Red listed - biodiversity threatened
Thursday | 24 July 2008
Australian
On Line Opinion
By Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Tobias
Whether in orangutans, lambs or human children, innocence conjures a call to the heart; one that, in the musings of the Prophet Isaiah, evokes a vision of the wolf, lamb, leopard and goat nestled together in harmony. Such hints of vestigial Eden present tantalising scenarios not entirely out of kilter with the best laid plan of conservation, namely, the protection of large ecosystems with their intact assemblages of plants and animals.
This was the dream of Abraham Lincoln, who not only brought the nation together, but sought to include within that community protected natural areas beginning with his gift to the nation of the Mariposa Big Tree Grove of Giant Sequoias and Yosemite Valley on June 30, 1864. This action led to the creation of the national park system which some consider to be the best idea America ever devised.
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By Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Tobias
Whether in orangutans, lambs or human children, innocence conjures a call to the heart; one that, in the musings of the Prophet Isaiah, evokes a vision of the wolf, lamb, leopard and goat nestled together in harmony. Such hints of vestigial Eden present tantalising scenarios not entirely out of kilter with the best laid plan of conservation, namely, the protection of large ecosystems with their intact assemblages of plants and animals.
This was the dream of Abraham Lincoln, who not only brought the nation together, but sought to include within that community protected natural areas beginning with his gift to the nation of the Mariposa Big Tree Grove of Giant Sequoias and Yosemite Valley on June 30, 1864. This action led to the creation of the national park system which some consider to be the best idea America ever devised.
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Larger-than-life book showcases stunning case studies of world's leading eco sanctuaries
Friday | 11 July 2008 Filed in: News
Releases
News Release
According to Michael Tobias and
Jane Gray Morrison, protecting innocence is
perhaps humanity’s deepest procreative
instinct, and celebrating nature our highest
calling. In SANCTUARY: Global Oases of
Innocence (Council
Oak/On-Sale Date:
September 1,
2008/978-1-57178-214-4/$60.00),
Tobias and Morrison profile globally
significant sanctuaries at the forefront of an
emerging multinational movement to sanctify
nature and save her last pristine places–a
vital step toward the total renewal of the
biosphere.
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According to Michael Tobias and
Jane Gray Morrison, protecting innocence is
perhaps humanity’s deepest procreative
instinct, and celebrating nature our highest
calling. In SANCTUARY: Global Oases of
Innocence (Council
Oak/On-Sale Date:
September 1,
2008/978-1-57178-214-4/$60.00),
Tobias and Morrison profile globally
significant sanctuaries at the forefront of an
emerging multinational movement to sanctify
nature and save her last pristine places–a
vital step toward the total renewal of the
biosphere.Read full text »
Man's erosion of Earth in focus
Thursday | 10 July 2008 Filed in: News
Coverage
Daily Breeze
by Kristin S. Agostini
For three years, Michael Tobias traveled the globe documenting the daunting efforts under way to protect threatened plants and wildlife.
He's followed a stewardship program to protect an endangered parrot species in New Zealand and the native plantings occurring on Easter Island, once home to rich palm forests before humans ripped them from the landscape.
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by Kristin S. Agostini
For three years, Michael Tobias traveled the globe documenting the daunting efforts under way to protect threatened plants and wildlife.
He's followed a stewardship program to protect an endangered parrot species in New Zealand and the native plantings occurring on Easter Island, once home to rich palm forests before humans ripped them from the landscape.
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