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E.O.Wilson
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Dr.
E.O. Wilson: (slides
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"I
want to be brief, and the more brief because of
the superb introduction we have just had.
We
are indeed at a crossroads. The choices of which road
to follow I think are based on all of the efforts
that have been accumulated by the disciplines of ecology
island biogeography and forest management. So which
of those roads that we should we should be following?
This
is a decision that the country is about to make. It’s
a one time decision because of the rate at which the
Ancient Forests are disappearing.
That
unlike 'if we take the wrong road, it’s a trauma,'
it would be unlike other national traumas which we
get over after a period of time of recovery.
This
would be a trauma that would be worse in its consequences
and the perception of the consequences with time.
And
similarly if we take the right approach, the benefits
of that decision will grow and become more perceptible
as time.
So
let me present a few basic facts about America’s
biodiversity.
When
you clearcut or otherwise disturb naturally in some
important manner you destroy native biodiversity,
and cause species to go extinct.
And
if I might have the lights dimmed."
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