Reconnecting Humanity with Nature at the Biophilia Ball
February 28, 2015
In November last year, Synchronicity Earth hosted the Biophilia Ball – London’s largest wildlife party – at the Natural History Museum to honor 50 years of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ and raise funds for global science and conservation.
Biophilia is Synchronicity Earth’s initiative to reconnect human society with nature. Defined by E.O. Wilson as “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life,” the concept of Biophilia is more important now than ever in the face of global threats such as climate change and ocean acidification.
The Biophilia Ball connected environmental luminaries including Mission Blue founder Dr. Sylvia Earle with musicians, performers and artists for a spectacular evening of performance and masquerade that brought guests on a journey from the open ocean to the frozen arctic to the grasslands of Africa and highlighted the amazing diversity of life on Earth.
The video below includes commentary from Dr. Earle:
Biophilia Ball from Synchronicity Earth on Vimeo.
The IUCN Red List has evolved over the past 50 years to be recognized as the world’s leading source of information on the conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. Watch the video below to learn more and visit their website.
The Red List of Threatened Species Video from Synchronicity Earth on Vimeo.
Featured image (top): © Synchronicity Earth
