Future of the Environment

Humans are a massive minority on Earth. Why don't we act like it?

A one year old Red Panda sits in the trees having only recently arrived to a brand new enclosure at the Manor Wildlife Park, St Florence, near Tenby in Wales, July 18, 2018. The Red Panda has been classified as endangered by the IUCN, because its wild population is estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals and continues to decline due to habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and inbreeding depression, although red pandas are protected by national laws in their range countries. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden - RC1D73A20520

The endangered Red Panda has a wild population of less than 10,000 mature individuals Image: REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

Ron Milo
Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science
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Humans account for just 0.06 of the 550 gigatons of carbon mass on the planet. That's less than mollusks, viruses, and segmented worms, among others.
Humans account for only about 0.01% of the planet's biomass. That's less than mollusks, viruses, and segmented worms, among others.
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