Dear friends,
We
just found out that vaquitas -- the super-cute "mini-dolphins"
that live off the coast of Mexico -- probably won't
survive.
We've been fighting for them, but there are
now only 12 left, down from 30 last year!
It’s not just vaquitas being driven into
oblivion. A sixth mass extinction is underway and
humans are almost entirely to blame. Almost two-thirds of wild
animals have disappeared in the last 50 years!
Scientists say if we protect and restore half the
planet, and sustainably manage the other half
nature
will recover and restore itself -- but our
governments aren't prioritising action because this
crisis, and its solution, isn't at the top of
headlines!
We have a small window
to change that: a key nature summit is happening RIGHT NOW
in Montreal, where our governments will discuss the course of
protection for the next 30 years!
Sign the global
campaign for nature -- Avaaz will deliver our message
right into the summit so our leaders hear our call:
Click to stop the extinction crisisOverfishing,
deadly pesticides, deforestation, poaching -- you name it.
Humans are putting every animal and plant in the world in
danger. Including ourselves. A UN-backed panel of 550
scientists just confirmed that this massive loss of
biodiversity can disrupt our global food system, our oceans,
the air we breathe, and even our
economies.
But it doesn't have to be
this way -- if we can kick start a plan to live
in harmony with nature, setting aside half the land and sea,
and sustainably managing the other half, we can stop this
slide to oblivion.
We need to start paying attention to this
crisis
now --
Avaaz has already met with
world leaders and each time they say "we need
to see that people care, it's not in the news!” But
they said the same thing about climate change, until we
rallied millions across the world and campaigned massively to
make it the top of the headlines. The result was the historic
Paris Climate Agreement.
Now we
need to do the same for nature --
let's sound the
alarm for our governments and make sure protection is at
the top of their list. Add your name now for our
plants and animals:
Click to stop the extinction crisisOur movement has been at
the front lines of environmental defense globally -- just
recently, 1.8 million Avaaz members pushed Brazil to protect a
swath of the Amazon the size of Denmark, FOUR times we've
helped create a new standard for the largest marine reserve on
the planet to save our oceans, and much more. It's time
to unite again, to protect our fellow animals and plants who
share this planet with all of us.
With hope and
determination,
Diego, Marigona, Danny,
Alice, Patri and the rest of the Avaaz
team.
SOURCES:
Only 12 vaquita porpoises remain,
watchdog group reports (MongaBay)
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/03/only-12-vaquita-porpoises-remain-watchdog-groups-report/Life
on Earth Is Under Assault—But There’s Still Hope (National
Geographic)
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/ipbes-biodiversity-report-conservation-climate-change-spd/Last
male northern white rhino's death highlights 'huge extinction
crisis' (the Guardian):
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/20/last-male-northern-white-rhinos-death-highlights...Sixth
mass extinction: The era of 'biological annihilation'
(CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/11/world/sutter-mass-extinction-ceballos-study/index.htmlCould
we set aside half the Earth for nature?
(The Guardian):
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2016/jun/15/could-we-set-aside-half-the-earth-for-nature 
