The Philadelphia Examiner
The rapid loss of species and ecosystems around the world is affecting our country’s health, economy and national security according to environmental experts who spoke today at a public forum co-hosted by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Academy of Natural Sciences.
“There is no more important issue for humanity than conserving the biological infrastructure of the planet,” said Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, a George Mason University professor and the biodiversity chair at the Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment.
