Heading Off Eco-Armageddon

A report on global 'ecosystems' should be used to spotlight ways for eco-restoration.

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April 7, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

The Millennium report could, however, be a springboard for action to repair damaged ecosystems. The current $8 billion Everglades restoration project is just one example. Such cleanups from human activity not only provide jobs, they create opportunities for new economic activity.

...The cost of not reviving the ecology could be greater than the cost of making it whole again."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Heading off Eco-Armageddon

Thursday, April 7, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

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