1200 species found in the amazon rainforest in the last decade alone. Bald parrots, purple tarantulas and many many more. The article says they are not even including insects in these figures.
It also mentions we have, in the last 50 years, cleared an area of the rainforest twice the size of spain! Holy shm*t!?!
Spain is not a small country.
Is this really a dog eat dog world where the most able must survive, or do we now hold a greater responsibility, kinda like spiderman. "Those with great power hold great responsibility!"
Wow me with your wow's or tickle me with your injustice. Or be the devils advocate and pluck em all.
We already are, granted we're trying to find new energy sources, and reduce pollution, but in the last 150 years or so we really screwed our planet over.
in the last 150 years or so we really screwed our planet over.
I think a shift in human nature will do the trick. We have more than enough resources, if we start to teach our children properly, we will find they build the world into a better place.
Instead we teach our children to be drones and follow a normal workday cycle. "If you like school you'll love work" title of an Irvine Welsh book.
I know many might not agree but there are other ways to live and the worker-bee society we live on with a fake monetary system really isn't doing us or the world any good.
We already are, granted we're trying to find new energy sources, and reduce pollution, but in the last 150 years or so we really screwed our planet over.
Right now, we are the frog that is debating whether to immediately jump out of the pot of boiling water or to wait it out and suffer. Currently, we are practicing our jumping routine.