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To: Mephisto who wrote (2905)	2/17/2002 4:58:21 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 15516

"·Humans - one species among perhaps 10m on the planet- consume, divert or waste around 45% of all plant growth on Earth and more than half of all renewable fresh water, Peter Raven, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, said in Boston last night. "We have altered substantially the characteristics of the land, the fresh waters of the Earth and the seas, and are driving a major proportion of the species, fundamental for our continued existence, to extinction." Excerpt from : Ten key coral reefs shelter much of sea life American Association Scientists identify vulnerable marine 'hot spots' with the richest biodiversity on earth Tim Radford in Boston Friday February 15, 2002 The Guardian guardian.co.uk