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Through effective research and technical knowledge, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI, a division of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) provides timely information and guidance to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s fish and wildlife resources. The Wildlife Research Laboratory is a major field office of the FWRI; staff within the Reptiles and Amphibians group design and conduct research and monitoring projects, collaborate with other state, federal and university personnel, and publish their work in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

John Michael Greer’s blog, featuring weekly essays and reflections.

The blog of Philip Shallcrass, also known as Greywolf, with much information on the wheel of the year and ceremonies, practices, and blessings for the seasons and the natural world.

The insights of scientific and empirical modes of knowing are indispensable for understanding and responding to our contemporary environmental crisis. So also, we will need environmental approaches, such as law, economics, and technology. We recall, too, that other cognitive ways of knowing are manifest in culturally diverse pathways that treasure emotional intelligence and affective insight. What is especially noteworthy is traditional environmental knowledge found among Indigenous peoples that have both observational and affective components. Indigenous people often speak of the natural world as filled with kin relationships requiring reciprocity and gratitude. Science-that-sees-the-whole is beginning to appreciate these other ways of knowing without giving over its foundational empirical approach. In addition, there is a growing appreciation for the multiple “intelligences” in the world. This conference aimed to explore some of those intelligences from plants and animals, to trees and forests, to fish and birds. It recognized the value of Indigenous, artistic, and modern ecological ways of knowing in which organic interconnectivity is acknowledged and affirmed.

Comprehensive bibliography on Panpsychism, curated by Sam Coleman.

Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) is a leading global charity dedicated to the protection of whales and dolphins. This page offers general information on the sentience of cetaceans.

Spiritual journeys in tending the living Earth, permaculture, and nature-inspired arts. This is the home of the writings, artwork, and teachings of Dana’O Driscoll.

The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature proposes a bold shift in how the world relates to Antarctica. The initiative calls for a declaration that recognizes the continent as a living entity with legal rights. Rather than treating Antarctica as a geopolitical zone, this vision places ecological health at the center, thus seeking to confront the limitations of the current Treaty System and promote global responsibility for protecting one of Earth’s last wild places.

This interactive story introduces Earth Jurisprudence as a legal and ethical philosophy that recognizes the Earth as a living being with inherent rights. It explains the core principles of Earth Jurisprudence, its Indigenous roots, and how it challenges dominant, anthropocentric legal systems in favor of ecocentric governance models.

In celebration of the graduation of Africa’s first formally trained Earth Jurisprudence practitioners, this article details how these graduates contributed to the UN Harmony with Nature Initiative’s 2016 dialogue. These Earth Jurisprudence pratcitioners will also mentor a new cohort as they work to revive traditional ecological knowledge and transform legal systems to align with Earth-centered values.

With an emphasis on ancestral knowledge systems and sacred Earth relationships, this resource highlights African contributions to the 2018 UN General Assembly Dialogue on Harmony with Nature. Perspectives from the African continent are key in shaping new legal and ethical frameworks rooted in Earth Jurisprudence.

Alan Drengson (1934-2022) was founding editor of the deep ecology journal, The Trumpeter: Journal of Ecosophy and Ecoforestry, and co-editor of several anthologies and editor of the Selected Works of Arne Naess, a ten-volume collection of Naess’s writings. This was his personal site and includes PDF links to many articles concerning Deep Ecology.

This encyclopedia entry examines the life and work of Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), a British mathematician and philosopher best known for his work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science. He created the school of process philosophy and is considered a foundational thinker of modern panentheist thought, although he never used the term “panentheism” in his work.

The Alliance for Wild Ethics (AWE) is a consortium of individuals and organizations working to ease the spreading devastation of the animate Earth through a rapid transformation of culture. AWE employs the arts, often in tandem with the natural sciences, to provoke deeply felt shifts in the human experience of nature. Motivated by a love for the more-than-human collective of life, and for human life as an integral part of that wider collective, AWE works to revitalize local, face-to-face community-and to integrate communities perceptually, practically, and imaginatively into the Earthly bioregions that surround and support them.

Ancestral Medicine is an organization that encourages the embodiment of animist values and practices in ways that are culturally healing, non-dogmatic, and accessible to people of diverse means, ancestries, and geographies. The organization offers online courses, training in ancestral healing practices, and opportunities for international learning and ritual participation. Ancestral Medicine seeks to honor each person’s unique goodness and to fulfill its mission in partnership with the ancestors and the old ones who are the Earth.