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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.
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2.6 billion people draw their livelihoods mostly from agriculture
2.6 billion people draw their livelihoods mostly from agriculture
2.6 billion people draw their livelihoods mostly from agriculture
The planet will have to feed an additional 1.5 billion people in 2030, 90% of whom will be living in developing countries; and, ...
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Biodiversity is essential for sustainable development and human well-being
Biodiversity is essential for sustainable development and human ...
Biodiversity is essential for sustainable development and human ...
Given the need for biodiversity and healthy ecosystems to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is not ...
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Equity plays a role in the management of nature
Equity plays a role in the management of nature
Equity plays a role in the management of nature
Larger income inequality within countries is known to have correlation with greater biodiversity loss, although further analyses ...
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Forests are much more than trees
Forests are much more than trees
Forests are much more than trees
Forests provide shelter, jobs and security for forest-dependent communities, with 1.6 billion people relying on forest resources ...
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What is the GDP of the poor?
What is the GDP of the poor?
What is the GDP of the poor?
Ecosystem services and other non- marketed goods make up between 50% and 90% of the total source of livelihoods among poor rural ...
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The “blue economy” is critical to food security and the fight against poverty
The “blue economy” is critical to food security and the fight ...
The “blue economy” is critical to food security and the fight ...
Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods, and marine fisheries directly or ...
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Traditional knowledge is important to the development of new medicines
Traditional knowledge is important to the development of new medicines
Traditional knowledge is important to the development of new medicines
According to Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Parties shall respect, preserve and promote the knowledge, ...
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Gender differences account for different knowledge of animals and plants
Gender differences account for different knowledge of animals and ...
Gender differences account for different knowledge of animals and ...
Women in rural Asia and Africa are usually the main collectors of wild plant food, while men tend to focus on harvesting timber ...
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Beekeeping is an important source of income for many rural livelihoods
Beekeeping is an important source of income for many rural livelihoods
Beekeeping is an important source of income for many rural livelihoods
Of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of the world’s food, over 70 are pollinated by bees. The honey bee is the most ...
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An available variety of nutritious foods is good for human health
An available variety of nutritious foods is good for human health
An available variety of nutritious foods is good for human health
A diversity of species, varieties and breeds, as well as wild sources (fish, plants, bushmeat, insects and fungi) underpins ...
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DID YOU KNOW THAT ...
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
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