Report says eco systems at risk

[a_unique_person]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/03/30/earth.ecosystem.reut/index.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4391835.stm

The most comprehensive survey ever into the state of the planet concludes that human activities threaten the Earth's ability to sustain future generations.

The report says the way society obtains its resources has caused irreversible changes that are degrading the natural processes that support life on Earth.

This will compromise efforts to address hunger, poverty and improve healthcare.

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was drawn up by 1,300 researchers from 95 nations over a period of four years.

It reports that humans have changed most ecosystems beyond recognition in a dramatically short space of time.

The way society has sourced its food, fresh water, timber, fibre and fuel over the past 50 years has seriously degraded the environment, the assessment (MA) concludes.

And the current state of affairs is likely to be a road block to the Millennium Development Goals agreed to by world leaders at the United Nations in 2000, it says.

I am waiting for a rebuttal from a statistician working alone in areas of science he knows nothing about.

 

[Donks]

There's already a (pretty dead) thread about this: http://www.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54631

 

[Kumar]

Still we claim/feel, we are not 'naturally imbalanced' or still maintain 'nature's balance' (a perfect harmony among all substances & beings). Are we or are we not???

Can an epidemic activations of latent infections & disorders(may be resistant type) be assessed/thought in near future, due to 'created imbalances in eco system, environment & modern lifestyle?

 

[a_unique_person]

No one would ever talk about a perfect harmony and balance. Just about systems that exist that do their bit to provide a workable planet to live on.