The Anthropocene Challenge

Humanity is changing planet Earth and its future so fundamentally that a new chapter in natural history is beginning: the "Anthropocene". 

This is a new geological epoch that begins when human activities started to have a significant global impact on Earth's ecosystems. It is now capturing the attention of policy-makers, philosophers, environmentalists, economists, artists and many others worldwide. 

What is the essence of this bold new idea? Is the Anthropocene the sum of all environmental havoc or an opportunity for change? What would this mean for our ways of life? And how relevant is the Anthropocene to the global conservation of biodiversity? Tonight Christian Schwägerl will offer an introduction to this new paradigm.