Great article in The Guardian on the relationship between protection of nature to economic and cultural survival. Read the whole article here and see more links below the excerpt.Britain and other countries face a collapse of their economies and loss of culture if they do not protect the environment better, the world's leading champion of nature has warned."What we are seeing today is a total disaster," said Ahmed Djoghlaf, the secretary-general of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
"No country has met its targets to protect nature. We are losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate. If current levels [of destruction] go on we will reach a tipping point very soon. The future of the planet now depends on governments taking action in the next few years.
"Industrialisation, population growth, the spread of cities and farms and climate change are all now threatening the fundamentals of life itself, said Djoghlaf, in London before a key UN meeting where governments are expected to sign up to a more ambitious agreement to protect nature.
via www.guardian.co.uk
Audio: Environment editor John Vidal speaks to Ahmed Djoghlaf, secretary general of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on Biological Diversity : News and information about the Convention.
Center for Biological Diversity: The CBD works through science, law
and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small,
hovering on the brink of extinction.