Going to Gone: Earth's Biodiversity Loss and What We Can Do About It

The teeming diversity of life on our Pale Blue Dot—planet Earth—is under grave threat from the impact of our own activity, and biologists are raising the alarm about accelerating rates of decline in the plant and animal species of our world, with sobering implications for the long-term health and well-being of human communities. But if we are the main drivers of biodiversity decline, we also have the power to change the trend. Organized by Cornell University Library, Going to Gone features illustrations from historical studies of our natural world found in the library’s collections and reflect