Restoring the Biosphere through Education and Global-scale Ecosystem and Watershed Restoration
Ecological Engineering
Ecological engineering is defined as “the design of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both.” Ecological Engineering was invented by Howard T. Odum. “It involves the restoration of ecosystems that have been substantially disturbed by human activities such as environmental pollution or land disturbance; and the development of new sustainable ecosystems that have both human and ecological value (Mitsch and Jorgensen, 2003).”
For centuries, human civilization has been altering the atmosphere and ecosystems around the planet. The burning of fossil fuels, overfishing, deforestation, and degradation of watersheds globally have resulted in Climate Change and the degradation of approximately 40% of the surface of the planet. To reverse these impacts, ecological engineering approaches can be used to sequester carbon and restore ecosystems and the atmosphere.
Examples of Ecological Engineering. Use of fossil fuels, Florida Everglades, Mississippi Delta, dams on large rivers, etc.
Ecological Engineering approaches to reverse Global Warming and restore the biosphere.
References
- Mitsch, W.J. and Jørgensen, S.E., 2003. Ecological engineering: a field whose time has come. Ecological engineering, 20(5), pp.363-377.
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