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We are killing the planet: today August 22, we end all the resources that the Earth can regenerate

A date that year after year impacts. On Saturday August 22, humanity already consumed all the natural resources that the Earth can regenerate naturally in a year, announced WWF, which also demands radical changes to face the wear and tear of the planet.

Luis Suárez, coordinator of the NGO, called on all governments to promote the “Agreement for Nature and People” campaign, which seeks to stop the disappearance of species, reduce the ecological footprint and prevent the destruction of habitat, through new policies that curb the greenhouse effect and climate change.

Suárez recalled that in 2019, the day the Earth consumed all the natural resources that it can regenerate in a year occurred on July 31. This year, however, it was postponed until August 22 due to the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic.

And the explanation for this “delay” is very simple: the stoppage of economic production. “The trend is very clear: Every year we consume above the natural capacity of the planet to generate and recover. At the moment we consume the equivalent in resources to 1.6 planets and we only have one planet,” Suárez assured.

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