Thus was the Inventory of Toxic Emissions born, promoted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This large data base contains tens of thousands of products along with their characteristics, use, and their potential impacts on health. At the same time, this biodiversity preserves an immense wealth and it must be saved. The information is collected by the IUCN through its worldwide network of experts, a monumental research task on data gathering and the application of criteria to allow a standardization of the state of health of all known animal and plant species. Partial results to date include the red lists reflecting which species are in most danger and suffering the worst aggressions.
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Beyond the classification that is thus clearly and rigorously made of given species, these lists are a key tool for evaluating the state of the natural spaces most gravely affected by the impact of human activity. The project is a warning about the need to protect concrete natural spaces and provide them with adequate management. If, along with all of our other activities, we must stop to consider which consequence is less damaging to the environment, the result may be that we will end up spending a lot of time on each small decision. If, on the other hand, we have at our disposal clear and dependable information, the choice is considerably simplified. Ecological labels came about because of the idea of providing people with means of recognizing, at first sight, those products that are not noxious to the environment.