08/07/2024

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Tuesday Plant Talk | Rescuing our vital plant species – refocusing on extinctions today

We are witnessing the unprecedented collision of deep time—the time of species evolution and the formation of complex mutualistic and other relationships—with the historical time of human-induced climate change and habitat destruction. Plants are fundamental to our sense of place, and their gradual disappearance not only disrupts the ecosystems on which we rely for survival, but also deeply ingrained forms of spiritual and communal belonging that we mourn. The observation – from among scientists, artists, humanists, and horticulturists – that...