Actions Of Individuals Key To Saving Biodiversity -- And Ourselves, Biologists Say
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 01:28
in Biology & Nature
A multi-pronged approach is the only way humanity can preserve biodiversity, say Stanford biologists Paul Ehrlich and Robert Pringle. While many people have gotten the impression that only government-level action can have a significant impact, many small effective efforts are already under way. What is needed, they say, is for these small-scale efforts to be implemented more broadly and scaled up dramatically and for academics to leave their Ivory Towers and do outreach work.