Our economic system and our planetary system are in conflict today, or, to be more precise, our economy is in conflict with many forms of life on Earth, including human life itself. On the one hand, what the climate needs to avoid collapse is a contraction in the way we use resources; on the other hand, our economic model requires continuous expansion without constraints to avoid collapse.

Only one of these two sets of rules can be changed, and it is not the laws of nature. We are thus faced with a stark choice: allowing climate disruption to transform every aspect of our world, or changing almost every aspect of our economy to avoid this fate. However, we must be clear: having wasted decades collectively denying the problem, today we no longer have gradual, incremental options available.

“Nature needs half” which gives the idea that humanity and nature are two conflicting elements: this is not the case. Humanity must think of itself as part of nature, aware that there are limits. Protecting biodiversity and the well-being of human beings are the exact same thing. The world population has growth rates that represent a challenge for the resources of this planet and coexistence with other species.

To reduce population growth rates, it is necessary to increase women's rights and consequently their autonomy and freedom. The protection of half the Earth must be complemented by impact reduction measures and economic reforms, reducing the global population and changing food production and consumption.

By generously protecting nature and simultaneously contracting and transforming human enterprise, we can create the conditions to achieve justice and well-being for both people and other species. If we fail to do this, we instead accept a chaotic and impoverished world that will be dangerous for all of us.

Today, natural parks are conceived as protection associated with sustainable use (tourism); it is necessary to evolve towards progressively significant spaces of integral, intangible and inviolable protection where the civil code gives way to the laws of nature.

We work to protect biodiversity because we have reached a crossroads: many species, including humans, risk to disappear from their habitats, and we must stop all this! To do this, everyone must commit to taking action, without exception.