Take a look at IUCN's January 2008 magazine that focuses on biodiversity. The title asks, 'A world without biodiversity?' One professor in my university raised the argument that biodiversity is a 'symbolic problem.' Does it actually matter if the panda slides into the pit of extinction? Did the world change when the last Dodo died? While I'm at it, for diversity's sake, shall we bring the dinosaurs back to life? On the other hand, imagine a world of uniformity. But that is begging the question. Are you willing to look like the guy beside you? For possible answers to those questions and a crash course on the topic, click here.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
The importance of biodiversity
Take a look at IUCN's January 2008 magazine that focuses on biodiversity. The title asks, 'A world without biodiversity?' One professor in my university raised the argument that biodiversity is a 'symbolic problem.' Does it actually matter if the panda slides into the pit of extinction? Did the world change when the last Dodo died? While I'm at it, for diversity's sake, shall we bring the dinosaurs back to life? On the other hand, imagine a world of uniformity. But that is begging the question. Are you willing to look like the guy beside you? For possible answers to those questions and a crash course on the topic, click here.
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