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September 2018
Biosphere 2 lessons and relevance to global ecological challenges
Seminar/Talk with Mark Nelson and Sir Ghillean Prance This event is free and open to all. Registration is not essential, but to secure your place we recommend booking a ticket. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will open at 12:15. Tea will be served in the Library following the event. The book signing will also occur in the library following the event
Find out more »Mark Nelson Biosphere 2 talk
Could you imagine being locked in a closed ecosystem for several years, where you have to grow your own food, recycle your own waste, and treat your own illnesses? That’s what Dr Mark Nelson did as part of Biosphere 2, the world’s first experimental laboratory for global ecology. Come and hear about his experience in this illuminating talk. The evening kicks off at 5pm in the Gallery, where a bar will be open before the talk gets underway at 6pm,…
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Ecotechnics, Biospherics and Biosphere 2: Insights for the Anthropocene
Talk by Dr. Mark Nelson at the October Gallery Dr. Mark Nelson was a member of the eight-person “biospherian” crew for the first two-year closure experiment. He is a founding director and the chairman of the Institute of Ecotechnics and has worked for decades in closed ecological system research, ecological engineering, the restoration of damaged ecosystems, desert agriculture and orchardry, and wastewater recycling. He is the author of The Wastewater Gardener: Preserving the Planet One Flush at a Time and co-author of Space…
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