At one time, if you were an environmentalist evangelizing the impending doom caused by global warming, you were (at least in your own mind) kind of cool and cutting edge. However, it’s really tough to be cool and cutting edge when Corporate America and heavy industry has picked up on the whole ‘global warming’ movement in an effort to improve their public image.
Now, it’s not so cool or edgy. Plus, the Global Warming movement has been exposed as the fraud and hoax that it is.
If you are a radical environmentalist, and you want to get out front to regain your cool and edgy status, you can join the renewed push for “biodiversity.”
And, right on cue, the U.N. is ready to pitch in.
Even where scientific uncertainty remains, for example regarding the likelihood of certain thresholds or tipping points being reached, knowledge of the pressures, consequences and available solutions are sufficient to justify such action. Nevertheless, greatly improved systems of monitoring and information-sharing, as well as stronger links between science and policymakers, are essential if this challenge is to be overcome in the future. The creation of a new Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) may help to improve the science-policy interface at the global scale, in parallel with better mechanisms for collecting and sharing information at regional, national and local levels.
Sounds familiar.
To meet the goal of implementing the objectives of the CBD, major efforts are also needed to improve the capacity in many developing countries to carry out effective action in support of biodiversity. Programmes that share expertise and resources from wealthier countries will be essential and can be complimented by programmes which share experiences among developing countries.
Sounds really familiar.
