“Every new look at extinction shows that we’re running out of time to save wildlife and ultimately ourselves.”
Source: Updated Extinction Assessment Drives Fresh Call to ‘Save Life on Earth’
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Darwinism and Markets Don’t Mix ❧ Current Affairs
As illustrated by this model, “survival of the fittest” among corporations leads to the extinction of all.
Ecosocialism Not Extinction!
Ecosocialist Alliance statement on the opening of UN climate talks in Glasgow
homo sapiens, soon to be extinct?
The 30% protection target sounds like a good idea, but those having listened to the #OurLandOurNature conference by @Survival in #Marseille yesterday know better. The @IUCN congress seems very tempted by the idea that financialising could save it: it won't. pic.twitter.com/J4jBrpIo4a
— Martin Pigeon (@marpinoir) September 3, 2021
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Global Warming’s Walking Dead
Once again, the recently issued Sixth Report of the IPCC on global warming paints a rather grim picture of our common global future. The report, written by 200 scientists and approved by 195 countries, came at a time when sections of Turkey, Italy, Siberia, and Greece were still burning with some areas suffering from temperatures More
Civilization-Ending Climate Change Is Knocking On Our Door
We are standing in an extinction event. Many of us started noticing it when the insects began to vanish in large numbers right after the turn of the century. I’ll never forget the day the trucker called into my radio show. It was probably around 14 years ago, and he identified himself as a long-haul trucker who regularly ran a coast-to-coast route from the southeast to the Pacific Northwest dozens of times a year. More
Source: Civilization-Ending Climate Change Is Knocking On Our Door – CounterPunch.org
The next major extinction event is here
‘We Must Heed the Warning’: 1 in 3 Freshwater Fishes—Vital to Food and Jobs for Millions—Face Extinction
“Humanity can’t afford to lose any more of the world’s forgotten fishes or the freshwater ecosystems they inhabit.”
The Race to Save the Vaquita Porpoise From Extinction
San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. The long-running global struggle to prevent extinction of the world’s most endangered marine mammal claimed its first human life here on Jan. 2, in the conflict between illegal fishing and conservation of the vaquita porpoise. Fisherman Mario Garcia Toledo, 56, died after suffering massive injuries when his skiff collided with More
Source: The Race to Save the Vaquita Porpoise From Extinction – CounterPunch.org
New Global Report Warns Nearly 40% of Plants at Risk of Extinction
“At a time of rapid biodiversity loss, we are failing to access the treasure chest of incredible diversity on offer and missing a huge opportunity for our generation.”
Source: New Global Report Warns Nearly 40% of Plants at Risk of Extinction | Common Dreams News
1848+: The End(s) of History 