I read this very interesting article today talking about carbon and nitrogen cycles from a seminar held in Brazil. The country might suffer the aftermath of a badly organized World Cup (FIFA did very well, but the host country forgot that the entertainment firm would not prepare the country... and all at a sudden it stopped just to accommodate a couple of athletes!!). The R&D is growing steadily and getting into speed with international level. Recently there was this conference on biodiversity from FAPESP A couple of very interesting talks were held talking about the nitrogen and carbon cycles and how the anthropogenic factor modified it.
You can find the Nitrogen Cycle presentation here:
The Carbon Cycle presentation is found below. It is actually part of the same video, I just pinpointed at the correct time for you not to wait 45 min:
What is interesting is the way the debate is elevated and we seem to see the practical solutions pointing from the smog. From a project management point of view, we can identify the problems to assess and define a road-map which will look better than a chat room of grown-up kids trying to "save the forest" like it was at the early days. Not saying we do not need them, actually these dreamers are crucial because they are the reasons the practical people are looking into these issues. The earlier clear the smog for the latter to work more efficiently.
Also from the Stockholm Resilience Center,
Nine Pillars of our planet have been defined, boundaries after which uncontrollable events will occur to try to re-establish the balance:
- Stratospheric ozone layer
- Biodiversity
- Chemicals dispersion
- Climate Change
- Ocean acidification
- Freshwater consumption and the global hydrological cycle
- Land system change
- Nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the biosphere and oceans
- Atmospheric aerosol loading
The image on top is an estimation of how these factors changed since 1950.
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