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We are eating into our 'natural capital' - report

What is crucial in this [below] is the link between economy and
ecosystem. This is where the GP's position is distinctive: Our Party
believes in one planet living! Other Parties presumably think that in a
moment or two we'll be off mining in space etc - pure fantasy...
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WWF has launched the 2010 edition of the Living Planet Report
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vmfk0e0bdiubqbwqx3a528.

The report is published every 2 years and is considered to be the
world's
leading, science-based analysis about the impact of human activity on
the
health of our planet. This is a big deal for us and we wanted to share
it
with you, our supporter, straight away.

It's key finding: humanity's demands exceed our planet's capacity to
sustain us. That is, we ask for more than what we have.

Why does this happen?

How can we change this and guarantee a healthy future for human kind?

You'll find some answers below:

== Learn ==
- How does the loss of species diversity affect you and me?
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vknk0e0bdiubqbk2d3a528

- Learn more about how key species populations have faired since 1970.
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vkrk0e0bdiubq03gv3a528

- Why do temperate species do better than tropical species?
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vkvk0e0bdiubq0lpe3a528

- Who comes of worse? Terrestrial or Freshwater animals?
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vkzk0e0bdiubqb3vx3a528

- Which countries makes the most demands on our planet, and which the
least? http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vk5k0e0bdiubqbl4g3a528

- How is this related to what we earn?
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vlbk0e0bdiubq0ye23a528

- And how "developed" we are?
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vlfk0e0bdiubq0inl3a528

== Explore ==

-- Find your country and see how it compares to other countries.
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vljk0e0bdiubqbyxy3a528

-- See what makes up the biggest components of our footprints.
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vlnk0e0bdiubqbi6j3a528

-- Watch how the index for species populations move and change over
time.
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail?i4710vlrk0e0bdiubq0zc73a528


Download the Living Planet Report here
http://nl.panda.org/inxmail/d.pdf?i4710v7jjqe0bdiubq0c2e3a528
--
Rupert Read
Green Party Councillor, Norwich.
http://rupertread.net
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