Two quite different conversations about species extinction and habitats!

Here is an article I wrote about land-management and comments about species extinction based on a report by the CSIRO. 

http://urbantimes.co/2012/09/cities-land-management/

Then here is a very different conversation about species becoming extinct from the point of view of the United Nations. 
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/global-efforts-to-slow-extinctions-lag-pledges-un-say-20120929-26rlp.html

The first refers to scientific opinion that we will need to adapt our habitats.  The second that we need to protect species and maintain current habitat types.  

Egad.  No wonder the public get confused.