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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

As human society has continued to innovate exponentially, largely at the expense of the planet, scientists have hypothesized that we are beginning to enter a new epoch, or period of time in history, defined by human impact on the earth known as the Anthropocene.

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How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself

Grist

Off the northeast coast of Brazil, the hot morning sun reflects off the sea’s surface as a jangada , a traditional wooden fishing boat, sways gently in the rolling waves. The four are moving quickly to examine the tiny invertebrates, keeping them in plastic bins filled with ocean water to ease their stress.