Life Under Glass: The Inside Story Of Biosphere
Crucial Lessons in Planetary Stewardship From Two Years inside Biosphere 2
Abigail Alling, Mark Nelson and Sally Silverstone
Book description:
The second Edition of Life Under Glass with a Forward by Dr. Sylvia Earle is now available for the 50thanniversary of Earth Day.
The book provides crucial Lessons in planetary stewardship and recounts the story how the original team of 8 who lived and worked inside Biosphere 2, a laboratory for the study of global ecology. During that 2 years (1991-1992), their air, water, food, and wastes were ecologically managed, grown and recycled. Together they learned how to become stewards of the living systems while setting a world record for the duration of time humans spent in a closed ecological system.
Two Biosphere Foundation officers, Abigail Alling and Sally Silverstone, are collaborating authors on this book. Today, they along with Mark Van Thillo, are using the knowledge and practices learned inside Biosphere 2 to grow and implement community-led land and coral stewardship programs and provide educational life-long learning experiences.
“Life Under Glass is a thrilling account of the daily life in Biosphere 2 and first and foremost a precious testimony on a unique experience that can teach humanity how to live in a small world, act as steward and feel interconnectedness. This book contains the keys to unlock the 21st century.” – Jean‐Pierre Goux, President of the Institute for Sustainable Futures, author, “The Blue Century,” founder, OneHome
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