This year’s theme reflects the importance of efforts made at all
levels to establish a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of
the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda for the period of 2015-2030 and
the relevance of biodiversity for the achievement of sustainable development.
Humanity’s fate is tightly linked with biological diversity –
the variety of life on earth. Biodiversity is essential for sustainable
development and human well-being. Below are some of the examples
· Biodiversity
is a vital asset in global and local economies
· Food
production depends on biodiversity and the services provided by ecosystems
· Clean
and secure supplies of water also depend on biodiversity
· Biodiversity
and ecosystem functioning provide goods and services essential for human health
– including nutrients, clean air and water and regulation of pests and
vector-based diseases
· Biodiversity
is the basis for sustainable livelihoods
· Traditional
knowledge associated with biodiversity is also important and has value not only
to those who depend on it in their daily lives but to modern industry and
agriculture as well
· Biodiversity
is the cornerstone of the work, belief systems and basic survival of many women
· Biodiversity
plays a major role in mitigating climate change by contributing to long-term
sequestration of carbon in a number of biomes
· Even
the built environments of our cities are linked to and affected by biodiversity
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