Biodiversity: From Agreement To Action
As you know, the theme of World Environment Day for the year 2020 was “Celebrating the Life of Biodiversity”. But this will be accepted only when biodiversity is saved. Human domination is the greatest common threat for biodiversity as it exerts its power and consumes all kinds of resources by endangering the lives of other species. Man is also responsible for the pollution and unwanted elements in the environment and humanity is paying the price for betraying its closest friend. In the words of the UN Secretary-General, “we are committing suicide by proxy”. Conservation of biodiversity is generally discussed at three levels i.e. genetic, species and ecosystem diversity. So that the need of the hour is to implement more robust laws for the protection of biodiversity.
According to the Montreal/COP-15 meeting on 7-19 December 2022, for May 22 (International Biodiversity Day), in Canada, governments around the world will agree to guide global action by 2030 to stop and reverse the loss of nature came together to agree on a new set of goals. COP 15 resulted in the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) on the final day of negotiations and the clear goal of addressing over-exploitation, pollution, fragmentation and unsustainable agricultural practices in an equitable and comprehensive framework matching the resources needed have to adopt. How to build biodiversity together from agreement to action through the efforts of the United Nations, governments, indigenous peoples, local communities, non-governmental organizations (NGO) and concerned individuals on International Day.
According to UNEP, our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss, with agriculture alone accounting for 24,000 of the 28,000 species identified at risk of extinction. The currently, Living Planet Index (LPI) which tracks populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians reveals an average 69% decrease in monitored wildlife populations since 1970. It provides the most comprehensive measure of how they are responding to pressures in their environment. That is why it is said that biodiversity is the unity of life, the unity of power.
Dr. Permod Kumar
Associate Professor
Department of Botany, Keral Verma Subharti College of Science
Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut
