Shocking truths- mans impacts on nature

[Dan Curtis]

If you're interested in biodiversity read this Do We Need Pandas?: The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity:Amazon:Books

 

It gets pretty bleak I must say though.

 

Most of what we've caused seems to be irreversible, the key point is what are we going to do with what we have left?

[likeitorlumpit]

I hope humans will survive obviously

We seem remarkably adept in colonising

Today the earth

tomorrow the stars

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I hope humans will survive obviously

We seem remarkably adept in colonising

Today the earth

tomorrow the stars

 

indeed.

[arbmark]

I hope humans will survive obviously

We seem remarkably adept in colonising

Today the earth

tomorrow the stars

 

ha there will be a few that wouldnt want that to happen!!!!! More to plunder and denigrate!!! Not sure about that one - i'd love to hit space and see some cosmic wonder stuff.

There was a time when man created new niche ecosystems through his management of the land and then some bright sparks invented stuff like chainsaws and the eden was shattered!!!!

I'm with hama, "progess" is presumably reliant on an ever-expanding workforce of consuming autobots and unfortunately its not what we do, its the sheer number of us doing it, that is the problem!!!!

Surely Ice ages dont have long term effects on biodiversity as a)poulations can move (well if there arent too many man-made obstacles!) and b) they reverse again!!

[treemeup]

This impact can't be good:

BBC News - Accumulating 'microplastic' threat to shores

[csjr]

We live on a beautiful planet and we're lucky to be here at this time, we need to think of our impact on this fair world for the future is not ours but the children of our children we need to think before we act want ever we plan

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

At the current rate of sea fish consumption in the UK certain species will be all gone in 2030. I noticed in this area often old veteran trees falling down and none growing in the hedgerows to replace them so a much different landscape for future children.

[Danavan]

I find it incredible that such a resourceful intelligent species still manage to mess thing up in such a spectacular fashion!

 

The pipes that have got caps on em have lost them thus back to square one! Unreal that we can't invent one fit for purpose eh..It may only be a small thing on such a large impact activity but hey what do a few birds matter

 

Good thread Hamma, look fwd to reading more:thumbup:

[Al Baker]

 

 

The planet. George Carlins view.