Gaia is the metaphor for the living earth we live on – a living planet that can respond to the changes we make. Gaia will survive in one form or another – will we?
The Gaia hypothesis views the biosphere as an active, adaptive control system able to maintain the earth in homeostasis (or a tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements)
“The earth system behaves as a single, self-regulating system comprised of physical, chemical, biological and human components.”
The goal is to sustain habitability! We need to take decisions about what our future will be.
(James Lovelock)