Has "baseline" ever been anything but arbitrary? The only true
baseline (if I am up on my cosmology) is non-existence. I have heard
spiritual teachers and guides use that as an excuse for ignoring the
biodiversity crisis and "accepting" destructive human behavior.
Everything dies, so annihilation must be natural, right? In any
event, my baseline--the world I was born into 60 years ago--is gone
and likely not recoverable.
I appreciate Gianni's reflection here. One of the possible benefits
of listening to (in) natural soundscapes is that visceral shift of
perspective from "I am listening to that" to "I belong to that; I am
that." That, for me at least, is a powerful motivator to change
behavior, to nurture the soil, to foster diverse habitats, to give
the land space and time to thrive, and to withdraw consent from
global shopping and shipping and exploitation.
I always hope that sharing soundscape recordings opens that door for
people to enter the soundscape for themselves, to start listening in
a way they have not done before, to experience that sense of
belonging to the richness of a particular natural environment. That's
the hope anyway.
Here's hoping 2020 is the year in which Gianni's ecological
perspective takes root.
John Crockett
Westminster, Vermont
On Dec 22, 2019, at 9:12 AM, Bernie Krause
[naturerecordists] wrote:
> The problem to rethink is the entire concept of =93baseline.=94 With
> events changing consequences so rapidly, what constitutes baseline
> data, now?
>
>
> Bernie Krause
>
>
>
>> On Dec 22, 2019, at 2:13 AM, Gianni Pavan
>> [naturerecordists] <> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> The decline in insects and birds, and frogs too, is clearly
>> evident also here, in Italy. We have to completely rethink our
>> societal development and understand that our life and our health
>> and also our happiness depends on nature.. Now we also have
>> understood (too late and not enough) that also our climate depends
>> on nature and that any impact we produce on the biosphere has an
>> impact on our own lives and even more on future generations.
>> Soundscapes reflect habitat quality, richness, and diversity.
>> Raquel Carson was a pioneer. Silent springs are now a sad reality.
>> We need to put all the energy we have in educating people to
>> understand that our health and happiness depend more on the health
>> of nature than on the size of our tv or on what we can buy on amazon.
>> Hope we all have a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year,
>> Gianni Pavan
>>
>>
>> Il giorno dom 22 dic 2019 alle ore 00:39
>> [naturerecordists] <> ha scritto:
>>
>> Well said Caspar! additional benefits of such simple actions
>> include clean air and water, flood control, aquifer recharge, and
>> much more.
>>
>> Guy
>>
>> On 12/21/2019 6:24 PM, rapsac
>> [naturerecordists] wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Create good beetle habitat and other biodiversity will follow:
>>> messy unmanaged woodland, hollow logs, permanent wetlands,
>>> meadows. Preferably all of the above within a small area. If you
>>> have a garden that is a good place to start.
>>>
>>> Caspar
>>>
>>> On 2019-09-24 12:53, Martyn Stewart
>>> [naturerecordists] wrote:
>>>> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowspiracy
>>>>
>>>> Try a plant based diet x
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> Please excuse my spelling on this tiny keyboard.
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 24, 2019, at 6:40 AM, Martyn Stewart
>>>> [naturerecordists]
>>>> <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Animal agriculture x
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> Please excuse my spelling on this tiny keyboard.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 23, 2019, at 1:58 PM,
>>>>> [naturerecordists] <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The inevitable seems to be nearing quicker as we push this
>>>>>> issue aside habitually. Reading about the declining bird
>>>>>> population and the stories of their lack of presence at places
>>>>>> where we=92d expect to hear them is a nightmare come to life.
>>>>>> I don=92t want to shrug and hope anymore. I truly wish there was
>>>>>> a way I could help and make a bigger difference than just
>>>>>> recycling, composting and riding or walking as oppose to
>>>>>> driving. It doesn=92t seem sufficient enough.
>>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente
>> Universit=E0 degli Studi di Pavia
>> Via Taramelli 24, 27100 Pavia
>> http://www.unipv.it/cibra
>> http://mammiferimarini.unipv.it
>>
>>
>
>
>
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
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