I take the point about the long timescale and the blip, but the current ecology of the world is so gorgeous, I don't want to lose it, so to me the most important paragraph is
"Although their conclusions are stark, the IPBES authors are not entirely gloomy about Earth’s prospects. In offering practical options for future action, they want to show that it is not too late to slow down or even reverse degradation."
I am signing petitions to politicians, both UK and other nations, on various subjects which I'd probably better not detail as probably count as current affairs.
I financially support several charities - which all support local people with jobs and training and involvement at higher levels. (As in it isn't westerners imposing from the outside, it is a lot of self-determination.) It is also not post-crisis humanitarian aid, it is trying to prevent the crisis in the first place. They are also lean charities, with a lower spend on admin.
I'd particularly like to highlight
CHASE Africa who provide health care, family planning, tree planting against erosion, tree planting for wood lots and crops and advice on improving farming techniques through local methods to improve yields without needing more land for farming.
www.chaseafrica.org.uk
Fauna and Flora International who work on entire environments, both plants and individual species, and involve locals in all their projects, frequently handing over new protected areas to be run by the locals.
Fauna & Flora is a conservation charity. Our shared purpose is to protect the diversity of life on Earth, for the survival of the planet and its people. We work closely with local conservation partners in 48 countries to save nature, together.
www.fauna-flora.org
