Stunningly plumed purple swamphens darted over the lotus pads that blanketed the water, their coats irridescent in the cloud-filtered sunlight. Red-wattled lapwings and Indian pond herons stood statuesque as if shocked into stillness by the commotion around them. There were birds everywhere...
Save the wild to save the world.
by Mark Miles
Whether we realize it or not, wilderness is essential to all of our lives. A short list of the major ecological services provided by wilderness includes the following: 1) regulating climate by sequestering carbon, 2) retaining topsoil through expansion of root networks, 3) preserving biodiversity by providing habitat and food sources for endemic species, 4) filtering watersheds through microorganismal and vegetal communities, 5) purifying air through respiration and storage of pollutants, and 6) supporting indigenous communities who depend on the land for the necessities of life. And best of all, these essential services are provided to us free of charge.
By contrast, if tech industries were to attempt to fulfill the same ecological services provided for free by wilderness, the cost could very easily surpass the national deficit on a monthly basis. In short, wilderness is doing all of us a favor merely by existing. Needless to…
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