New York – Now and 400 years before

Another great TED talk… In this one, Eric Sanderson (one of the most famous WCS ecologist) talks about an awesome work he is doing at least during the last ten years – The Mannahatta Project.

“The goal of the Mannahatta Project has never been to return Manhattan to its primeval state. The goal of the project is discover something new about a place we all know so well, whether we live in New York or see it on television, and, through that discovery, to alter our way of life. New York does not lack for dystopian visions of the future…. But what is the vision of the future that works? Might it lie in Mannahatta, the green heart of New York, and with a new start to history, a few hours before Hudson arrived that sunny afternoon four hundred years ago?”

Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City

You can watch the full talk here: Eric Sanderson pictures New York — before the City