On the end of evolution – Humankind and the annihilation of species

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 215 - 225
• Main Author: Glaubrecht, Matthias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2023
• Subjects: annihilation of species; Biodiversity; biodiversity crisis; Biological evolution; Climate change; Decay; Earth surface; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental degradation; Environmental protection; Evolution; Exploitation; Habitat loss; Hunting; Illegal fishing; International organizations; land‐use change; Montreal moment; Pesticides; Pollution; Population decline; protected area; Species diversity; Species extinction; World population

For too long and with ever‐increasing ferocity during the past decades of an exponentially growing human world population, humankind has been waging a genuine war against nature, of which we ourselves are nevertheless also a part. We are plundering the unique biological treasure, the diversity of sp...