"This time...the asteroid is us—and we will pay heavily for our folly." —@nytimes Editorial Board opinion on @IPBES #GlobalAssessment and plausible pathways to a #sustainable future for people and nature. #IPBES7 #Biodiversity #ClimateChange @ElizKolbert nytimes.com/2019/05/11/opini…

Opinion | Life as We Know It (Published 2019)

Plant and animal species are disappearing faster than at any time in recorded history. We know who is to blame.

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May 13, 2019 · 4:26 PM UTC

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IF this proposal would not set a limit to humans' impacts on the env't/encroachment on wildlife in a way that is efficient, fair & consistent w/democratic principles, please point out my error. If it would do that, please share Biodiversity as public good gaiabrain.blogspot.com/2010/…
Replying to @IPBES @nytimes @ElizKolbert
Our folly has been documented for decades. How on earth to actually get off this path? Already in 1876, Alfred R Wallace wrote “we live in a zoologically imporverished world.” Remarkable times!
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Replying to @IPBES @nytimes @ElizKolbert
Keep asteroids away from the planet earth even if it is caused by humans