BIOL 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Global Environment Outlook, Big Business, Industrial Revolution

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On a fundamental level we are just one species among millions that have evolved over time. We are just a drop in the bucket in the snapshot of time. 99. 9% of all species that have ever existed are now all extinct. From the point of view of the big picture we are insignificant. But humans believe they are more important and this has been essential in prolonging our species. In the last 3 million years humans have only been around for about 75 seconds. One way to examine this is to look at general well being of the species. *global environment outlook report (2005) cites 4 key things about our well being. The extent to which we have the ability and opportunity to live the kinds of lives we have reason to value. Freedom to access good health and security, material means, food, shelter, protection and good social relations.

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