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22 Μαΐ 2020 · 1. Biodiversity ensures health and food security. Biodiversity underpins global nutrition and food security. Millions of species work together to provide us with a large array of fruits, vegetables and animal products essential to a healthy, balanced diet – but they are increasingly under threat.
Biodiversity is essential for the processes that support all life on Earth, including humans. Without a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms, we cannot have the healthy ecosystems that we rely on to provide us with the air we breathe and the food we eat.
10 Σεπ 2021 · It has three main objectives: The conservation of biological diversity; the sustainable use of the components of biological diversity; the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources.
Establishing more protected areas, such as national parks, wildlife reserves, and marine protected areas, to safeguard wild habitats and their biodiversity. Greenpeace is campaigning for the ‘30 by 30’ target: protecting 30% of the planet for nature by 2030.
Alien species can cause the decline or even extinction of native species. They can change the balance of existing food webs, leading to an eventual ecosystem collapse. Alien species can also increase the prevalence of wildlife diseases that they themselves are less susceptible to.
Utilitarian values include the many basic needs humans obtain from biodiversity such as food, fuel, shelter, and medicine. Further, ecosystems provide crucial services such as pollination, seed dispersal, climate regulation, water purification, nutrient cycling, and control of agricultural pests.
22 Ιαν 2024 · The UN and its global partners will grapple with the massive loss of animal and plant species and how to avoid further extinction at a major conference beginning 23 January. Here’s a primer on...
