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The Anthropocene: A planetary scale change to the biosphere; and the future well-being of planet Earth

Join the Geological Society of Glasgow for their upcoming lecture, The Anthropocene by The Palaeontological Association's Exceptional lecturer for 2022-23, Professor Mark Williams.

The Anthropocene: A planetary scale change to the biosphere; and the future well-being of planet Earth

About The Anthropocene: A planetary scale change to the biosphere; and the future well-being of planet Earth

The Geological Society of Glasgow is privileged to host The Palaeontological Association's Exceptional lecturer for 2022-23, Professor Mark Williams, School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, University of Leicester to give his talk on The Anthropocene a geological period being driven and shaped by human activity and not natural processes. This subject is important to all of us, especially as hosts of COP26.

Over the past ten millennia humans have halved the mass of the biosphere, concentrated most of the mass of terrestrial mammals in themselves and the animals that feed them, and in their billions of individuals now account for most of the numerical abundance of primates. Of itself, this indicates a level of domination that is exceptional for a single large species in the history of the biosphere. To that we must add the systematic reconfiguration of ecosystems globally and the 1000s of non-native species that have been translocated therein. Many of these changes have left a distinctive palaeontological signature in the sedimentary record, one likely to be recognisable in most regions and ecosystems of the world, and one which may help to define a new epoch of geological time, the Anthropocene. If sustained, this change may denote a permanent state-shift in the structure of the biosphere. If it fails, it will likely be the result of excessive human consumption resulting in a mass extinction. I will discuss how palaeontology contributes to quantifying the degree of Anthropocene change, and how it might be used to influence our strategies towards a more sustainable relationship with nature.

All are welcome to this free public event.

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