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- michaelpinto, on 04/28/2009, -0/+13This part of the article got me very depressed: "The researchers found that many of the regions that face the greatest habitat change in relation to the amount of land currently protected —such as Indonesia and Madagascar—are in globally threatened and endemic species-rich, developing tropical nations that have the fewest resources for conservation."
- novenator, on 04/28/2009, -0/+10Habitat loss is a very serious issue. Brazil for one needs to stop destroying its forest (as shown in the map)
- Wreckage, on 04/28/2009, -0/+4Sadly there is no "protected land" only "temporarily protected". Look at how close we were to drilling in ANWAR.
- DrSnugglebunny, on 04/28/2009, -0/+4If you don't think this is important, I hope your grandchildren and their descendants understand your selfishness.
- pstroll, on 04/28/2009, -2/+5Too late for the Northeast United States. It is one giant suburban *****.
- Junkyarddawg, on 04/28/2009, -0/+3Brazil has embarked on a plan to dam all major rivers in th Amazon, each with about 700 unique species, about as many as the entire continent of Europe, and to clear cut about one third of the west and south west amazon up to the Peruvian border, turning it in to soy bean plantations. You can also go to Google Earth and look at the rapidly spreading farmland around all the roads in Amazonia, e.g. here: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8& ...
All of Amazonia, except national parks, will be cleared and turned into agricultural land in our lifetimes. I don't really see what one can do about it. And the situation is still better in Brazil than in Burma, Indonesia, Madagascar or west africa. - cheddaro, on 04/28/2009, -0/+2Maybe they should look in their own backyard. When I was down there, you couldn't swim or fish on any of the beaches in San Diego because of pollution pouring in from the Tijuana river.
- sodade, on 04/28/2009, -0/+2Humans have failed to self-regulate their cancer-like spread and our grandchildren will suffer greatly for our short sighted selfishness. Good job morons.
- Junkyarddawg, on 04/28/2009, -0/+2Brazil has a long history of _refusing_ to let international organizations buy or otherwise protect forest. They consider any such move to be "cultural imperialism", and any environmental organizations who want to operate in Brazil needs to be very careful.
Besides, Lula's plan is already decided upon, funding has been obtained, and construction has begun of the first dams & roads. Actually the first dam, in Xingu, is already nearing completion. - DrJG, on 04/28/2009, -1/+2High time this was done, and more. In fact any chopping of forests or trees or any use of wood freshly cut for whatever reason ought to be made into a crime internationally until such time as forests are replenished and breathing is healthy all over the planet, not to mention the fresh water of earth (not the corporation supplied piped tapwater alone) is healthy again everywhere.
- DrJG, on 04/28/2009, -0/+1From what I read on digg a few weeks ago, Brazil is demanding international aid before they will take steps to conserve forests rather than chop them down for money.
- thcobbs, on 04/28/2009, -2/+2Sweet, just move to the Sahara and you don't need to worry about your habitat being overrun by those greedy industrialists!
That and you might find the desert mouse needed to start your journey. - L8blumR, on 04/28/2009, -3/+3PEOPLE FIRST! However, I think we been horrible stewards of planet earth. We need to require habitat corridors for anywhere that new construction is being planned. Yet I am also a capitalist. So how? Corps tend to go path of least expensive. ... I am so anti-regulation this thought is a little repulsive.
- drmangrum, on 04/28/2009, -2/+2No true at all.
- drmangrum, on 04/28/2009, -4/+2What? You mean nobody wants to live in the Sahara, Australian Outback, Suadi Arabian Desert, or the Gobi Desert?
Wow, they project habitat loss in places that have large concentrations of people, I wonder how many millions they burned up to come up with that ground breaking assessment. - punchintheface, on 04/28/2009, -5/+1The SKY IS FALLING AHH.
I think their dream may come true, and all humans will die form the swine flu.
Serious people haters
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