The Future of Life: Beyond the music
Lists of links
Music is important and necessary, but more important is the message in the book The Future of Life by Dr. Edward O. Wilson - about the absolute necessity of preserving biodiversity. This important to everyone on Earth. I might only reach some part of the musical community with this music, but musicians, audiences, and everyone else should learn about biodiversity and what it means to the future of the Earth -- our future.
I hope you will support efforts by governments, private charities and local initiatives to protect habitats and wildlife. Check out these links to get information about the underlying issues. I've also added links about the writers, artists, and organizations that inspire me.
The book The Future of Life
About Dr. Edward O. Wilson
E.O.Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
PBS: Think Tank: Edward O. Wilson and The Future of Life (interview)
The Future of Life: E. O. Wilson - Earthwatch Interview
Earth in the balance - could tilt either way | csmonitor.com : book review
Kenan Malik's review of 'The Future of Life' by EO Wilson
Reason Magazine - The Future of Life, Private sector protection?
ReadingGroupGuides.com - The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson, represented by the Lavin Agency
Organizations highlighted in The Future of Life
IUCN - The World Conservation Union
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The Nature Conservancy - Protecting Nature, Preserving Life
World Wildlife Fund - Endangered Species, Wildlife Conservation, Animal Habitats
More conservation and political action
organizations
Sierra Club : Explore, Enjoy and Protect the Planet
MoveOn.org: Democracy in Action
LCV: The League of Conservation Voters
Art and music aligned with nature
Writers, artists and organizations that have inspired me
Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood and of the text of my first big nature-inspired choral piece "Weaving the World", written in 2004
Shambhala Publications, publisher of the collection "Her Words" where I found Anne Baring's and Judy Grahn's work
NatureStage, formerly Rialto Arts
Things you can do
Healthy Yard Pledge, formerly by National Audubon, now its own project
Backyard Conservation - US Dept of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Citizen science programs contribute to our knowledge of birds
Appalachian Mountain Club - Get outdoors! Trips, hiking trails, and habitat protection
About the photos The photos are natural things in my own yard and in Massachusetts.
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