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Biodiversity vs. Extinction

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Producer(s)	Howard Rosen Productions
Director(s)	Sharon Howard & Mike Rosen
Release Date	2000
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Runtime	11 min
Youth Media	n

Film Description

Edward O. Wilson, known as the “father of biodiversity”, explains the significance of the mass extinction of species taking place around the planet today—the sixth the earth has seen in its long history. The difference between this one and the previous five is that this one is induced by humans.

HIPPO is the acronym that succinctly sums up the major factors contributing to this extinction. H stands for habitat destruction, I for the introduction of exotic species, P for pollution, another P for population growth, and O for over-consumption.

If we begin to embrace the earth more as a community to which we belong, rather than a commodity belonging to us, we might begin to cherish our natural connections and help our own survival.

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