"In one sense we know much less about Earth than we do about
Mars. The vast majority of life forms on our planet are still
undiscovered, and their significance for our own species remains
unknown. This gap in our knowledge is a serious matter: we will never
completely understand and preserve the living world around us at our
present level of ignorance.
"If all mankind were to disappear, the world would
regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten
thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would
collapse into chaos."
Edward O. Wilson, The world's leading authority on Biodiversity,
Emeritus Professor of Biology at Harvard and author of "The Creation:
An Appeal to Save Life on Earth."
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