FACT

1) Ecosystems do not react linearly to change, but abruptly switch states (Scheffer, 2001).

2) That the global biosphere or global network of ecosystems, is threatening to shift states, if just 7% more ecosystems shift states (collapse at 50% and we are currently at 43%) (Barnosky, 2012).

3) Managers, planners, and politicians are not coordinating with scientists or experts (Staudinger: Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment, 2012).

4) Evolution is far less likely than extinction (Schwartz, 2006).