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Biodiversity is essential for human health and well-being, economic prosperity, food safety and security, and other critical areas necessary for the individual and collective thriving of all humans and all human societies. Recognized by a growing coalition of political leaders, civil society, the business community, indigenous peoples and local communities, youth and other key stakeholders, we can all safeguard life on earth with dramatically increased and coordinated action. Let us all look back in 2050 noting that we saved life for future generations, plants and animals. Join the Action Agenda and become a champion of action.
Infrastructure: Public works for people and planet
Infrastructure: Public works for people and planet
Infrastructure: Public works for people and planet
The world will need an additional 25 million kilometres of roads and 335,000 kilometres of railroads by 2050. Much of it will be ...
Food systems depend on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Food systems depend on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Food systems depend on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Biodiversity is key for food security and nutrition, and contributes to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero ...
Solutions to our global water challenges can be found in nature
Solutions to our global water challenges can be found in nature
Solutions to our global water challenges can be found in nature
Water-related disasters accounted for an estimated 90% of the most disastrous events since 1990, affecting 4.2 billion people and ...
Threats to inland water biodiversity are significant
Threats to inland water biodiversity are significant
Threats to inland water biodiversity are significant
The biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems is declining faster than any other biome. Vast changes are expected in world freshwater ...
Oceans contain a wealth of biodiversity
Oceans contain a wealth of biodiversity
Oceans contain a wealth of biodiversity
Oceans are seriously under-protected: just over 1% of the ocean surface is designated as protected areas, compared to nearly 15% ...
The world's oceans contain a vast amount of interesting species
The world's oceans contain a vast amount of interesting species
The world's oceans contain a vast amount of interesting species
Species diversity is known to be as high as 1000 per square metre in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, and new oceanic species are ...
Climate change is a major and growing driver of biodiversity loss
Climate change is a major and growing driver of biodiversity loss
Climate change is a major and growing driver of biodiversity loss
The efforts to protect and restore habitats not only benefit biodiversity but also offer cost-effective and proven measures to ...
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1 million species face the threat of extinction, more than at any other point in human history. Land use changes, climate change, pollution and invasive species are some of the drivers of biodiversity