[Vision2020] WWF: Humans Far Outstripping Planet'sResource-Replacement Rate

[Art Deco]

If that's the case, she better get her ass in gear!

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From: "Ralph Nielsen" <nielsen at uidaho.edu>
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Subject: [Vision2020] WWF: Humans Far Outstripping 
Planet'sResource-Replacement Rate


> Don't worry. Many religious types believe in the Theory of Divine
> Providence: God will provide.
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> Ralph
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> Wed Oct 25 08:24:40 PDT 2006
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>  WWF: Humans Far Outstripping Planet's Resource-Replacement Rate
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> Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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> GLAND, Switzerland - The Earth's ecosystems are being run down faster
> than ever because humanity is using more natural resources than our
> planet can replenish, the World Wildlife Fund said Tuesday.
>
> The WWF's biennial report on the state of the natural world said
> humanity would be using double the available resources by 2050,
> unless the amount used and the waste produced is significantly reduced.
>
> "We are in serious ecological overshoot, consuming resources faster
> than the Earth can replace them," WWF International Director General
> James Leape said. "The consequences of this are predictable and dire."
>
> Eventually, ecological assets, such as forests and fisheries will be
> harvested to such a degree that they might disappear altogether. In
> 2003, 25 percent more natural resources were used than the Earth
> could sustainably replenish, the report said.
>
> According to the WWF, humanity's ecological footprint - measuring the
> area of biologically productive land and sea required to provide all
> the resources used and absorb waste - has more than tripled between
> 1961 and 2003.
>
> Countries with the largest ecological footprint per person are the
> United Arab Emirates, the United States, Finland, Canada, Kuwait,
> Australia, Estonia, Sweden, New Zealand and Norway. China is ranked
> 69th, but its size and rapid economic growth make it a key player for
> the sustainable use of the world's resources, the report said.
>
> Another indicator of the strain on natural ecosystems is the decline
> of about one-third observed in more than 1,300 vertebrate species
> around the world between 1970 and 2003, said the WWF. The loss of
> natural habitat to cropland and pasture has been particularly acute
> in the tropics, the report said.
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