Will biodiversity loss spell human extinction?
In short, yes, we are potentially doomed. The severity of this threat however, really depends on whether we halt destruction of biological diversity and how long it takes us to do so. For those without a dictionary: “Biodiversity is the variety of all living things; the different plants, animals and micro organisms, the genetic information [...]
Oily Palms
Living in the city can make the tropics seem very, very far away. It makes it even harder to fathom that almost half the packaged products available on our supermarket shelves contains an ingredient grown in tropical regions all over the world: Palm Oil. It’s the most widely used vegetable oil and can be found [...]
