After decades of focus from the world’s governments, media and think tanks, most people now understand what climate change is and the potential impact it could have on humanity.
But far fewer understand that the danger posed by biodiversity decline is every bit as serious. The health of the ecosystems upon which mankind and the world’s species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever, threatening our health, food security, economic livelihoods and quality of life globally. Yet, biodiversity decline remains too far down on the list of priorities of most governments, businesses and people.
The after-effects of typhoons or droughts are evident for those impacted to see and feel, but we tend to take biodiversity decline for granted. Many of the costs of biodiversity decline remain hidden, which is part of the reason why so little is being done on a collective, sustained basis to combat it.