If you want to save this summary for later, download the free PDF and read it whenever you want.ĭownload PDF Lesson 1: Human activity contributes to the sixth mass extinction in several observable ways. Want to learn more about the real cost of human activity on Planet Earth – but also about ways to mitigate the harm we’ve done? Let’s dive in! There are many ideas for what we can still do to save at least some species.Homo sapiens has been encouraging the extinction of various species long before the industrial era.There are several ways in which the human race is responsible for the sixth mass extinction.Here are 3 lessons I’ve learned about the sixth mass extinction of the species which is happening right in front of our eyes: But is there still something we could do to stop – or at least mitigate – the effects of what we’ve “accomplished” so far? This certainly adds some perspective to how homo sapiens fits into the big picture of our planet’s history. Today, the human-induced cataclysm is seen as equally destructive to the Earth biosphere as those natural events. We are talking fall of an asteroid and rapid cataclysms that dramatically changed weather and atmospheric conditions. But it does show the extent to which human activity has been reshaping the world’s ecosystem for thousands of years.Īll of the five previous mass extinctions came by external forces of nature. If someone asked you what is mankind’s most important legacy at this point in history – what would you answer? The invention of the World Wide Web? Our collective knowledge expressed in modern science?Īccording to Elizabeth Kolbert’s award-winning book, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, our most significant legacy may be causing a mass extinction on Earth. Listen to the audio of this summary with a free reading.fm account*:
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