Life support
01/06/2023
The Global Biodiversity Framework is a crucial step toward preserving our planet's ecosystems
Biodiversity is the basis of life on Earth. We live biodiversity, we eat biodiversity and we are biodiversity. Without it, our world would be lifeless. The Earth's diverse ecosystems provide us with essential services, from clean air and water to food and medicine. In today's rapidly changing world, one of the most pressing challenges we face is the alarming loss of biodiversity.
The critical importance of conserving biodiversity and of reversing its loss is now well-acknowledged, most notably through the adoption of a number of international biodiversity related conventions, including the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, among others.