Tuesday, November 2, 2010

A Ghost Agreement

By George Monbiot - the Guardian 2nd No.'10
Everyone agrees that the new declaration on biodiversity is a triumph. Just one snag: it doesn’t appear to exist.
 


(Above)  Prairie Dogs, now largely confined to nature preserves because of the  loss of tall grass prairie habitat. (r.) Honey bees, decimated by "colony collapse disorder." l.p. photos



 

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