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International Day of Biological Diversity 2020: Theme, ways to protect, consequences of biodiversity loss

International Day of Biological Diversity 2020 theme is “Our solutions are in nature,” reminds us that biodiversity is the basis for a sustainable future.

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International Day of Biological Diversity 2020: Theme, consequences of biodiversity loss, ways to protect biodiversity

International Day of Biological Diversity 2020: The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The Day’s 2020 edition is expected to be relevant to raising awareness and building momentum in the lead up to the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Globally, around 25% of all animal and plant species are threatened with extinction. This year the International Day for Biological Diversity is targeted towards raising awareness and building momentum on the importance of biodiversity as well as global issues on biodiversity loss, in the lead up to the United Nations Biodiversity Conference.

The theme of International Day of Biological Diversity 2020:

This year’s theme, “Our solutions are in nature,” reminds us that biodiversity is the basis for a sustainable future.

“This year, IDB offers an opportunity for us as a global community to re-examine our relationship to the natural world, reflect on challenges and accomplishments, and renew our determination in overcoming the environmental challenges facing the world today,” says Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN).

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Consequences of Biodiversity loss:

There is considerable evidence that contemporary biodiversity declines will lead to subsequent declines in ecosystem functioning and ecosystem stability. Biodiversity experiments have tested whether biodiversity declines will influence ecosystem functioning or stability by manipulating some components of biodiversity, such as the number of species, and measuring various types of ecosystem functioning or stability. These studies have been conducted in the lab, grassland, forest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. From these studies, it is clear that ecosystem functioning often depends on species richness, species composition, and functional group richness and can also depend on species evenness and genetic diversity. Furthermore, stability often depends on species richness and species composition. Thus, contemporary changes in biodiversity will likely lead to subsequent changes in ecosystem properties. Further investigation at larger spatiotemporal scales in managed ecosystems is needed to improve our understanding of the consequences of biodiversity declines.

Ways to protect Biodiversity:

  • Limiting deforestation.
  • Reducing the artificialisation of natural environments and preserve natural areas as much as possible;
  • Reduce air pollution (by limiting our use of transport and our energy consumption, by switching to renewable energies).
  • Fighting global warming by creating regulations for activities that contribute to the greenhouse effect.
  • Making changes in the way industrial agriculture works and using more agroecology methods.

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