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The Earth is 4.5 billion years old. Modern humans have existed for 200,000 years, yet in that time we have fundamentally altered the systems of the planet on which we depend.
Find out more about the age of humans, and why we should care about it
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-the-anthropocene.html?utm_source=tw-link-post-20191127-kp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general
Find out more about the age of humans, and why we should care about it
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-the-anthropocene.html?utm_source=tw-link-post-20191127-kp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general
Human actions affect animals and plants all over the world, including in the UK.
Over the past 50 years, urbanisation, agriculture, pollution and climate change have all caused the nation's plants and animals to dwindle. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/october/the-state-of-nature-41-percent-of-the-uks-species-have-declined.html?utm_source=tw-link-post-20191127-kp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general
Over the past 50 years, urbanisation, agriculture, pollution and climate change have all caused the nation's plants and animals to dwindle. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/october/the-state-of-nature-41-percent-of-the-uks-species-have-declined.html?utm_source=tw-link-post-20191127-kp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general
There are things we can do to stop that decline. Scientists have recommended that we:
stop mining fossil fuels
reduce emissions
protect at-risk ecosystems
eat less meat
reduce inequality
stabilise the worldâs population https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/november/scientists-warn-of-a-clear-and-unequivocal-climate-emergency.html?utm_source=tw-link-post-20191127-kp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general
stop mining fossil fuels reduce emissionsprotect at-risk ecosystems eat less meatreduce inequalitystabilise the worldâs population https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/november/scientists-warn-of-a-clear-and-unequivocal-climate-emergency.html?utm_source=tw-link-post-20191127-kp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general
Museum scientists are working to understand our impact and improve the outlook.
Our collection of 80 million specimens is a library of life on Earth. That means we can study how Earth has changed before, and predict how it might change again. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/oceans-under-the-microscope.html?utm_source=tw-link-post-20191127-kp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general
Our collection of 80 million specimens is a library of life on Earth. That means we can study how Earth has changed before, and predict how it might change again. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/oceans-under-the-microscope.html?utm_source=tw-link-post-20191127-kp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general
