The answer to this is: “Because otherwise, in 20 years, you will only find rhinos or butterflies in zoos and won’t be able to observe them in their natural habitat.” They are our heritage and of cardinal importance to our biodiversity. Biodiversity serves as a buffer against environmental change. The more species we remove from an ecosystem, the more vulnerable that system becomes to collapse when certain environmental factors change. Therefore, we are increasingly weakening the buffer when we reduce biodiversity. As part of the United Nations’ sustainability programs, the Bern III Conference on collaboration between biodiversity-related conventions will take place from January 23 to 25. Its focus is on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted and signed in December 2022, with targets and concrete measures to halt and reverse the loss of nature by 2050. Let us, therefore, show respect for our biological richness and contribute to its protection and restoration.
