by Tony Juniper – Executive Director, Friends of the Earth UK & Vice Chair, Friends of the Earth International

Passionately written and well argued, Tony Juniper’s 95 articles (suggested solutions) are essential reading for anyone who cares about the world we live in and the world our children will inherit. To read the full articles, I highly recommend getting a copy of How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet? By Tony Juniper.

12-25 The Fabric of Life

Solution 12 – Protect the most diverse and unique remaining natural habitats.

Solution 13 – Plan the creation of protected areas to enable ecosystems to better adapt to climate change – for example, by creating ‘corridors’ along which speciescan migrate as the world warms.

Solution 14 – Embark on the large-scale restoration of certain types of habitat, otherwise many currently protected areas will be unable to sustain their unique biodiversity into the long term.

Solution 15 – Offer support to those societies around the world who are still living sustainably.

Solution 16 – Protect what remains of natural forests around the world.

Solution 17 – Retailers should be obliged to label their goods – for example, timber products and fish – to indicate to consumers the enviornmental cost of what they are buying.

Solution 18 – Find alternatives to those natural resources, such as peat, that are not renewable.

Solution 19 – Ban the sale of wild-caught animals as pets.

Solution 20 – Enforce laws that protect endangered species, including international laws on wildlife trade.

Solution 21 – Put in place effective international agreements to stop over-fishing.

Solution 22 – Establish marine nature reserves.

Solution 23 – Address the problems caused by introduced species, which can be so damaging to native biodiversity.

Solution 24 – Carry out a full inventory of life on Earth.

Solution 25 – Implement the UN Convention on Biological Biodiversity.