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		</div><p>A descendant of Charles Darwin is urging people to think of nature as a priority, in the year that will see the 160th anniversary of On The Origin Of Species, one of the most revolutionary books in the history of science.</p>
<p>Sarah Darwin, great-great granddaughter of the naturalist, said the current standard of living for many people is too high, adding that no politician wanted to admit this to the public.</p>
<p>In response to threats facing the planet, such as climate change, she said people needed to use “our great brains” to find a sustainable way of living.</p>
<p>November 2019 will see 160 years since Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species was published, his theory that says evolution happens by natural selection.</p>
<p>Dr Darwin, a botanist in her own right, said: <em>“We should really be getting to a stage where every decision we make has nature as its priority.</em></p>
<p><em>“Whether that’s buying food in a supermarket, buying clothes or travelling to work, these decisions should be made with nature as the priority.</em></p>
<p><em>“Next year will be the 160th anniversary of Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species, which clearly talks about how all animals and humans on the planet share a common ancestor.</em></p>
<p><em>“It seems surprising to me that 160 years later, humans for some reason think we are special or different when we are part of nature.”</em></p>
<p>Dr Darwin, 54, expressed concerns about a “generational amnesia” of people’s experience of nature, due to a loss of biodiversity and the extinction of species.</p>
<p>She currently works as a researcher at Berlin’s Museum fur Naturkunde for a project on nightingales in Berlin, asking citizens to reconnect with nature and make recordings of the nightingales in the city and across Germany using an app.</p>
<p>She said:<em> “While the nightingale numbers in Berlin seem to be stable, or even increasing, we are seeing a rapid decline with the UK nightingales with a 90% reduction during my lifetime.</em></p>
<p><em>“In parallel to the global biodiversity loss you get an extinction of the human experience with nature. No-one will protect what they do not know.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>The botanist also expressed concerns about how the outdoors is currently taught in schools and said she would like to see more people learning about nature for themselves.</p>
<p>Dr Darwin applauded a drama about the young Charles Darwin’s expedition on HMS Beagle, currently playing at the Jerwood Gallery at London’s Natural History Museum until February 2019.</p>
<p>The Wider Earth features a cast of seven and 30 hand-puppets representing the wildlife Charles Darwin encountered on his travels.</p>
<p>She said: <em>“It is such a clever way of telling the story. It shows Darwin’s emotional journey and makes it very, very personal.</em></p>
<p><em>“I think that learning about his voyage is an important foundation for people to build their knowledge of natural selection and evolution.</em></p>
<p><em>“What’s so exciting about this play is that it’s by no means boring, but it brings it alive and in such a personal human way.”</em></p>
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