The Natural World Vanishes: How Species Cease To Matter

CISC Fellow Prof. John Waldman just published The Natural World Vanishes: How Species Cease To Matter for the Yale Environment360 zine.

Once, on both sides of the Atlantic, fish such as salmon, eels, and, shad were abundant and played an important role in society, feeding millions and providing a livelihood for tens of thousands. But as these fish have steadily dwindled, humans have lost sight of their significance, with each generation accepting a diminished environment as the new norm.

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