Over some 60 million years, Homo sapiens has evolved into the dominant animal on the planet. However, in the last several centuries we’ve increasingly been using our relatively newly acquired power, especially our culturally evolved technologies, to deplete the natural capital of Earth — in particular its deep, rich agricultural soils, its groundwater stored during ice ages, and its biodiversity — as if there were no tomorrow.
Clear-cut Forest In British Columbia

Garth Lentz
Cattle Grazing In The Amazon

Daniel Beltra
Clear-cut Forest in Oregon

Daniel Dancer
Crop Fields In China

Google Earth/2014 Digital Globe
Dead Bird In Midway Atoll

Chris Jordan
Greenhouses in Almeria, Spain

Yann Arthus Bertrand
Kern Oil Field, California

Mark Gamba/Corbis
Mexico City

Pablo Lopez Luz
Oil Spill Fire, Gulf of Mexico

Daniel Beltra
Slum In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

Google Earth/2014 Digital Globe
South City Mall in Kolkata, India

Brett Cole
Trash Wave In Java

Zak Noyle
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