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© 2021 AFPPlanet in peril: Global conservation congress urges wildlife protection
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Robert N
Entirely agree. This is a noble cause that will also likely fail in the face of ever growing human population and concurrent habitat destruction.
ifd66
More news stories like this are needed to raise people's awareness, which hopefully will lead to more sustainable consumption patterns.
Ego Sum Lux Mundi
I'm sure millions of discarded face masks for getting into rivers and oceans are helping the situation.
PTownsend
In the 1940’s the Manhattan Project, whose outcome was the hideous bombs dropped on Japan, involved getting some of the best scientific minds of the day to work together to stop the advancement of Germany and Japan's empires and the spread of fascism.
It would be nice to think it would be possible for some of the globes best scientific minds to be brought together to find ways to generate energy without causing further damage to the planet, and while doing that come up with ways to mitigate against the effects of human-caused climate change.
But maybe it would be better to try to get individuals around the world to see that being an active participant and consumer in the global economy is not a very good measure of their worth and sanity. This would require a shift away from the economic systems long controlled by the so-called royals and predatory capitalists. (be their capitalism of the state variety like that of China and Russia, or the one some 'westerners' idealize., i.e. 'what they call 'free market capitalism'.
snowymountainhell
Good observation @ESLM 3:46p. Should we assume that number would actually be in the “billions”.
And in 5 more years of this?
Nator
@P Towns...
Prince Charles next in line for the British Crown has been tree hugging, plant talking and generally planet earth champion since before I and I expect you were born. It is also a fact that the Royals in the UK are rich and not in any way connected to the economy and Mr Dyson of Fan and Hoover production is not only much richer than the Queen but owns more land.
I think the predatory capitalists are people in sports like the IOC. They seem to be the ones forcing the world to do silly things.
snowymountainhell
Will give it to Japan. - NEVER read stories of whales ‘beaching’ themselves here, for some reason. : (Must be the climate.)
Olive
Protect the global wildlife, might be too big for humans to wrap their minds around in a practical way.
perhaps countries and businesses should have to publish a very short paper every year to state clearly, scientifically and in easy to understand language what practical steps they made that year. This should be published in the newspapers of the world. Hold competitions between countries, within countries, universities , towns and cities.
the information needs to be manageable and progress real and practical.
To keep it in the minds of the public, and allow us to see what our small commitments can achieve may be the best way to make real change.
PTownsend
Gooch
I wonder how many attendees are flying to the conference.
jiji Xx
carbon footprint much? dear oh dear!
snowymountainhell
Must be the heat. Even Anthony Cuomo would have trouble reading ‘da charts’ here Today. Does it indicate amphibians are the next to die in a ‘mass extinction’? Can we at least get links to the originals?
PTownsend
Re UK royals, Good on 'Prince' Charles. how much of the family's current wealth can be traced back to the East India Company, or the Hudson Bay Company in Canada. "Sea-going capitalism".
Today See China's Belt and Road' and Russia' Eurasian Economic Union" and USA in Iraq and elsewhere. Empires have long been ruled by a 'royal' caste, that has profited greatly through their state's conquests. Tsar Putin and Emperor Xi will probably never worry about where their next meal is coming from.
Kobe White Bar Owner
@Simian LaneToday 03:34 pm JST
Sickening. Controversial, but I place more importance on preventing the destruction of the environment and animals than I do over-protecting humans from the virus!
interesting point SimianLame, it’s almost like a short cut to think.
Garthgoyle
You know we messed up, big freaking time when there are fires around Yakutia.
snowymountainhell
Looks like Japan’s annual quota of whale harvesting “for research porpoises” on one beach. - No wasted fuel, lives lost at sea or discarded school-lunch, ‘culture’ lessons.
snowymountainhell
Oh, wait! As of 2021, JAPAN has chosen to NO LONGER PARTICIPATE in ANY guidelines regarding that issue.
Baradzed
Basically, the main message is: Stop destroying the world and don’t forget to give us 10x more money :)
TARA TAN KITAOKA
Please be kind to animals too.
Express sister
I'm glad you are finally concerned with climate and the environment.