In his first speech as the new President of the Worldwide Wildlife Fund (WWF) UK, Prince Charles suggested 'surviving ourselves' should be a priority.
Referring to himself as “an endangered species”, he warned that the world is already in the “sixth extinction event”, with species dying out at a much faster rate than at any time since the death of most of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
Despite campaigning for years on global warming, he said climate change was not the only problem but merely speeding up the “rapacious” destruction of natural resources like water, land and food that humans need to survive.
The Prince said if the world carries on “business as usual” then the human race itself could be in danger.
“We are, of course, witnessing what some people call the sixth great extinction event – the continued erosion of much of the Earth’s vital biodiversity caused by a whole host of pressures, from the rising demand for land to the corrosive effects of all kinds of pollution," he said. » | Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent | Thursday, September 08, 2011
What a joke! This man does himself no favours by uttering such nonsense. He just makes himself sound like a crackpot.
In any case, if he wants to save the planet – I'm not at all sure it ought to be saved! – then might I suggest that he, his family, and their entourages start saving and stop their conspicuous consumption? – Mark
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