Quoted in the book State of the World 1988, environmental consultant Norman Myers gives this frightening message: “No generation in the past has faced the prospect of mass extinction within its lifetime.
Keskkonnakonsultant Norman Myers esitab raamatus State of the World 1988 hirmuäratava teadaande: „Ükski minevikupõlvkond pole seisnud silmitsi täieliku väljasuremise väljavaatega omaenda eluaja jooksul.