Comments on: Home Planet

By: gemma

gemma — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:52:32 +0000

Um I think that maybe the “exterminate the human race” solution is going a tad far. But we CAN all do our bit to help reduce the huge amount of harm that we humans inflict on the planet.

By: alex

alex — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:21:38 +0000

I think that humans are the biggest pest that ever existed. all the opossums or dear or rabbits or pests will never do as much damage as human beings so get rid of humans I say and then everything will flourish

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:12:12 +0000

I like your comment about pausing during this economic downturn and looking at the opportunity it presents: to re-build an economy that is in tune with nature. At least we can take comfort from the fact that this economic slowdown means that we’re doing less damage to our environment. Some countries might even meet their kyoto protocol agreements if this recession persists!

By: Gareth Rapley

Gareth Rapley — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:08:09 +0000

Both need to be focused on. I can recall visits to places where intensive pest management is carried out and to islands which have had mammalian predators exterminated. This has a much more wide ranging effect than on the (usually) one species that the area is fabled for. All native flora and fauna flourish. For our consumption crazy society an impact needs to be made on a personal level first. Hopefully this will create a groundswell of public opinion. This is where things can start to change for the better. Organisations like Forest and Bird can assist with this by helping to guide the individual and the company in a positive direction.