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Dusti Becker's avatar

Great essay, Tony. It's so hard to be aware of such a fast and enormous decline in nature since the 1950s. I guess it's the price of being alive during the massive exponential growth of the human enterprise. Holding out hope for the giraffes.

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Susana M Guerrero's avatar

Hola Tony, Indeed. Thank you for the emphasis on transformative change - that's where its at. The conservation community gets it, as we are aware of our responsibility, our role and our place on this planet. It's getting our governmental leaders and land use policy writers to create new meaning on protecting the environment and the wildlife in it, by personally and whole heartedly seeing themselves in the world and how their actions play out in governmental leadership. To create a new meaning and create a transformative change, there needs be a personal encounter or a hands-on engagement to create that change and bring personal meaning to our everyday actions. I can say, by experience, that being involved in volunteer conservation projects has heighted my global awareness of my place on this planet. Gracias, Tony for a great essay on bringing awareness to this matter.

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