Did we agree on saving biodiversity?
Magnificent forests, cute animals, edible plants, all were at the centre of a debate between more than one hundred country delegates including countries hosting a large amount of humanity natural heritage and countries hosting industries threatening wildlife. During the first week of May, the Intergovernmental Platform for the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, IPBES also known as the IPCC for biodiversity, facilitated an international agreement shaped as a global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services that was officially released last week in Paris.
Biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing
In the past decades, humans have realized that their activities had an important impact on natural ecosystems. Agriculture and urbanization are culprits of transforming biodiverse wild land into monotonous, homogeneous and biologically poor areas. In addition, humans have transported and facilitated the invasion of various species in different corners of the world. Invaders which often completely transform the ecosystem, influence natural cycles and threaten native species.
A decade ago, humans realized that we receive many benefits from wildlife and natural ecosystems. In 2005, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment co-signed by hundreds of scientists, made an inventory of all the…
