We all face consequences of natural Environment problems that become more serious and urgent. The analogy is a medical disaster. The solution is Environmental Triage.

Three main issues (in order of importance) are Extinction, Climate and  Pollution. Where is extinction most severe? Soil supports 98% of global biodiversity and is compromised by topsoil erosion rate at 2,000 tonnes per second (prevention: organic farming). Carbon dioxide is removed from the air by photosynthesis and storage in humus (solution: vermicomposting all organic “wastes” as natural fertilizer). Chemical poisons are mainly from agricultural fertilizers & biocides (solution, again, is organic farming and permaculture design). Soil provides 99% of human food (just 0.5% of calorific value comes from oceans); soil supports 98% of biodiversity and biomass; all rainwater is filtered by soil via earthworm burrows. Only industry-funded studies support chemical farming. The major deficit is lack of a Soil Ecology Institute.