 Dear friends, 15,000 scientists have 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 half 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 20,000 of us chip in just the cost of a cup of coffee a week, we can make the proposal famous, face down the polluters and poachers, and campaign to get leaders to drive through a deal to save the planet at the Global Summit on Biodiversity -- starting at a major summit in Egypt this week!
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 if the groundwork is laid at meetings like this week's in Egypt.
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 just a small amount a week to make it happen: 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, Camille, Martyna, Jenny, Rosa and the rest of the Avaaz team
More information:
A warning sign from our planet: nature needs life support (WWF)
https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/living-planet-report-2018
Make half of world more nature-friendly by 2050, urges UN biodiversity chief (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/13/make-half-the-world-more-nature-friendly-by-2050...
Stop biodiversity loss or we could face our own extinction, warns UN (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/03/stop-biodiversity-loss-or-we-could-face-our-own-...
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...
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 | | |
