Heart-breaking. A wake-up call. A reality check.
A million species could be facing extinction within decades, according to UN. Probably within our lifetime. Still, we’re having a hard time grappling with the urgency of what it means to loose species, bio-diversity on such a massive scale.
75% of terrestrial environment, 66% of marine environment has been significantly altered by humans. 85% of wet-lands present in 1700 had been lost by 2000. 33% of reef forming corals, sharks, 33% of marine mammals, 40% of amphibians are threatened with extinction.
Next species to go extinct may be a snail in Hawaii, a tree in New Zealand, a grass-hopper in Africa, a frog in Amazon, a bee that pollinates tomatoes, a bald-headed eagle soaring in skies, a mangrove forest that stops floods, our child’s favourite wild cat.
In everyday lives, we can think globally, act sensitively locally by consuming less, understanding bio-diversity and carbon footprint impact, supporting green non-profit’s that protect plants, animals. Small ways we can make a difference!