Earth lost 50% of its wildlife in the past 40 years

[Nanners]

http://www.theguardian.com/environme...n-40-years-wwf

A second index in the new Living Planet report calculates humanity’s “ecological footprint”, ie the scale at which it is using up natural resources. Currently, the global population is cutting down trees faster than they regrow, catching fish faster than the oceans can restock, pumping water from rivers and aquifers faster than rainfall can replenish them and emitting more climate-warming carbon dioxide than oceans and forests can absorb.

The report concludes that today’s average global rate of consumption would need 1.5 planet Earths to sustain it. But four planets would be required to sustain US levels of consumption, or 2.5 Earths to match UK consumption levels.

The fastest decline among the animal populations were found in freshwater ecosystems, where numbers have plummeted by 75% since 1970. “Rivers are the bottom of the system,” said Dave Tickner, WWF’s chief freshwater adviser. “Whatever happens on the land, it all ends up in the rivers.” For example, he said, tens of billions of tonnes of effluent are dumped in the Ganges in India every year.

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/p...nction_crisis/

Our planet is now in the midst of its sixth mass extinction of plants and animals — the sixth wave of extinctions in the past half-billion years. We’re currently experiencing the worst spate of species die-offs since the loss of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Although extinction is a natural phenomenon, it occurs at a natural “background” rate of about one to five species per year. Scientists estimate we’re now losing species at 1,000 to 10,000 times the background rate, with literally dozens going extinct every day

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[Legends66NBA7]

Tigers are endangered. Barbary Lions are extinct in the wild and Lions altogether might reach endangered status too. Polar Bears are losing their habitat because of warmer weather.

I bring up the top predators because they are the most likely to go extinct. Humans already had a massive change of the landscape when they killed off mammoths.

[~primetime~]

The rest of Earth needs to adapt Chinas one child only policy

[Nanners]

The whales and dolphins will probably be fine, we got our best people on it

[ThePhantomCreep]

Genuinely depressing. Any chance of stemming the tide?

[Akrazotile]

Genuinely depressing. Any chance of stemming the tide?

Only by stunting the development of countries outside the USA.

Liberals of course will NEVER have any of that. Obviously theyre willing to turn USA into a third world shit hole bc USA is white and christian and corporate so libs get their satisfaction from ruining that sort of establishment. But try and regulate other countries - even for their own and our own good? - ohh hellll naw. Theyll be back sleepin on wall street again lickety split. Stupid f@ggots.


Of course, the one thing you can count on is that theyre going to complain. Complain about global warming, about resource depletion, pollution.... And then complain about the stupid usa for tryin to stop it gawd those stupid rich white men telling other countries what to do its so inperialist gawd theyre just so stupid im like so smart look how im complaining and trying to be edgy my name is deucewalace.

[ThePhantomCreep]

Only by stunting the development of countries outside the USA.

Liberals of course will NEVER have any of that. Obviously theyre willing to turn USA into a third world shit hole bc USA is white and christian and corporate so libs get their satisfaction from ruining that sort of establishment. But try and regulate other countries - even for their own and our own good? - ohh hellll naw. Theyll be back sleepin on wall street again lickety split. Stupid f@ggots.


Of course, the one thing you can count on is that theyre going to complain. Complain about global warming, about resource depletion, pollution.... And then complain about the stupid usa for tryin to stop it gawd those stupid rich white men telling other countries what to do its so inperialist gawd theyre just so stupid im like so smart look how im complaining and trying to be edgy my name is deucewalace.

Lol @ right-winger going off topic, bitching about the erosion of his precious white privilege. Take it to st0rmfr0nt dude.

[Akrazotile]

Lol @ right-winger going off topic, bitching about the erosion of his precious white privilege. Take it to ********** dude.

Im just telling you what liberals are about. They resent any group or establishment perceived to represent success. This includes the USA even tho many of them live in it, and it includes white people even though many of them are just that.

You think liberals wouldnt literally piss their jammies if the US incentivized third world countries to sterlize women after their first or second child birth? The phone lines for the Daily Show would literally explode, liberals would be rioting in the street on some Ferguson shit. It would be f@ggot pandomonium. These pretentious blowhards would go apeshit apoplectic.

[Legends66NBA7]

Genuinely depressing. Any chance of stemming the tide?

Donations, volunteering, making communities aware of the situation, etc... is all a good start.

[Akrazotile]

Donations, volunteering, making communities aware of the situation, etc... is all a good start.

How is donating or volunteering going to stop overfishing of the oceans?

EARTH HAS TOO MANY PEOPLE NOW.

[ThePhantomCreep]

Im just telling you what liberals are about. They resent any group or establishment perceived to represent success. This includes the USA even tho many of them live in it, and it includes white people even though many of them are just that.

You think liberals wouldnt literally piss their jammies if the US incentivized third world countries to sterlize women after their first or second child birth? The phone lines for the Daily Show would literally explode, liberals would be rioting in the street on some Ferguson shit. It would be f@ggot pandomonium. These pretentious blowhards would go apeshit apoplectic.

Yes, because there are no successful liberals.

Anyway sterilization isn't necessary anymore--fertility rates have dropped tremendously worldwide. This includes developing nations, many which have fertility rates comparable to pure, wholesome, Baby Jesus-fearing US of A.

It took 12 years for Earth's population to hit 6 billion, 13 years to hit 7 billion. That's a clear sign that population growth has slowed, and it will continue slow until the growth rate stops altogether. Then it will drop. Some countries like Japan and Italy are in panic mode over their aging populations.

How is donating or volunteering going to stop overfishing of the oceans?

EARTH HAS TOO MANY PEOPLE NOW.

Genocide it is!

[kNIOKAS]

Lets resort to lobbyism now, america. That'll do wonders.

[RidonKs]

Yes, because there are no successful liberals.

Anyway sterilization isn't necessary anymore--fertility rates have dropped tremendously worldwide. This includes developing nations, many which have fertility rates comparable to pure, wholesome, Baby Jesus-fearing US of A.

It took 12 years for Earth's population to hit 6 billion, 13 years to hit 7 billion. That's a clear sign that population growth has slowed, and it will continue slow until the growth rate stops altogether. Then it will drop. Some countries like Japan and Italy are in panic mode over their aging populations.



Genocide it is!

[RidonKs]

a handy tool (off topic i know)