Beware of ecological impact
The report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is that human beings have so
rapaciously exploited nature that many animals and plants on earth are gravely
threatened. If this continues, one million species could go extinct, many in a
matter of decades.
Unsustainable use of land and water, direct harvesting of species,
climate change, pollution and release of alien plants and animals in new
habitats can destroy the ecosystems. Nature provides ecosystem services. They
are vital for food production, for clean air and water, provision of fuel for
millions, absorption of carbon in the atmosphere, and climate moderation.
The humanity as a whole is courting the extreme harm by modifying
terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems to suit immediate needs, such as
raising agricultural and food output and extracting materials that aid
ever-increasing consumption, cutting down forests and irreparably breaking the
web of life which will impoverish and endanger people everywhere.
The need of the time is to move from proportional equality to absolute
equality when it comes to the distribution of essential services which nature
provides us exclusively. Food, water and atmosphere, to illustrate, is foremost
important of these services.
Our fights against so-called Terrorism or against so-called "Rogue
nations" is defined by the countries who call themselves the World Police.
They should also give consideration to Ecological impact. For example, world
today burns almost 95 billion barrels of oil per day. This is the equivalent of
over 150 billion KWH power (in Heat terms). At least 60% of these are spewed
into the atmosphere, every day - that is a huge 90 billion KWH (heat units).
This is just the tip of the iceberg that could be devastating sooner than later
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