Extinction can be stopped!

It is no secret that the planet is in the midst of a climate crisis. The number of species ranging from the largest mammals to the smallest insects are declining at a frightening rate due to the state and abundance of the world’s natural habitats. It is a well-known fact that over 200 species go extinct every single day and over 1 million species are at risk of extinction. So, what is failing?

A summit with 70 academics, researchers and conservations last week was called and set up by the organisation WWF, to look at what is insufficient and how they can find solutions. The most common problems were that of a political reason, policies that encourage and promote the over-production of resources to aid economic growth over the preservation and protection of the natural world.

Also, another reason would be the culture around conservation, anything to do with climate change and the state of the world as a whole. The disinterest towards these topics create huge problems. When mainstream media report on charismatic and popular species or events in the world i.e. large mammals and a huge earthquake, they gain a lot of media interest and recognition. Although this is a positive there is also a negative, as the “less interesting” species and events go unnoticed and ignored. Therefore, this narrow vision suggests that we as the people are unable to truly care and understand what is happening around us and to our planet today.

What are my thoughts…

I think that conservation and the academics that work within the industry must appeal to everyone and make the important topics more inclusive. The media should take more responsibility and report the events and occurrences that happen around the world. Governments and organisations should make conservation a priority and make the necessary steps to better the natural the world and meet their targets. These efforts would then encourage people to take action and genuinely care about the state of the planet.