sun….
Encouraging each other’s crafting..
Also love (and anything anywhere is in all of us somewhere…)-
Tony’s 2 Mercury’s…Jupiter in Gemini square Venus in Virgo…
= deep complexity made conversationally accessible…
That Jupiter sextiles Mars in Aries – hero as story-teller, encouraging all to tell story; keeper of truth that live itself is the best story-teller…by shape, color, song, rhythm…
If we just approach the world with informed reverent curiosity…
why then… that would help a lot…
His Sun semi-square Neptune in Virgo – creativity partnered with detailed Vision….
We can feel our own dedication deepening…
Jupiter from Pisces to Aries,
Jupiter from Pisces to Aries –
Biden said it well in grieving over the horrific cruelty in Uvlede., Texas…
“From pain to action!”
all honor to the dedicated work of EO….Mercury retro quintile Neptune,
communication the Vision, being a voice for the small…
ants! (entomology, and the etymology of entomology, was his thing.)
and their connection to the big….
Didja Know?!: The weight of all ants on this planet – is greater than the weight of all humans..
Ed’s Venus quintile Pluto…
Venus in Taurus is “the Cantilever Bridge over rocky road” –
We can get there…
Tis our mission…top protect as much life as possible.
Hums with High John, “Find a way outta no-way, and hit a straight lick with a crooked stick…”
That’s it…
let us not engage in the useless passively plaintive query, “what’s gonna happen?”
more – “what’s available with which to cooperate?!”
Primary queries at Delphic Oracle were: “Are our plans in accord with the (astro) gods, and if not, what should we do to come into accord?!”
Sensible…responsible.
mirror window door…
