We Belong to Gaia: James Lovelock (Green Ideas)

In working on my memoir that draws on 50 years of working to help conserve nature I came across Gaia and wanted to dig deeper into its meaning and relevance to understanding what is happening to planet Earth. James Lovelock is the father of this metaphor for our planet, arguing that Earth if a single self-regulating system that sustains all life on our planet. This brief introduction does not cover all the dimensions of Gaia, but certainly provides enough ideas to capture our interest and suggest how Gaia is relevant to other dimensions, such as biodiversity, sustainable development, and climate change. It convinced me to dig into Lovelock's more substantive books on Gaia so I can build on this metaphor to help understand how humanity can prosper on Earth without destroying its natural resources.

Really enjoyed reading this. Will change the way you look at the world

It was the book I ordered with all the right words in.

Informative book

Recommended reading for anyone who sees inadequacies in the convention learnings from scientists or religions of differing “genres”. Eye opening

Yes I agree with the guy on some of the topics he covered but then he goes and says he cannot right it better than his mate could.Plus he gets onto a topic then starts talking about puberty???I had to read and reread most of the book.There must be something there as the book got published.

Good reading from the best.

A lot of my intuitions about how earth works were summarily changed after reading James Lovelocks books. Honest, humble, clear and best of all an independent scientist. I am waiting for his next masterpiece!

Una lettura molto interessante che aiuta molto a capire il ciclo della vita della terra e le future conseguenze che le nostre azioni avranno sul pianeta.

Required reading for everyone who relies on Gaia’s life support systems.A remarkable intelligence, still evolving and thinking, learning and teaching.