Dear friends,
15,000
scientists just sent out an SOS -- a "warning to humanity"
that if we don't stop polluting, our planet is doomed.
The facts are terrifying: species are going extinct at
1000 times the natural rate. 90% of the Great Barrier Reef is
dead or dying. Oceans are so choked with plastic that fish are
addicted to eating it.
But scientists have
discovered something else -- a kind of miracle that could save
us. If we can protect 50% of our planet from human
exploitation, our ecosystem will be able to stabilise and
regenerate. Life on earth will recover!
Our
governments have already promised to protect a quarter of the
planet, so we know it’s possible. But
no other global
movement is championing this miracle recovery
plan!It’s up to us.
If 50,000 of us chip in
now we can make the proposal famous, face down the polluters
and poachers, and campaign to get our leaders to drive through
the plan to save the planet at a Global Summit on
Biodiversity.
Chip in now --
let’s bring this
miracle recovery plan for our planet to life:
Right
now we’re destroying intricate ecosystems and hurtling towards
tipping points that’ll collapse the delicate balance of life
on earth, making it uninhabitable for humans.
Protecting
50% of the planet would unleash the magic of nature and turn
things around -- but almost no one knows about the extent
of this crisis, or this inspiring proposal.
Many
conservation experts already agree it's exactly what the
planet needs now. And the crucial Biodiversity Summit in 2020
could adopt it as a global goal.
But it won't
happen without us. Avaaz has the national depth,
global breadth, and ambition to drive forward a huge idea like
this. When we first launched our 100% clean energy campaign in
2013, many said it was unrealistic. But in 24 months, every
government in the world agreed with us.
We’ve got 24
months again.
Chip in what you can, we can’t let this
warning to humanity fall on deaf ears:
Our
movement doesn't have enormous amounts of money, but time and
again, with thousands of small donations, we’re able to turn
the common sense of scientists into a public movement that
makes political leaders listen. Let’s each chip in today and
drive this miracle idea into the mainstream, to save our
living planet.
With hope and determination,
Danny, Alice, Allison, Marigona, Ricken, Iain, and the
rest of the Avaaz team
More information:
More
than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries issue 'warning to
humanity' (CBC)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/15000-scientists-warning-to-humanity-1.4395767
Could 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
Sixth mass extinction? Two-thirds of wildlife may be
gone by 2020: WWF (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/world/wild-animals-disappear-report-wwf/index.html
How many species are we losing? (WWF)
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/biodiversity/biodiversity/
