have the right to exist and we have the right to exist and we have the duty to coexist with life on earth because this is not our planet, this is the planet that we are passengers on, we are not the captains. you agree that wildlife, flora and fauna are by and large ignored in these meetings? until recently, wildlife conservation was based on the moral duty to coexist, but the new narrative that is emerging which is essentially equally powerful, it s notjust the moral duty but also it is the fundamental necessity, because our economy, our society, health depends on nature so there is a egocentric perspective and both are coming together, so i think at the end of the day, it is a helpful evolution of the narrative but it doesn t mean that looking at nature as a service and all the goods and services it provides to us should alienate and make us ignore the rights and value
it is true that when we talk about nature, we seldom go down to the level of species and individuals that are making up the natural world of today and by the way, species and individuals, which are declining sharply, in the last 50 years, we have seen two thirds decline of wildlife population globally. less than 50 years, the blink of an eye compared to species that have been around on the planet for millions of species, and suddenly because of our intervention, their population has plummeted. 1 million species on the brink of extinction. all these are tragic figures that on one hand productivity, the functionality, with the resilience of the natural world, it provides 70 services to us, so that utilitarian perspective, but also on the other hand, these creatures have the right to exist and we
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translation: we found different types of vertebrates. without a doubt one of the most striking is a wonderfully large fish, a shark. it is the megalodon. it is famous because of the hollywood movie the meg and this is the place where the largest number of their teeth have been found. and this is what that wonderfully large fish might have looked like. it is believed the megalodon lived somewhere between 23 million and 3.6 million years ago. they could grow up to around 20m in length, a fierce and terrifying predator. quite the discovery, but no surprise to anyone around here. translation: atacama is nature s laboratory. i to understand the origins of the universe, and also how vertebrates have evolved, as well as the lineage of marine animals over the last 8 million years.
wonderfully large fish might have looked like. it is believed the megalodon lived somewhere between 20 and 3 million years ago. they could grow up to 20m in length, a fierce and terrifying predator. quite the discovery, but no surprise to anyone around here. translation: atacama is nature s laboratory. i to understand the origins of the universe, and also how vertebrates have evolved, as well as the lineage of marine animals over the last 8 million years. after being neglected for decades, around 2,500 hectares of this land are now preserved as a protected site. a place for discovery, and the uncovering of secrets. tim allman, bbc news. a copy of leonardo da vinci s mona lisa from 400 years ago is to go under a hammer next week. the original can be found in the louvre museum and is not for sale by the copy is. it is