Quote du Jour | Trends for conservation
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Medicine is about health. So is conservation. And as with medicine, the trends for conservation in this century are looking bright. We are re-enriching some ecosystems we once depleted and slowing the depletion of others. Before I explain how we are doing that, let me spell out how exaggerated the focus on extinction has become and how it distorts the public perception of conservation.
Ecoloog en natuurbeschermer Steward Brand laakt de alarmistische berichtgeving over massa-uitsterven van de soorten. Volgens Brand is dat schromelijk overdreven, en hij illustreert aan de hand van tal van voorbeelden waarom.
