BIOL1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Gender-Neutral Language
Document Summary
With increasing prevalence of environmental issues on a global scale, controversy has risen from whether we" as humanitarians are taking responsibility for our actions. Professor chris lee"s speech at the 2010 international biodiversity conference asserts that, The time to talk is over," and that now is the time for serious action to be taken towards making amends for the environmental damage and economical imbalance in society today. Lee contends that we must re-establish fundamental goals for the future, and to ultimately. Safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity. accompanying images, a 2010" header and an image of the earth in a human"s palms highlight the importance and vulnerability of earth"s future, supporting lee"s overarching message. The issue of ignoring biodiversity is complicated primarily by the broader implications of disparate power, which is reflected by the continuing pattern of inequitable and untenable growth on a global scale.
