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by Born Free USA in GNRII on June 09, 2021
Born Free is urging G7 leaders to focus on biodiversity protection and recovery at the upcoming summit, due to take place in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, on June 11-13.
In a letter to Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders, Born Free’s co-founder and President, Will Travers OBE, highlighted the crisis facing the natural world as a result of destructive human activities, and emphasized that if the degradation and exploitation of nature and wildlife is allowed to continue, ecosystems will collapse with catastrophic consequences, for the natural world and humanity alike.
Will Travers said, “Experts tell us that it’s not too late to halt and reverse the decline in biodiversity, although to do this, transformative changes to our relationship with nature are urgently required. Bold decisions must therefore be taken, at local, national, regional, and global levels, in order to mainstream biodiversity protection across all areas of policy, and prov
by Alice Stroud in GNRII on June 04, 2021
What is the first image that comes to your mind when asked about the lungs of the planet? Forests? Nope – think
blue… something that covers 70% of the planet: the ocean! Oceans are a major carbon storage system for carbon dioxide (CO2), absorb about 30% of CO2 produced by human activities, and release at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen in the atmosphere.
The ocean is home to most of Earth’s biodiversity. However, human activities are threatening fragile marine ecosystems. Threats to oceans include climate change, which is making oceans hotter and more acidic, pollution (in particular plastic pollution), and overfishing. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activities are responsible for the loss of up to 26 million tons of fish each year, which is estimated to have an economic value of USD $10-23 billion.