Media Brief: International Day for Biodiversity
The United Nations (UN) International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) is commemorated annually on the 22nd of May to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.
Threats to biodiversity continue to be matters of discussion on many tables since the survival of humans is closely linked to it: we depend on it for food, medicine, energy, clean air and water, security from natural disasters as well as recreation and cultural inspiration, and it supports all systems of life on Earth. Simply put, biodiversity is the living fabric of our planet, one which underpins human wellbeing in the present and in the future, and its rapid decline threatens nature and people alike.
It is for this reason that the global community is being called to re-examine our relationship with the natural world and be part of the solution to conserve biodiversity.
This year, IDB is celebrated under the theme, “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”. This theme builds on the results of COP 15 to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. With the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (agreement) readily made available, the focus must quickly shift to its implementation (action).
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