biodiversity & world-views
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The resources that so many of us take for granted are the
result of the intricate interactions of the millions of species that make up Earth’s
biodiversity.
Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive SecretaryConvention on Biological Diversity
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Bio-Geo-Chemical Processes
Balance
Times Square - NYC
Massive Loss of Biodiversity
• Environmental Malfunction• Extinctions, Erosion, Flood, Fire• Displacement of Rural Peoples• Migration to Urban Ghettos• Overcrowding, Poverty, Crime, Disease• Abuse of Minorities/Women/Children• Human and Environmental Cost• Before even considering Climate Change
Times Square - NYC
The resources that so many of us take for granted are the
result of the intricate interactions of the millions of species that make up Earth’s
biodiversity.
Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive SecretaryConvention on Biological Diversity
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Bio-Geo-Chemical Processes
Balance
Times Square - NYC
Massive loss of Biodiversity
• Extinctions, Pollution• Displacement of Rural Peoples• Migration to Urban Ghettos• Overcrowding, Poverty, Crime, Disease• Abuse of Minorities/Women/Children• Regional, National Economic Collapse• War over Resources• Human Carnage
Times Square - NYC