Every day 40,000 children die from preventable diseases.
80 per cent of the world will live in developing countries by 2025, more than half of which will be "highly vulnerable" to floods and storms. The human population of the world is expected to be nearly tripled by the year 2100.
Every day 50 to 100 species of plants and animals become extinct as their habitat and human influences destroy them.
Over 100 pesticide ingredients are suspected to cause birth defects, cancer, and gene mutations.
Three million people per year are made homeless by flooding.
A three percent annual growth rate will result in the doubling of consumption and production of food and other products in 25 short years. The amount of motor vehicles that are expected to be operated will increase 15 million a year until at least 2010.
Important Quote
"The phrase "conquest of nature" is certainly one of the most objectionable and misleading expressions of Western languages. It reflects the illusion that all natural forces can be entirely controlled, and it expresses the criminal conceit that nature is to be considered primarily as a source of raw materials and energy for human purposes."
