The last remnants of the world's natural areas are quickly disappearing—taking with them species that have lived on the planet much longer than humans have, forests that help stabilize soils and ensure clean water supplies, potential cures for diseases, and the livelihoods of millions of people.
In fact, according to recent research:
We depend on nature... Now nature is depending on us...
Unless an effective global conservation strategy stops the loss, all nations, including the United States, will be poorer, less healthy, and less secure. And according to many of the world's leading scientists, the time to resolve these problems is running short.
To help focus public attention on the dire need for leadership in addressing these challenges the Alliance for Global Conservation is hosting a special blog here on Huffington Post.
In this blog, we'll examine the many threats facing ecosystems across the globe as well as explore some of the ways we can preserve the world's remaining natural ecosystems for the species and human communities that depend on them.
This will include posts featuring insights from experts and allies working with us as well as interactive web content such as videos and other online resources related to some of today's most pressing international conservation issues.
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The destruction of the world's remaining ecosystems will not end unless world leaders implement a comprehensive global conservation strategy that helps developing countries protect their natural areas and helps local communities earn a livelihood from nature in sustainable ways. The Alliance for Global Conservation is a partnership among The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society and World Wildlife Fund. We're working to encourage the U.S. to take a leadership role in forging this global consensus and global strategy before it's too late.
But in the United States, more than six agencies are involved in international conservation. The government has no overarching vision for addressing environmental degradation worldwide. If the U.S. is to lead a global conservation effort, we first need to have a clear strategy of our own with clear metrics and benchmarks of success. The Alliance is working with the U.S. Congress and several government agencies to develop that global vision.
To find out how you can help go to: www.actforconservation.org
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Tran Dinh Dung
Oregon, USA
www.vietecology.org
Please kindly add this to the list: In the light of the recent Hungary’s toxic red sludge spill we need to look into the potential of another Hungary environmental catastrophe in Central Highlands of Vietnam. Please take a look at this newly posted petition, http://wwwÂ.gopetitioÂn.com/petiÂtion/40122Â.html
The Central Highlands of Vietnam, as its name implies, is located at the altitude of hundreds of meters above sea level, where it embraces over the livelihoods of 14 million ethnic minorities and basin residents, the indigenous cultures, and the pristine, breathtaking natural environment.
The world should not lean toward the development model, which is driven by the short-term profit returns for a group of investors. But we rather support the ecologically sustainable development model, where economic growth, community harmony, and the environmental protection can be achieved and sustained in the long run.
It is our Earth. And it has become ever so clearly that any local environmental catastrophe could trigger a serious regional, if not global crisis.
Please support the petition and kindly help circulate it among friends and/or via any social networking means (e.g., facebook, twitter, blogs) that you possibly can.
Together, we can help protect our Earth and promote a sustainable, greener world – not only for ourselves, but for many generations yet to come. Thank you.
Tran Dinh Dung
Oregon, USA
www.vietecology.org