Bread and CircusesJan 2, 2023

This is *not* the way scientific papers typically begin:
_________________________

We are running out of time. Ecosystems across the planet are being destroyed at an accelerating rate. The life sciences – once a field dedicated to the study of living systems and our interactions with them – are increasingly becoming sciences of the dead. Up to one million species are currently threatened with extinction, many of them within decades.
_________________________

It's a very good sign, however, an indication that at least some scientists are now ready to speak boldly and unequivocally about the greatest emergency our species has ever faced.

SEE THE FULL PAPER -- https://elifesciences.org/articles/83292

#ClimateEmergency #BiodiversityLoss #Extinction

Point of View: The biospheric emergency calls for scientists to change tactics

The ever-worsening climate and ecological crises calls for life scientists to engage in advocacy and activism to galvanise governments and the public into action.

eLife
Show threadAlbert Cardona

@breadandcircuses

Enric Sala heard the same call and responded so:

"is a former university professor who saw himself writing the obituary of ocean life, and quit academia to become a full-time conservationist"

""I was describing how ocean life was dying with more and more precision, but not offering a cure. I felt like the doctor who was telling the patient how she was going to die, but not offering a solution."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enric_Sala

#ClimateEmergency #BiodiversityLoss #Extinction

Enric Sala - Wikipedia

Jan 2, 2023 at 10:55pmWeb