David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 billion a year to protect nature

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  • Sir David Attenborough has led a call for global investment of $500 billion annually to support current biodiversity.
  • Attenborough emphasised the risks of doing nothing - for all of us.
  • The call was made as a UN summit began aimed at boosting action to protecting wildlife.
British broadcaster David Attenborough on Wednesday led a campaign by conservation groups for the world to invest $500 billion a year to halt the destruction of nature, saying the future of the planet was in “grave jeopardy”.

Attenborough, whose new film “A Life on Our Planet” documents the dangers posed by climate change and the extinction of species, made his statement as the United Nations convened a one-day summit aimed at galvanising action to protect wildlife.

David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 billion a year to protect nature
 
UngulateNerd92 said:
  • Sir David Attenborough has led a call for global investment of $500 billion annually to support current biodiversity.
  • Attenborough emphasised the risks of doing nothing - for all of us.
  • The call was made as a UN summit began aimed at boosting action to protecting wildlife.
British broadcaster David Attenborough on Wednesday led a campaign by conservation groups for the world to invest $500 billion a year to halt the destruction of nature, saying the future of the planet was in “grave jeopardy”.

Attenborough, whose new film “A Life on Our Planet” documents the dangers posed by climate change and the extinction of species, made his statement as the United Nations convened a one-day summit aimed at galvanising action to protect wildlife.

David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 billion a year to protect nature
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Wow. That is so amazing of him to do that. Sir David is honestly my Number 1 role model, and I am planning to watch the documentary tonight on netflix.
 
I can't really see the world's nations giving $500 billion. The excuse will be the money lost due to the coronavirus crisis. If this hadn't happened, the excuse would be about people being more important than wildlife.
 
Dassie rat said:
I can't really see the world's nations giving $500 billion. The excuse will be the money lost due to the coronavirus crisis. If this hadn't happened, the excuse would be about people being more important than wildlife.
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No, neither can I if I'm realistic but I suppose we can hope that this does make a dent (even a small one would be enough) in swaying some governments to care more about biodiversity conservation.
 
Wow. I'm here typing this post a couple minutes after I finished watching, A Life on our planet, a documentary surrounding Sir David's witness statement, and I cried for a good 10 minutes of the film. Never in my life have I ever realized how influential David's words are, and how guilty I have felt. For not being a vegetarian, (which I am going to start doing by tomorrow) and for accepting the fact that humans are the greatest threat to our planet at this moment. Of course, I was always aware of habitat destruction, and of the illegal wildlife trade. But through the TV screen I felt something that I have never really deeply thought about in my lifetime so far. Shame. Shame on our civilization, and what we have done because of rapid seemingly uncontrollable industrialization, and more. But I soon realized that I should be feeling pride, and hopeful for the future of our planet, for the natural world has supplied us with the necessary nutrients and our entire lifestyle as we know it. I am deeply grateful for what biodiversity has evolved into, and never have I felt more amazed by the grace and beauty of the worlds life.
You can watch it with a Netflix subscription if you would like to see it yourself, as I recommend it wholeheartedly.
Thanks,
Luke.
 
CheeseChameleon2007 said:
Wow. I'm here typing this post a couple minutes after I finished watching, A Life on our planet, a documentary surrounding Sir David's witness statement, and I cried for a good 10 minutes of the film. Never in my life have I ever realized how influential David's words are, and how guilty I have felt. For not being a vegetarian, (which I am going to start doing by tomorrow) and for accepting the fact that humans are the greatest threat to our planet at this moment. Of course, I was always aware of habitat destruction, and of the illegal wildlife change. But through the TV screen I felt something that I have never really deeply thought about in my lifetime so far. Shame. Shame on our civilization, and what we have done because of rapid seemingly uncontrollable industrialization, and more. But I soon realized that I should be feeling pride, and hopeful for the future of our planet, for the natural world has supplied us with the necessary nutrients and our entire lifestyle as we know it. I am deeply grateful for what biodiversity has evolved into, and never have I felt more amazed by the grace and beauty of the worlds life.
You can watch it with a Netflix subscription if you would like to see it yourself, as I recommend it wholeheartedly.
Thanks,
Luke.
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Just curious why you think you should be a vegetarian?
 
birdsandbats said:
Just curious why you think you should be a vegetarian?
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Well, at least mostly. People in general should eat meat sustainably, and most of our diet should be oriented around vegetables and fruit mostly, and we can survive without lots of beef consumption being farmed throughout the globe.
Watch the documentary for yourself if you haven't seen it.
 
CheeseChameleon2007 said:
Wow. I'm here typing this post a couple minutes after I finished watching, A Life on our planet, a documentary surrounding Sir David's witness statement, and I cried for a good 10 minutes of the film. Never in my life have I ever realized how influential David's words are, and how guilty I have felt. For not being a vegetarian, (which I am going to start doing by tomorrow) and for accepting the fact that humans are the greatest threat to our planet at this moment. Of course, I was always aware of habitat destruction, and of the illegal wildlife change. But through the TV screen I felt something that I have never really deeply thought about in my lifetime so far. Shame. Shame on our civilization, and what we have done because of rapid seemingly uncontrollable industrialization, and more. But I soon realized that I should be feeling pride, and hopeful for the future of our planet, for the natural world has supplied us with the necessary nutrients and our entire lifestyle as we know it. I am deeply grateful for what biodiversity has evolved into, and never have I felt more amazed by the grace and beauty of the worlds life.
You can watch it with a Netflix subscription if you would like to see it yourself, as I recommend it wholeheartedly.
Thanks,
Luke.
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Glad to hear you enjoyed it and that you have felt moved, I will definitely get around to watching this documentary at some point.

One thing though, you don't necessarily "have to become a vegetarian" (and don't even get me started on veganism) to be more conservation minded.

Just drastically limit your consumption of red meat (and try to eat meat that is locally sourced) and eat poultry and certain fish with more moderation.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
Glad to hear you enjoyed it and that you have felt moved, I will definitely get around to watching this documentary at some point.

One thing though, you don't necessarily "have to become a vegetarian" to be more conservation minded. Just drastically limit your consumption of red meat (try to eat meat that is locally sourced) and eat poultry and certain fish with more moderation.
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Yeah of course, that's what I meant mostly, I was just still absorbed in the meat consumption section of the show. Sustainable fishing is very important, but over fishing is unacceptable and unnecessary.
 
Investing is hard. Not all investments lead to huge gains, and not all losses are permanent. The key is to avoid making bad investment decisions. The main reason why many people lose money in investing is either because they aren't trying hard enough or aren't aware of possible losses. Anyway, investing in nature is an excellent thing for all humanity. I've seen that David Portnoy is investing in all kinds of good for society and our world projects, not only BitCoin LOL. This guy is a true genius, and I always get inspired by him.
 
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CheeseChameleon2007 said:
Sustainable fishing is very important, but over fishing is unacceptable and unnecessary.
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Can any resource extraction be "sustainable" with a human population growing at >1%/annually when it is already approaching 8 billion?
"Sustainable" resource extraction is a fantasy to help us feel better.
 
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