Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes

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Autor(a) principal: Tavares, Tallita Cruz Lopes
Data de Publicação: 2022
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/64703
Resumo: When modern man evolved in Africa 250,000 years ago by hunting and gathering, would he dream of megalopolis and flying machines? Would he ever understand how we managed to create and expand so much that this could cause our very decline like an Icarus that reached for the sun while the wax on his wings melts? Nowadays, as we find more and more evidence of the negative impacts we have caused to the biosphere, we are also looking for solutions to write a different future, a sustainable future. In this perspective, I present how a microbcentric approach can help achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the knowledge that microorganisms are the engines of life on Earth. The science of microbiology has shown that most microorganisms are not pathogens but live in close association with almost any plant or animal, with many advantages that can certainly be used in an evidence-based manner. Each of the 17 SDGs can be strengthened by considering microbes – from improving or restoring soil fertility to produce food to protecting blue carbon ecosystems, such as corals and mangroves. Recognizing that these minuscule beings hold one of the keys to a sustainable future is essential, which would be achieved by strengthening research, microbial literacy actions, and cooperation among scientists, stakeholders, decision-makers, and society. Microorganisms can help us create opportunities for the future, like a Daedalus that finally gets heard by an arrogant Icarus.
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spelling Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbesPassando pelo Antropoceno com uma pequena ajuda dos micróbiosBioeconomySustainabilityClimate changeBio economiaSustentabilidadeMudança ClimáticaWhen modern man evolved in Africa 250,000 years ago by hunting and gathering, would he dream of megalopolis and flying machines? Would he ever understand how we managed to create and expand so much that this could cause our very decline like an Icarus that reached for the sun while the wax on his wings melts? Nowadays, as we find more and more evidence of the negative impacts we have caused to the biosphere, we are also looking for solutions to write a different future, a sustainable future. In this perspective, I present how a microbcentric approach can help achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the knowledge that microorganisms are the engines of life on Earth. The science of microbiology has shown that most microorganisms are not pathogens but live in close association with almost any plant or animal, with many advantages that can certainly be used in an evidence-based manner. Each of the 17 SDGs can be strengthened by considering microbes – from improving or restoring soil fertility to produce food to protecting blue carbon ecosystems, such as corals and mangroves. Recognizing that these minuscule beings hold one of the keys to a sustainable future is essential, which would be achieved by strengthening research, microbial literacy actions, and cooperation among scientists, stakeholders, decision-makers, and society. Microorganisms can help us create opportunities for the future, like a Daedalus that finally gets heard by an arrogant Icarus.Quando o homem moderno evoluiu na África há 250 mil anos como caçador-coletor, son-haria ele com megacidades e máquinas voadoras? Será que ele entenderia como nós conseguimos criar e expandir de forma tão intensa que isso poderia causar o nosso próprio declínio, como um Ícaro que atinge o Sol enquanto a cera de suas asas derrete? Atualmente, conforme encontramos mais e mais evidências dos impactos negativos que causamos à biosfera, também buscamos por soluções para escrever um futuro diferente, um futuro sustentável. Nessa perspectiva, eu apre-sento como uma abordagem microbicêntrica (centrada nos micro-organismos) pode ajudar a atingir muitos dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) com base no conhecimento de que os micro-organismos são os motores da vida na Terra. A ciência da microbiologia mostrou que a maioria dos micro-organismos não é patogênica, mas vive em associação próxima com quase qualquer planta ou animal, com muitas vantagens que podem, certamente, ser utilizadas de modo baseado em evidências. Cada um dos 17 ODS pode ser fortalecido ao se considerar mi-cro-organismos – desde melhorar ou restaurar a fertilidade do solo para produzir alimentos a proteger os ecossistemas ligados ao carbono azul, como corais e manguezais. Reconhecer que es-ses seres minúsculos possuem uma das chaves para um futuro sustentável é essencial, o que pode ser atingido pelo fortalecimento da pesquisa, ações de letramento ou alfabetização microbiana e coope ração entre cientistas e outros atores, como tomadores de decisões e sociedade. Os micro-organismos podem nos ajudar a criar oportunidades para o futuro, como um Dédalo que final-mente é ouvido por um arrogante Ícaro.Arquivo de Ciências do Mar2022-03-30T18:11:42Z2022-03-30T18:11:42Z2022info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfTAVARES, Tallita Cruz Lopes. Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes. Arquivo de Ciências do Mar, Fortaleza, v. 55, , p.87-101, 2022.Especial Labomar 60 anos.0374-56862526-7639 (Online)http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/64703Tavares, Tallita Cruz Lopesengreponame:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instacron:UFCinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-06-13T17:46:36Zoai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/64703Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://www.repositorio.ufc.br/ri-oai/requestbu@ufc.br || repositorio@ufc.bropendoar:2024-09-11T18:51:52.746520Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes
Passando pelo Antropoceno com uma pequena ajuda dos micróbios
title Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes
spellingShingle Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes
Tavares, Tallita Cruz Lopes
Bioeconomy
Sustainability
Climate change
Bio economia
Sustentabilidade
Mudança Climática
title_short Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes
title_full Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes
title_fullStr Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes
title_full_unstemmed Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes
title_sort Getting by anthropocene with a little help from microbes
author Tavares, Tallita Cruz Lopes
author_facet Tavares, Tallita Cruz Lopes
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Tavares, Tallita Cruz Lopes
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Bioeconomy
Sustainability
Climate change
Bio economia
Sustentabilidade
Mudança Climática
topic Bioeconomy
Sustainability
Climate change
Bio economia
Sustentabilidade
Mudança Climática
description When modern man evolved in Africa 250,000 years ago by hunting and gathering, would he dream of megalopolis and flying machines? Would he ever understand how we managed to create and expand so much that this could cause our very decline like an Icarus that reached for the sun while the wax on his wings melts? Nowadays, as we find more and more evidence of the negative impacts we have caused to the biosphere, we are also looking for solutions to write a different future, a sustainable future. In this perspective, I present how a microbcentric approach can help achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the knowledge that microorganisms are the engines of life on Earth. The science of microbiology has shown that most microorganisms are not pathogens but live in close association with almost any plant or animal, with many advantages that can certainly be used in an evidence-based manner. Each of the 17 SDGs can be strengthened by considering microbes – from improving or restoring soil fertility to produce food to protecting blue carbon ecosystems, such as corals and mangroves. Recognizing that these minuscule beings hold one of the keys to a sustainable future is essential, which would be achieved by strengthening research, microbial literacy actions, and cooperation among scientists, stakeholders, decision-makers, and society. Microorganisms can help us create opportunities for the future, like a Daedalus that finally gets heard by an arrogant Icarus.
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