http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/01/experts-fear-collapse-of-global-civilisation/

The fact is that the living environment is the primary source of human health, intelligence, and well-being. The same forces that are ripping our lives apart for quick cash, are rendering the anciently conserved ecologies of earth into a luxury-snack to be disposed of in a single generation. That generation is ours. If we have been human, we must become more. If we have not yet been human, we must become human. And that means immediate and effective action, together, now.