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

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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