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The speed at which mankind has used the Earths resources over the past 20 years has put humanitys very survival at risk, a study involving 1,400 scientists has concluded.
The environmental audit, for the United Nations, found that each person in the world now requires a third more land to supply his or her needs than the Earth can supply.
Thirty per cent of amphibians, 23 per cent of mammals and 12 per cent of birds are under threat of extinction, while one in ten of the worlds major rivers runs dry every year before it reaches the sea.
The bleak verdict on the environment was issued as an urgent call for action by the United Nations Environment Programme, which said that the point of no return was fast approaching.
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As I've posted elsewhere, we need to radically change our lifestyles if we are to survive. We can begin with Square Foot Gardening http://www.squarefootgardening.com/ to feed ourselves. There are other interesting and simple technologies which can also help, I will post about them later on.The speed at which mankind has used the Earths resources over the past 20 years has... more
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Harare admits land reform has failed as the deadline passes for the last white farmers to leave their land.
Harare admits land reform has failed as the deadline passes for the last white farmers... more
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