To read an article entitled, " Biodiversity On Earth Plummets, Despite Growth in Protected Habitats,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/30/richness-of-life-on-earth_n_913958.html?1312040234 In his article Mr. Zeller Jr. states the following:
"Despite rapid and substantial growth in the amount of land and sea designated as protected habitat over the last four decades, the diversity of species the world over is plummeting, a new study has found.""Only about 5.8 percent of terrestrial protected areas and 0.08 percent of marine sanctuaries see reliable and consistent enforcement!!"
I find this last statement hard to believe! Why aren't the Governments of this World protecting more areas of the planet to that the biodiversity of our World is protected? We only have one chance to protect these areas and the life which lives in these areas! According to the article,
Dr. Camilo Mora assistant professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is quoted in Mr. Zeller Jr.'s article as saying:
"The protected area approach is expensive and requires a lot of political and human capital,""reversing biodiversity losses will require a vast rethinking of conservation strategy -- one that redirects limited resources toward more holistic solutions. This would include efforts to reduce human population growth -- and its attending consumption patterns -- as well as the deployment of technologies that would increase the productivity of agriculture and aquaculture to meet human needs."
We had better think fast about this conservation strategy and find solutions if we expect the biodiversity of the planet to be maintained in the present and future!
