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 provide innovative and progressive economic solutions to the biodiversity crisis.”