Marco Antonio Pineda: Portrait of a sad tree (with exotic animals) | Science
To depict the planet’s shrinking biodiversity, Mexican biologist and illustrator Marco Antonio Pineda drew a tree with eight extinct animals and eight others under threat
Stay updated with breaking news from Anneh Ehrlich. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
To depict the planet’s shrinking biodiversity, Mexican biologist and illustrator Marco Antonio Pineda drew a tree with eight extinct animals and eight others under threat
In a video interview this week, White House Office of Science and Technology Director John P. Holdren told CNSNews.com that he would use the "free market economy" to implement the "massive campaign" he advocated along with Population Bomb author Paul Ehrlich to "de-develop the United States."In his role as President Barack Obama's top science and technology adviser, Holdren deals with issues ranging from global warming to health care."A massive campaign must be launched to restore a high-quality environment in North America and to de-develop the U...
This article will be released in full online July 31, 2023. Kent Klitgaard surveys degrowth thought, starting with the essential contradiction of capitalism…
By Robert J. Burrowes* In August 2010, the secretary-general of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Ahmed Djoghlaf, warned that ‘We are losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate.’ According to the UN Environment Program, ‘the Earth is in the midst of a mass extinction of life’ with scientists estimating that ‘150-200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal become extinct every 24 hours’ which is nearly 1,000 times the ‘natural’ or ‘background’ rate. Robert J. Burrowes Moreover, it ‘is greater than anything the world has experienced since the vanishing of th...
Posted January 12th, 2021 for karen.ashford@flinders.edu.au An international group of 17 leading scientists have produced a comprehensive yet concise assessment of the state of civilization, warning that the outlook is more dire and dangerous than is generally understood. Australia., January 13, 2021 - /PressReleasePoint/ - An international group of 17 leading scientists have produced a comprehensive yet concise assessment of the state of civilization, warning that the outlook is more dire and dangerous than is generally understood. A loss of biodiversity and accelerating climate change ...