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THERE IS A PURPOSE FOR
THE
EXISTENCE OF EVERY LIFE FORM,
AS
EACH PERFORMS PARTICULAR ROLES
CONTRIBUTING TO THE STATE OF
HARMONY, BALANCE AND HEALTH
OF
ECOSYSTEMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. |
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EACH LIFE FORM HAS UNIQUE GENETIC
AND
BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES EXPRESSED
BY
MILLIONS OF GENES; THUS EACH OF THE
ESTIMATED 30 MILLION EXISTING LIFE FORMS,
OR
EACH OF MILLIONS OF GENES OF A
LIFE FORM IS A POTENTIAL RESOURCE
TO
BE USED IN AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT,
MEDICINE AND VARIOUS OTHER ASPECTS
OF
HUMAN INTEREST AND BENEFIT.
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WHEN A LIFE FORM BECOMES EXTINCT,
ITS
UNIQUE SHAPE, ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE,
GENETIC MAKEUP, BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES,
ECOLOGICAL-ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS
AND
OTHER BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
WHICH TOOK MILLIONS OF YEARS TO EVOLVE
AND
DEVELOP DISAPPEAR FOREVER
FROM THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
LIKE THOSE OF THE DINOSAURS OF THE PAST. |
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SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS, PARTICULARLY
RESEARCH
TO
DISCOVER, INVENTORY, AND UNDERSTAND
BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LIFE FORMS
MUST BE RESOLUTELY UNDERTAKEN TO ENABLE AND
STRENGTHEN
CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT,
AND OTHER EFFORTS WHICH PREVENT
FURTHER EROSION OF THE ALREADY SEVERELY
DWINDLING
LIFE RESOURCES OF THE EARTH. |
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