The Science of Survival: Bringing on the Accretocene
Bowen author Andrew Wright will be speaking at the Library this Sunday, September 25, 2 pm
Submission to the Undercurrent by Elaine Cameron / Bowen Island Food Resilience Society
“And what is the Accretocene?” you might well ask. Andrew Wright, Bowen resident and author of Pelican’s Paradise: Preventing Extinctions, explains that it is the era when human efforts lead to a rapid increase in rewilding the planet. He and conservationist Greg Howald coined the word, and now, to their delight, it’s being used by others.
It’s a word that expresses hope for the future, a hope that Wright’s experiences as an engineer and a photographer led him to believe is justified.
As an engineer, Wright founded a telecommunications tech company before becoming an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University in the Faculty of the Environment. As a photographer, he has documented the work of the Island Conservation Society. Wright has the unique perspective of seeing current global emergencies through the lens of his camera and the pragmatic eyes of an engineer.
In his third book, Pelican’s Paradise: Preventing Extinction, Wright records how Island Conservation brought fragile life back from the brink of extinction. Using engaging prose and stunning photographs, he documents the flourishing of biodiversity on five islands, one of which is in Haida Gwaii...
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