In the last 500 million years, five mass extinctions, known as the Big Five, have nearly annihilated life on Earth. But according to the National Academy of Sciences, the Sixth Mass Extinction has already begun. It started in the middle of the 20th century, during a period called the Great Acceleration. From pollution to the rapid increase in carbon dioxide emissions, humans have severely impacted the Earth. Can we work against the tide of destruction?

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