The Biosphere
The biosphere is the thin, life-supporting layer of Earth where land, water, air, and living organisms interact. It includes all ecosystems and is the realm of all life as we know it. This delicate system regulates climate, cycles nutrients, and sustains the biodiversity of life.
The biosphere is under severe stress due to human activity and our problems are interconnected and accelerating. Without urgent systemic change, its ability to support life, including ours, may eventually collapse. For over 25 years John Harrison has championed sustainability and is now writing and releasing a series of papers covering topics relating to the biosphere for a small fee. Hopefully the paper sales do well and we can convert TecEco into a not for profit funding research and publishing papers on sustainability.
A stylised earth showing the biosphere which encompasses all areas on, above, and below the Earth's surface where life is found.
The biosphere is about as thin as the skin on an apple relative to the size of the earth and all life depends on its viability.
Papers
John Harrison's series of papers covering critical topics regarding the biosphere are being published on our new sister site, GaiaEngineering.org, which is entirely dedicated to this work. Please visit GaiaEngineering.org to browse and download the growing collection of papers.
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