The planet and its inhabitants are today threatened by a potential global and ecological crisis that is all the more dangerous because of it is insidious, consisting of many separate problems with little immediate effect on daily life. In the future the impact will break upon us, making significant parts of the less productive or inhabitable and because of the time lags involved the crisis will only become apparent when it is to late to avoid much of the damage.
It is already clear to see that Earth has been assaulted by technology and economic growth. …
