We are full of bright ideas to solve ecological problems. So let’s act on them | Chris Packham

There is hope in the face of environmental crises. But we must all – farmers, citizens, politicians – embrace change

A new UN report is set to reveal that up to 1m species face extinction because of human actions. The loss of pollinating insects and other ecological disasters – from the destruction of flood-saving mangroves to air pollution – poses no less of a threat than climate change, according to the report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Wq3n5h