Great Article - thanks for sharing. I agree 100% that this an incredibly important subject that needs to be brought to peoples attention.
Possible answer to your question about who is representing humanity and all life on this planet? Would guess it's the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs? I also wonder how many people are aware that it's against the law to have contact with ET's? It seems similar to the fact that the US government holds a patent for medical cannabis and at the same time claiming that there are no medical uses for cannabis...