The Kyoto Protocol is seen by most environmentalists as a tiny step in the right direction. If this measure fails to receive the necessary support for ratification, the future for climate change legislation looks bleak. However, human action is essential. Decreasing the use of fossil fuels by switching to renewable energy resources 2. Decreasing or eliminating deforestation 3.
Immediate action is imperative when the time scales of remediation are considered.
Some disturbed ecosystems are likely to disappear forever. We must no longer think of human progress as a matter of imposing ourselves on the natural environment.