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- New Internationalist
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- May 1, 2005
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For once, the NI has not written its own editorial. What follows is the introductory statement of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. This was initiated by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2000 and has involved more than 1,360 experts worldwide. Its first report was published on 30 March 2005. It paints a chilling picture of environmental decline--and offers a dire warning to politicians, who continue to put ecological concerns on the backburner, that humanity is now trembling on the brink of disaster.
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AT the heart of this Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is a stark warning. Human activity is putting such ...