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"Ecosystem degradation is a global phenomenon. It is expected that by
2050, 95% of Earth’s land will be degraded. A whopping 24 billion tons
of soil have already been eroded by unsustainable agricultural
practices. This land degradation is the leading cause of losses of
ecosystem functions such as nutrient cycling and climate regulation.
These functions sustain life on Earth.
It is recognised that this constitutes a crisis. At a UN summit this
September, more than 70 world leaders – bar those from the US, China or
Brazil – signed the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, promising to clamp down
on pollution, eliminate the dumping of plastic waste and strengthen
environmental agreements worldwide. This is a good step, but as UN
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed noted at the event, to “rescue
the planet’s fragile tapestry of life, we need vastly more ambition and
action”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
