Abstract
A question rarely raised in discussions on biodiversity conservation, but surely the biggest question of all, is “How much time do we have left before the mass extinction underway surpasses our best efforts to contain it?” This prompts a further prime question because—and unlike all other problems, whether environmental or otherwise—the biotic crisis threatens to leave a severely impoverished planet for millions of years ahead; “Why do we not undertake the necessary actions to get on top of the problem before it gets on top of us?”
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Myers, N. Conservation of Biodiversity: How Are We Doing?. The Environmentalist 23, 9–15 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022983307760
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- mass extinction of species
- tropical deforestation
- forest fragmentation
- delayed fall-out effects
- time left for conclusive action
- comparative costs
- socioeconomic and political mobilization