From the collection
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART USA
John James Audubon
Arctic Hare, c. 1841
Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.10
The Tree of Biospheric Destruction
John James Audubon
Arctic Hare, c. 1841
Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.10
The Tree of Biospheric Destruction
EXPECTED BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CRASH
INCREASING SOCIAL COSTS AND INEQUITIES
counter-culture of madness: youth homicide;
continuing epidemic of youth violence;
epidemic of suicide of men and boys;
increasing environmental health concerns;
increasing global poverty;
melting of polar ice caps and Antarctic ice shelves;
depletion of the Earth's ozone layer;
depletion of habitat
POLLUTION AND WASTE PRODUCTION
DEPLETION OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
depletion of water resources viz, rivers, lakes, and aquifers;
depletion of fossil fuels; depletion of arable lands
INCREASING PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
sexual selection and conspicuous consumption
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