1,360 experts in 95 nations Report: Human Damage to Earth Worsening Fast

Yahoo! News: "More land was changed to cropland since 1945, for instance, than in the 18th and 19th centuries combined"

Stunning.

"A wetland in Canada was worth $6,000 a hectare (2.47 acres), as a habitat for animals and plants, a filter for pollution, a store for water and a site for human recreation, against $2,000 if converted to farmland, it said. A Thai mangrove was worth $1,000 a hectare against $200 as a shrimp farm."

Penny wise...