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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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June 26, 2026
SUED. 🚨 This is what happens when a trillionaire-owned company starts treating public land like its own testing grounds. 📍 @uriel.cinema is taking you straight to the frontlines in Brownsville, Texas, where @spaceX has rapidly expanded across a rare coastal ecosystem, including land that belongs to the public and is meant to be protected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They described their first site as a “small testing facility.” But it’s become something much larger: a growing industrial footprint in a crucially important habitats for endangered ocelots, sea turtles, and migratory birds. As if they didn’t have enough, they now want to take 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge for additional dangerous testing that is literally killing wildlife and destroying plants. That’s why the Center for Biological Diversity, along with @save.rgv, @sotxejn, and @estok_gna_somisek, are taking legal action to stop the @usfws from greenlighting this public land grab. If this fight moves you, we need you with us. Take action or donate to defend public land that belongs to all of us by visiting the link in our bio. ✊ #spacex #elonmusk #texas #publicland

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