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Big steps for biodiversity and ecosystem services - UNESCO

Big steps for biodiversity and ecosystem services - UNESCO | Biodiversity IS Life -- Conservation,Ecosystems,Wildlife,Rivers,Water,Forests | Scoop.it
From www.unesco.org - January 20, 3:56 PM

Jan 17, 2013 - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

Biodiversity from terrestrial, marine, coastal, and inland water ecosystems form the basis for the crucial services they provide, contributing to human well-being and to the reduction of poverty. More than 1.3 billion people depend on biodiversity and on basic ecosystems goods and services for their livelihoods. However, biodiversity and ecosystem services are declining at an unprecedented rate... http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/big_steps_for_biodiversity_and_ecosystem_services/
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Non-Human Consciousness Exists Say Experts. Now What? - A more humane relationship with animals

Non-Human Consciousness Exists Say Experts. Now What? - A more humane relationship with animals | Biodiversity IS Life -- Conservation,Ecosystems,Wildlife,Rivers,Water,Forests | Scoop.it
From singularityhub.com - August 11, 2012 3:32 AM

DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: THE CAMBRIDGE DECLARATION ON CONSCIOUSNESS IN NON-HUMAN ANIMALS

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Earlier this month, some of the leading scientists from around the world congregated at the Hotel Du Vin in Cambridge to discuss the evidence that has amassed over the years. The experts reached a unanimous decision that animals – specifically mammals and birds – are in fact conscious beings. Through advancements in brain imaging techniques such as fMRI and EEG machines, the scientists concluded that animals show a sufficient degree of characteristics that indicate they are not as non-human as some had believed.... http://singularityhub.com/2012/07/27/non-human-consciousness-exists-say-experts-now-what/


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Mariana Soffer's comment, July 28, 2012 6:18 AM
uou, this shakes a bit my structures
gregorylent's comment, July 28, 2012 12:44 PM
oh just fucking duh .. crikey, western scientists are sooooo retarded, apart from materiality
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