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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. It is necessary for life to thrive on Earth.

Aldo Leopold, one of the great thinkers of conservation, observed more than half a century ago the importance of protecting species. "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering," he wrote. Losing species is like throwing away one by one the engine parts of an airplane while flying.

Biodiversity is a major initiative of Conservation International.

Biodiversity conservation provides substantial benefits to meet immediate human needs, such as those for clean, consistent water flows; protection from floods and storms; and a stable climate. 

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United Nations Decade on Biodiversity - Interactive webcast

Amed Jkoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, emphasizes the critical importance of biodiversity. He warns that its rapid loss, occurring at an unprecedented pace globally and locally, poses a severe threat to our environment, economies, cultures, and societies.

This degradation fundamentally alters our self-perception and place in the world. Human impact on biodiversity, ecosystems, and climate continues to grow, yet the complex and diverse services flowing from biodiversity are often unknown and undervalued.

EarthSayer Amed Jkoghlaf

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