Phytoplankton create 50% of world’s oxygen
“Half of the world’s oxygen is produced via phytoplankton photosynthesis”
National Geographic, 2004
Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton down 40%
“Phytoplankton numbers are down 40% since the 1950’s”
Scientific American, 2010
Ocean temperature rises are killing phytoplankton
“252 million years ago the Permian-Triassic Boundary extinction caused by ocean acidification wiped out more than 90% of marine species and more than two-thirds of the animals living on land”
National Geographic, 2015
Phytoplankton to decrease a further 6% to 11% by 2100
“Phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass are expected to decrease by 6% and 11% respectively by the end of century due to climate change”
Science Daily, 2014
Sea surface temperature anomaly (°C)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2015
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE CAN ABSORB 100% OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2
“ We could sequester more than 100% of current annual CO2 emissions with a switch to widely available and inexpensive organic management practices”
Rodale Institute, 2014
