reserve in the north of england. just outside the city of york is askham bog, created by a retreating glacier 15,000 years ago. it is brimming with biodiversity. that s the name for all living things and how they fit together. but the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. a new report says thatjust 53% of our biodiversity is left. that is compared to the global average of 75%. that matters because biodiversity affects the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. biodiversity is more than something that is beautiful to look at and that we love. it is also what provides us with so many of our basic needs. it is the foundation of our society. we have seen recently how disruptive it can be when supply chains break down.
the global average of 75%. that matters because biodiversity affects the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. biodiversity is more than something that is beautiful to look at and that we love. it is also what provides us with so many of our basic needs. it is the foundation of our society. we have seen recently how disruptive it can be when supply chains break down. nature is at the base of our supply chains. the uk s lack of biodiversity is linked to the industrial revolution. intensive farming also plays its part. so, what more can be done to protect places like this? last year, the secretary of state turned down a plan to build 500 homes next door to this nature reserve. askham bog is an extraordinary place. it holds between 5% and 10% of all species in britain.
nature is at the base of our supply chains. the uk s lack of biodiversity is linked to the industrial revolution. intensive farming also plays its part. what more can be done to protect places like this? last year, the secretary of state turned down a plan to build 500 homes next door to this nature reserve. askham bog is an extraordinary place. it holds between 5% and 10% of all species of griffin. in britain. and, yet, if we don t do anything at all, we will lose more species than we already have from a place like this and if we don t get it right, if we allow the wider countryside to become nature rich again, this is the place from which the surrounding land will be colonised, and that s true of all the other nature reserves across the country. tomorrow, a week long un biodiversity conference will begin virtually, hosted by china. negotiators will thrash out plans for protecting nature over the next ten years. a decade ago, 20 targets were set, but none of them were met.
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the uk is one of the most nature depleted places in the world. that s according to a new study from the natural history museum. researchers said there was little room for nature when land is built on or used forfarming. olivia richwold reports. askham bog near york was formed by a retreating glacial here 15,000 years ago. it is brimming with biodiversity, but a new report says that the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world, with just half of our biodiversity left. biodiversity is also what provides us with so many of our basic needs. it s the foundation of our society. we have seen recently how disruptive it can be when supply chains break down, nature is at the base of our supply chains. the uk s lack of biodiversity is linked to the industrial revolution, intensive farming also plays its part. so, what more can be done to protect special places like this?