Posted on 05/10/2010 12:33:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
GENEVA (AFP) – The UN warned on Monday that "massive" loss in life-sustaining natural environments was likely to deepen to the point of being irreversible after global targets to cut the decline by this year were missed.
As a result of the degradation, the world is moving closer to several "tipping points" beyond which some ecosystems that play a part in natural processes such as climate or the food chain may be permanently damaged, a United Nations report said.
The third "Global Biodiversity Outlook" found that deforestation, pollution or overexploitation were damaging the productive capacity of the most vulnerable environments, including the Amazon rainforest, lakes and coral reefs.
"This report is saying that we are reaching the tipping point where the irreversible damage to the planet is going to be done unless we act urgently," Ahmed Djoghlaf, executive secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, told journalists.
Djoghlaf argued that extinction rates for some animal or plant species were at a historic high, up to 1,000 times those seen before, ..
The UN report was partly based on 110 national reports on steps taken to meet a 2002 pledge to "significantly reduce" or reverse the loss in biodiversity.
Djoghlaf told journalists: "There is not a single country in the world that has achieved these targets, we continue to lose biodioversity at unprecedented rate."
Three potential tipping points were identified.
Global climate, regional rainfall and loss of plant and animal species were harmed by continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, the report said.
Many freshwater lakes and rivers were becoming contaminated by algae, starving them of oxygen and killing off fish, affecting local livelihoods and recreation for local populations.
And coral reefs were collapsing due to the combined blow of more acid and warming oceans, as well as overfishing, ..
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B. Bush's Fault
C. Bad karma
D. Slowing solar activity
E. All of the above
Steaming pile alert.
How do they continue to talk as if they don’t look stupid after ALL their doom and gloom scenarious fail?
a good movie title perhaps
Irreversible Damage
a UN Production starring Brad Pitt and Spouse Babe, Demi Moore with a cameo by ARnold the Green King and Skeletor. his sidekick.
They “fear” anything that might slow down their cash inflow...
i would like to help but I died in the great heterosexual AIDS pandemic of the 1990’s.
B. Bush's Fault
C. Bad karma
D. Slowing solar activity
E. All of the above
F. Typically moronic UN cr*pola
Well in that case why are we worried about the financial markets and GDP growth, lets all kick back and enjoy the end. UN is as stupid as EU. Not that we can talk given OBAMA, PELOSI, and REID.
“Only the transfer of large amounts of cash from middle-class people in rich countries to rich kleptocrats in poor countries by way of the UN money laundering operation can possibly save the planet now,” a UN spokesman warned.
ca$h flow.. haaa.
how many billion are we spending to fix up the UN building.. 1.5 2 ??
Why? It’s become nothing more but a gathering place for coven of despots and tyrants.. and spies..
just move ‘em to Saudi Arabia or Paris and sell the land off after razing the building .. it would be a lot more profitable for all of us.
The U.N. is irrelevant!...totally useless!
The little dictators at the UN must need more money to buy more mansions, jets, art work, jewels ect..
The UN fears not finding underage hookers, and that’s about it. It also enjoys biting the hand that feeds it. So basically, its a rabid dog.
Ok, I laughed.
FUD
UN, go FUD yourself.
36 degrees here this morning. Brrrr!
Next.
FUUN!
99% of all species that ever existed are extinct, but now the rates of new extinctions are 1000x that of previous?
How am I even able to type this?
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