Biodiversity is a collective term that describes the natural treasures that make it possible for us to live on our planet. The plants and animals that populate Earth’s terrestrial and marine habitats belong to an interconnected cycle of life that flourishes when protected, and breaks down when disturbed.
This symbiotic web also provides ecosystem services that supply humans with food, water, incomes and the tools to fight climate change. Yet these gifts from nature are now at risk as the world’s forests disappear rapidly to make way for the agricultural systems that are expected to feed a growing global population over the coming decades.
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